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Two glasses with chocolate mousse with chocolate shaving and sea salt on top.

4-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Mousse

Rich, decadent and dairy-free, this 4-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse Without Cream may just be the easiest dessert you'll ever make! Airy egg whites are mixed with rich dark chocolate to create a wonderfully satisfying dessert that's easy enough for weeknights but impressive enough to end your dinner parties with! Flavour it with some cardamom for an extra hit of flavour!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Setting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Worldwide
Servings 2 portions
Calories 295 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 75 g dark chocolate ideally 54-62% cocoa solids
  • 6 cardamom pods or ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder, optional
  • 3 egg whites approx 110g
  • 15 g caster sugar

Instructions
 

  • If you're using cardamom pods, start by taking the seeds out and crush them up in a pestle and mortar to fine powder.
  • Break up the chocolate into small pieces and place it in a heatproof dish. Set the dish over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of it doesn't touch the water. Heat until the chocolate melts, then stir in the cardamom powder and take off the heat.
  • In a separate large bowl, whisk the egg whites using an electric handheld mixer until soft peaks form.
  • Add the sugar and carry on whisking to firm peaks.
  • Whisk about a third of the egg whites into the melted chocolate. Work very quickly, beating vigorously to ensure the chocolate doesn't solidify into lumps. Whisk until well combined and smooth.
  • Gently fold the remaining egg whites into the mixture until there are no visible white strands, but make sure not to overmix - you want your mousse light and airy.
  • Spoon the dark chocolate mousse into two glasses, and shake gently to even out the surface. Place the glasses in the fridge for 2 hours to set.
  • Decorate with chocolate shavings and sea salt flakes, if you wish (more on decorating in the text above).

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Notes

Making The Chocolate Shavings: To make chocolate savings, use a sharp vegetable peeler and run it down the smooth side of the chocolate bar pressing down firmly.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 8gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 83mgPotassium: 409mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 5mg
Keyword 4 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse, Cardamom Mousse, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Easy Chocolate Mousse, Mousse With Cardamom
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