Chocolate Mousse - Cream Based, Custard Based and Meringue Based recipes

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Coconut cream is lower in calories and can be more affordable.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with higher cocoa content

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Higher cocoa content offers more antioxidants; semi-sweet is often cheaper.

Add milk and honey into a saucepan and bring it to a simmer.

Pour the simmered milk and honey over dark chocolate with a touch of salt and let it sit for a couple of minutes.

Blend the chocolate mixture after it has sat.

Whisk double or heavy cream to a medium stiff peak.

Carefully pour in the chocolate mixture into the whipped cream, folding it through with a rubber spatula until smooth.

Pour the mixture into ramekins and chill for anywhere from 3 hours to overnight.

Bring the mousse to room temperature for about 15 minutes before serving.

For the custard-based mousse, whisk together cream, milk, sugar, and egg yolks in a saucepan, cooking on medium heat until it reaches 82°C while whisking constantly.

Pour the custard through a sieve over chocolate and salt, let it sit for 2 minutes, then blend until smooth.

Whisk double or heavy cream to a medium stiff peak again.

Add 1/3 of the chocolate mixture on top of the whipped cream and incorporate it using a whisk.

Fold the remaining chocolate mixture into the whipped cream until smooth.

Pour into ramekins and chill for 3 hours to overnight, bringing it to room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.

For the egg white-based mousse, heat milk and cream, then pour over chocolate and salt, letting it sit for 2 minutes before adding egg yolks and blending until smooth.

Whisk egg whites on medium-low speed, slowly adding 2 tablespoons of sugar until reaching medium stiff peaks.

Fold the meringue into the chocolate base in three parts, being careful not to knock out too much air.

Pour into ramekins and chill for 3 hours to overnight, bringing to room temperature for 50 minutes before serving.

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