French cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Chocolate Mousse

Airy dark chocolate mousse – just 4 ingredients.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 4 eggs
• 30 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate over a water bath and let cool for 5 min.
2. Whisk in the egg yolks one at a time, briskly, until the mixture is glossy.
3. Beat the egg whites with salt and sugar into firm, glossy peaks.
4. Stir a third of the whites into the chocolate, then carefully fold in the rest – don't stir anymore, to keep the air in.
5. Fill into glasses and chill for at least 4 hrs.
6. Serve cold – plain or with a cream top.