Super Simple Chocolate Mousse

A dessert with only 4 ingredients (one being a pinch of salt!) is DEFINITELY a winner in my book. It takes about 30 minutes to make; 5 of which is actually making, the rest is time in the fridge so requires no effort. A 5 minute job with hardly any dishes sounds like the perfect dessert for me!! It's really good just to make in ramekins for the family or you could serve it in Martini glasses with a curl of orange zest if you wanted to give it a bit more refinement.

 

You'll need:

6 egg whites

2 tbsp. caster sugar

150g dark chocolate

1 pinch salt

 

Method:

1. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie or in the microwave. Allow to cool while you start with the egg whites.

 

2. Whisk the egg whites until they start to form soft peaks and slowly add the sugar. Whisk until they're firm but not stiff peaks.

 

3. Add 1/3rd of the whites into the chocolate to loosen it and fold through.

 

4. Add the chocolate to the remaining whites and fold the mixtures together.

 

 

5. Pour the mousse into your serving dishes and chill for 30 minutes (or longer, they won't 'over-chill' so can be done well in advance).

When they're set (or before if you're really impatient like me), tuck in!!

 

They're super simple to make and can be 'jazzed up' with some orange zest or fresh berries. It's a really good and simple recipe to work from.

 

As long as you don't knock the air out of the egg whites, you can't go wrong! Be gentle with it and you'll have a lovely light, fluffy and delicate mousse :)

 

With the leftover egg yolks, try making custard!