Ingredients

200g dark chocolate (cocoa solids 50% or more), roughly chopped
4 eggs, separated
300ml Meadow Fresh Original Cream
2 Tbsp Chelsea Caster Sugar
Extra whipped cream and chocolate shavings, to garnish (optional)

Method

Prepare a double boiler. You can do this by bringing a few centimetres of water to a simmer in a saucepan. Place a glass or stainless steel bowl over the top, so that it fits snugly without touching the water below.

Place chocolate in the bowl and stir until melted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

Add egg yolks and beat until thick and smooth.

In a separate large bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks. Quickly fold the chocolate mixture into it.

In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually add the Chelsea Caster Sugar, beating until thick and glossy.

Fold half the egg white mixture into the chocolate mixture, then add the rest, folding gently.

Spoon into six individual dishes or glasses, or one large dish/bowl. Refrigerate until firm (ideally at least 6 hours).

Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, to serve (optional).

Tips

If you are concerned about using raw eggs, you can pasteurise your eggs first at home. Have a look online for resources that explain how to do this.

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Reviews

Average Rating

(40 reviews)

Awesome, easy recipe. My family love it and I make it all the time!! Little tip though: Add all the egg yolks to the chocolate at once and beat really quickly. The first time I added them a bit slowly, one at a time, and it seized the chocolate.

So easy to make and real yummy as well 5 stars

Super easy-to-follow recipe. Very few ingredients are needed. Tastes amazingly good. Therefore a great recipe.

Amazing recipe with perfect results! Some reviews say otherwise but I guess not everyone is good in the kitchen haha but it’s easy and delicious!!

Easy to make . Yummy as,

I have made this three times, twice I have doubled the recipe for occasions and it is delicious, so light and fluffy and creamy and good! I am making another batch on Saturday for a charity Christmas event!

great tasting, but I recommend to separate the eggs and whip the cream BEFORE melting the chocolate, otherwise the chocolate hardens which makes for a bumpy mixture!!!! very annoying...

hi its great!!!

yum yum yum!

How long does it take to set?

anyone know a recipe with gelatine in it

CHELSE SUGAR: Hi there, you could try this recipe:
https://www.chelsea.co.nz/browse-recipes/chocolate-mousse-pots/

It's good- I've just put it all together- haven't tried it yet but I did it slightly wrong, so my chocolate set and didn't mix properly. It isn't smooth so I just added a large handful of chocolate chips. I'll call it chocolate chip mousse ;) (When I say I did it wrong, I reassure you I'm not criticising this fab mousse in any way, I'm sure it would be lovely when done correct).

Easy and delicious

Really easy to make, even my 10 year old son could make it but is a bit grainy.

Superb! I've made this recipe a few times before and I've found that if you don't let the chocolate cool enough, your mix will split when you add the eggs. Otherwise it's a great recipe and always goes down a treat! I might try using dark chocolate next time for a little bitterness

It is looking really nice I have just added in the egg mixture don't listen to the bad comments

Mine didn't quite behave as per the recipe. But it ended up setting well and tasted delish! Family was most impressed. Will def make again. Thank you!

What a rubbish rescipe

I really liked this recipe! It made the whole family jump with joy! 100/10 recommend to any other struggling mamas out there! Super easy and funnnnn ☺️

I haven't eaten it yet so I rate fun-ness of cooking.

It was really good except mine is a bit runny still after 2 hours but I do have it in a large deep bowl as I am making a layer cake with mousse filling. I added in Donovan's dutch cocoa powder (about 1/4 cup) to the whipped cream, and egg yolks and I found it tastes much richer and darker. Next time I wouldn't add in the sugar and eggwhites as I found it more like mousse and not needing to be set with just the whipped cream, egg yolks and cocoa powder! Good recipe :)

Wonderful easy recipe. Everyone loved it and it was the first time I'd ever made it!

Excellent recipe that turns out perfect every time I make it! I add half a flake to each cup and blueberries on top. I’m surprised this receipt isn’t rated higher.. I highly recommend!

Easy recipe to follow, nice constancy and taste well done

This recipe was amazing and looks very tasty to eat!

This was awful :(

Followed correctly, still bad. Do not recommend.

EXCELLENT RECIPE! If instructions are 'accurately' followed, there are no issues. The only reason why there are bad reviews is because they're not good cooks lol

Yummy

Mmmm. Tasty and easy to make. Just heated choc in microwave.

This is a really good recipe!! cant understand the bad reviews,. will be making this lots in the future

Amazing recipe

Wouldn't make this again.

My 10 year old child made this herself and it turned out amazing definitely using this recipe again !

I did add the egg yolk too early but still made a wonderful tasting dessert.

I did something wrong when I mixed the yolks into the chocolate cos it went very firm, I tried beating it but it just got caught up in the beaters. First time making mousse, might be the last. I have given it one star but haven't tasted the lumpy mess yet.