Recipe

Chocolate fudge mousse

This chocolate fudge mousse recipe creates a layered, decadent dessert that's surprisingly easy to make. Serve with extra whipped cream and enjoy!

Mar 21, 2017 12:25am
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 10 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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This recipe first appeared in Food magazine.
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Ingredients

  • 150 gram cooking chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 2 teaspoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon hot water
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1/2 cup cream, whipped
  • 2 teaspoon caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup Hershey’s Syrup
  • extra whipped cream to serve

Method

  • 1
    Place the chocolate, butter and hot water into a bowl. Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil. Remove from the heat and place the bowl of chocolate on top of the saucepan. Stir until the chocolate and butter melt then remove the bowl from the saucepan.
  • 2
    Beat the egg yolks and stir them into the chocolate mixture. Cool the mixture to room temperature. Stir in the vanilla essence and the whipped cream.
  • 3
    Beat the egg whites until the peaks just fold over when the beater is removed. Beat in the caster sugar.
  • 4
    Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg whites.
  • 5
    Pour a third of the mixture into 6 glasses or glass dishes and cover with about 1 tablespoon of Hershey’s Syrup. Repeat the layers then cover with the remaining mousse.
  • 6
    Chill for several hours before serving and top each mousse with the extra whipped cream.

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