I always thought mousse was quite a fussy thing to do. I was under the impression that you need cream which I hardly have on hand and gelling agents but boy was I wrong when I found this recipe! I adapted it by spiking it with almond extract to infuse it with nuttiness! And you clearly get the almond notes as the smooth mousse caresses your tongue.
I had all these delicious ingredients, I made it in the afternoon and by the evening dessert was ready! I still have 2 ramekins full of chocolate delight…you never know I might have a Nigella moment and devour some in the middle of the night!
INGREDIENTS
75g plain chocolate melted
2 eggs separated
25g butter unsalted preferred
2 tbsp caster sugar
½ tsp almond extract
METHOD
• Combine the melted chocolate with butter and let it cool a little, stir in the egg yolks and almond extract
• Whisk the egg whites and add sugar until stiff peaks form
• Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate, making sure everything is combined
Spoon into 4 small pots or ramekins and chill for a few hours until ready to indulge!
Adapted from Good Food
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I love the last but one picture! Wish I could just take one bite.
I’ll send you some over 🙂
This is such a simple recipe. The name ‘mousse’ has been putting me off as well. Never knew it was (relatively) simple!
I love mousse and this is simple and that’s what made me make it! And no cream in the recipe so an added bonus yay! Do let me know what you think if you’re doing to make it 🙂 Thanks
Yummy! I love how simple this recipe is. I also like how you added almond flavor to it! 😀
Thank you Ada 🙂 hope you enjoy!
Wow that seems so easy and it’s such a classic. Thanks for breaking that down so well! Yum!
My pleasure Amanda, I’m glad that you like the recipe and yes even I was so surprised at how simple it was 🙂
Lovely pictures! Can almost taste the mousse!
Thank you Radhika! That’s very sweet of you 🙂
Yum who doesn’t love a good chocolate mousse! This looks great!
Thank you! Next one will be lemon 🙂
This looks awesome. I am completely addicted to Itsu’s chocolate mousse but this looks every bit as good, I may just use your recipe and stop going there 😉
Wow! Thank you, that’s a really lovely compliment! Hope you enjoy 🙂
I made your lovely chocolate mousse & it was the best, really tasty too! MMMMMM! X
Thank you Sophie! Please do take pictures and send them of the dishes you make and I can add them to the blog! Will be wonderful to see x
This mousse looks perfect. And I love the dark chocolate and almond extract flavors! I did not know one can make a mouse without cream – the egg whites make it so fluffy. I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you! Even I was surprised that it can be made without cream! Let me know how it goes when you make it 🙂
I will let you know! I appreciate you sharing the recipe – so excited to try it. Cream is very difficult for me to digest and butter much less so – recipe looks so decadent!
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This looks fantastic Dimple! Yum, I am such a fan of chocolate mousse but it’s been a long time since I’ve made it at home. LOVE the photo of the spoonful… it looks so light and delicious. Yum! Definitely bookmarked to try! xx
Thank you Laura! I was surprised at how easy it was to make. Let me know how you get on. I feel like making some more now! 🙂
Great idea to add the almond extract, chocolate and almond is such a great combination!
Thank you! Yes it really added depth to the mousse 🙂
So no baking required! Awesome D 🙂
Awsome!
Thanks Ankita!