This Easy Chocolate Mousse recipe is equally delicious and versatile. Eat it on it’s own, or layer it in a trifle or cake…it’s a creamy no bake mousse that you will love!
So today I am posting a recipe that I have been on the search of for AGES! Easy Chocolate Mousse!
I have made Chocolate Mousse before…but have never really found a recipe that I liked. I tried to develop my own a few years back which ended in spoon throwing and tears. Nope, not dramatic at all.
Anyhow, when I received a copy of my friend Glory’s new book, Glorious Layered Desserts, I KNEW I had to try her recipe for Chocolate Mousse…and I will tell you it is perfect!
AND I have a short little video to show you how to make chocolate mousse!
How to Make Chocolate Mousse
This Easy Chocolate Mousse recipe has a few steps…but trust me none are hard at all…AND like I said before this is a great recipe to use, it’s stable enough to layer between cakes, or even stand on it’s own.
Start with mixing eggs and sugar. Then heat some heavy cream in a saucepan while the sugar and eggs are mixing…
Pour the warm heavy cream into the egg mixture slowly and mix it up. Then pour it back into a pot on the stove to heat more and thicken.
When the egg/cream mixture is thickened add in your chocolate. You will want to use a quality chocolate in this recipe. Go ahead and spend the extra few dollars. It will be worth it for delicious chocolate mousse.
Mix the chocolate into the warm cream and egg mixture until it’s melted.
Then pop it in the fridge for a few hours until it chills completely and becomes VERY thick.
Go ahead and beat up some whipped cream too…
And fold that into the chilled chocolate mixture. I found that using the paddle attachment on my mixer set on low worked the best.
I piped the mousse right into little cups!
And then of course sprinkles…
I hope you try this easy chocolate mousse recipe. I know you will love it!
And if you’re a chocolate mousse lover, try my Sugar Wafer Chocolate Mousse Pie, it’s LIFE CHANGING!
PrintEasy Chocolate Mousse
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Prep Time: 15 minutes + 2 hours chill time -
Total Time: 15 minutes + 2 hours chill time
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Yield: serves 8 1x -
Category: No Bake -
Cuisine: Dessert
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makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 cups cold heavy whipping cream, divided
- 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate (about 1 cup semi-sweet chips)
Instructions:
- Beat eggs and granulated sugar with your mixer for about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat 1 cup heavy whipping cream in a small saucepan until just hot, not boiling. With mixer on low pour the hot cream into the egg mixture slowly until combined.
- Next, add the egg/cream mixture back into the saucepan and over low heat, stir for five minutes constantly until thickened. Do not boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until melted. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, until chilled, stirring occasionally.
- When the mixture is completely chilled and firm use your whisk attachment on your stand mixer to whip the remaining heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Remove chocolate from fridge and using the paddle attachment or a spoon fold/stir the whipped cream into the chocolate until incorporated and smooth. I found using the paddle attachment on low speed worked best.
- Serve immediately as-is, or refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes:
Perfect served alone or as a cake filling, cupcake topping, or layered dessert filling
Keywords:: chocolate mousse, mousse, recipe, chocolate
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Are the eggs still raw? Is it safe to eat? Please answer ASAP. thanks (:
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No, you cook the mixture for 5 minutes!
I live in Greece and we dont have whipped cream..(I don’t even know what is it..)! Can I replaced with something else? Thanks a lot & congratulations for your “sweet” work!
It’s heavy cream…hope that helps!
4 years too late, but double-thick cream is what you’re looking for… 35% milk fat
This is soooo good and it hardly takes any time at all to make!
I am lactose intolerant. Do you think soy milk could work as a dairy alternative?
Mine bombed horribly. I tripled the recipe but verified the amounts three times. My first stage never thickened (cream, sugar and eggs) but I wasn’t sure of the texture I was looking for so I went with it. I even cooked it for 10 minutes until I got bit of scrambled eggs happening. Just a couple pieces. I added the chocolate and it was hard to get it to mix. I finally used my mixer. I chilled it overnight. When I added the whipped cream it just made it worse of course. I was determined to use it anyway so I tried putting it in plastic wine glasses. It was horribly messy and the cups were slopped up so I put it in a ziplock bag and then the clip I put on the corner fell off and mousse/pudding fell all over the fronts of my cabinet drawers and on the floor. I finally got it in the cups, put it on a tray and tried to take it to a baby shower. Disaster. The cups tipped and because it wasn’t thick enough, a triple batch of mousse/pudding spilled all over my feet, car and shoes. What on earth went wrong? Now I have to go home to a horribly messy kitchen and I didn’t even get to enjoy any and all that chocolate and whipping cream wasn’t cheap. I bake a lot so I’m sure my measurements were accurate. Is this just something that doesn’t triple? I can’t imagine it could turn out that soupy. Arghhhhhhhh! Help. Chocolate mousse is one of my favourite desserts. I was going to leave it forever and never try again but I kinda want to conquer it.
