Chocolate mousse is divine. It’s nice having such an easy recipe so that you can whip it up for a party but it looks like something you spent hours on. The longest part of this recipe is the chilling. Trust me, this mousse turns out so yummy and velvety, it’s worth making at least once. Oh and if you check the instructions at the very bottom, I snuck in a how-to-make-your-own-butter recipe too by accident.

Super Simple Chocolate Mousse

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1)  Melt chocolate with water in a small saucepan, stirring until completely smooth. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Pour about 1/3 of the chocolate into the eggs and beat. Return all to pan and return to heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.  Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and let cool.

2)  In a separate bowl, whip cream on high until thickened. Add sugar and continue to whip on high until soft peaks form. DO NOT over beat, or else it will turn into butter. I’m not kidding, you can make butter another time by just whipping some cream and adding salt. Fold in cooled chocolate and stir lightly, but make sure chocolate is evenly spread throughout. Cover and chill for several hours in refrigerator, until set.