Simple Chocolate Mousse

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate – chopped or chips
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 large eggs – yolks and whites divided
• 1 tablespoon espresso powder
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Instructions

• 1 In a medium bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks and refrigerate it.
• 2 In another medium bowl, over a bain marie, mix together the chocolate, butter
  and espresso powder, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove the mix from the
  heat and let it cool until warm to the touch. Don't let the chocolate get too
  cold.
• 3 In another medium bowl whip the egg whites until foamy. Slowly add the sugar and
  whip together to stiff peaks.
• 4 When the chocolate has cooled to warm, mix in the egg yolks. Add ⅓ of whipped
  cream to the chocolate mix then fold in half the egg whites, add the rest of the
  egg whites and fold in the rest of the whipping cream.
• 5 Spoon the mixture into dishes and chill for 8 hours or overnight. Top with
  whipping cream, chocolate shavings or fresh fruit before serving. Enjoy!

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