SOunds like it was an issue with the tripling. I would love it if you would try it again as written.. I swear it’s super great!
This looks so good! I’m adding it to my Easter menu. I like that the eggs aren’t raw. That turns me off other recipes. Where did you get those glass cups? I love them! Thanks!
It’s actually a Weck Jar!
Hi thanks so much for the quick answer 🙂 I will try it later on tonight! I am planning to use it on top of a chocolate cake 🙂
Hi your mousse looks so nice..my question is when you mix chcolate mixture with the whipped cream you used the paddle attachment? Doesn’t it deflate the whipped cream? I will try this today to use on a chocolate cake…Thank you!!
I used the paddle attachment on very low setting, actually the setting on my mixer is called “stir” so nope.. didn’t deflate the whipped cream at all!
how long does it have to chill before it gets thick? I have chilling for about 3 hours but does not look as thick as yours in the picture.
Well, mine only chilled for a little longer than 2 hours. If it’s completely cold throughout it’s as thick as it’s going to get.
This looks beautiful. Did you hear Dorie Greenspan talking about chocolate mousse on NPR recently? I can’t wait to try that version, too.
OMG! So easy and so delicious…
I’m wondering how far in advance you can make this?
I’d like to pipe it before serving but store in the refrigerat so it’s ready to go. Looks amazing.
This would be great made even a day ahead! BUt you’ll need to make sure your servings are covered and airtight!
Just made it and it is amazing! Love it how it doesn’t have any raw eggs unlike other recipes 🙂 I topped it with some chocolate curls instead of sprinkles for some extra chocolatlyness.
Thank you so much for the gorgeous post! Now I really want some chocolate mousse! Your photos are absolutely stunning!
I would fairly happily live off of chocolate mousse. So, yes…can’t wait to try this!
I’ve only attempted to make chocolate mousse once, and it somehow ended up as ganache haha, but your easy recipe/tutorial is making me want to whip up another one!
Love it! I pinned it and I will make it. Thanks for recipe:)
Thanks for sharing! I’ve had many chocolate mousse failures myself! Usually instead of throwing the spoon and crying, I just drink the runny mixture 🙂
You always have such neat recipes. I really enjoy your site.
thank You
Love your photos, Shelly!! And Glory’s cookbook!! I need to try this…you need to try her peanut butter mousse…eeek to die for!
Will be making this tomorrow but just a minor correction: that’s the whip attachment, not the paddle. Thanks for sharing this.
I used the whip attachment for the whipped cream, but the paddle attachment for mixing the mousse together. I hope I made that clear! Sorry about the confusion!
This site jumps around so much with ads, cannot read recipe. Therefor this is awful.
I totally want to reach through my screen and grab that spoonful to try a bite!
Love that this is naturally gluten-free as well (as long as people double-check their chocolate). I just shared this with my readers and pinned. Hope to make this soon! Great job on the photos!
Oh my, I cannot wait to try this. Yummy!
Shelly this looks amazing! I am a Chocolate Mousse nut and after working for Piret’s in San Diego years ago I have yet to come across another recipe to match theirs. Trying this one for sure. Great pictures, too!
Minimal ingredient perfection!
This mousse is SO fluffy! I love it!
What a lovely mousse! Why don’t I make this like everyday?! Fabulous 🙂
Looks delicious! I’ve been looking for the perfect mousse recipe forever 🙂
Mmm this mousse sounds perfect!
Hi…possible to change the measurement into Metrics ?
Not sure if d measurements given in Cups is equal to USA or Australia measurements
Sorry, I miss that…
1/4 (of what) granulated sugar?
yes! cups 🙂 sorry about that omission!
Can this make without egg yolks and only from egg whites??
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I wouldn’t recommend that, no.
The yolk is what turns the custard into a creamy, emulsified dessert. If you want to plot the yolk, try a substitute of two tablespoons of cornstarch
Wonderful and easy! I made one batch and next are two with one of white chocolate. Thank you so much!
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I also am in need of a go to mousse recipe, so thank you! Also the pipping of the mousse looks amazing.
YUM!
let’s get real: how do you clean your props? I see that spoon full of mousse resting on that bright white piece of fabric. What do you do next? I have a pile of stained fabric from shoots…
That bright fabric appears to be cheese cloth.
use fabric squares from a craft store.
Chocolate mousse is hard to nail. As you said, spoon throwing and frustration are frequent! This looks perfect & pinned. Love that there’s only 2 eggs and the recipe is…straigttforward & do-able!
This mousse looks so amazing. I would be hard pressed not to stick my fingers right in.