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Chocolate mousse is a perfect summer dessert

A glass filled with chocolate mousse that's topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.I am always amazed at how the simplest things are usually the best. Take chocolate mousse for example: it's a very simple mixture of whipped cream, whipped egg yolks, and melted chocolate and yet it's a classic dessert loved all over the world. Chocolate mousse would make an easy and delicious summer dessert any night of the week. Adding fresh berries makes this an even more summery dish.

Classically, chocolate mousse does not include any cream. For a traditional version, there's actually a bit of work involved, but there are plenty of recipes out there that turn out a light and creamy dessert with very little effort like this one. You can even find egg-free versions.

The traditional recipe involves making a pate a bombe, which is created when you add a cooked sugar syrup to egg yolks while they're mixing, and a basic merengue, and adding them to melted chocolate. That amount of work for a good chocolate mousse is avoidable with the recipes provided above. You'll be out of the kitchen in no time, with brownie points to spare!

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Tags: chocolate, chocolate mousse, ChocolateMousse, cream, eggs, pate a bombe, PateABombe, recipes, summer, traditional

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Fran

8-30-2008 @8:34PM Fran said... My favorite chocolate mousse recipe involves one container of silken tofu and one bag of chocolate chips. Melt the chips in a glass container in the microwave. Then put the melted chocolate and the tofu in a food processor. Process until the mixture is homogeneous and there are no more bits of tofu visible. Scoop into custard cups or a bowl and refrigerate until firm.

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