Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe (2024)

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This Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe has a rich flavor and creamy texture, and it’s made with just 5 simple ingredients. It’s easy to make thanks to a surprise secret ingredient: mini marshmallows!

This Easy Chocolate Mousse is an egg-free, fuss-free, pure silken chocolate delight. Instead of sugar and cocoa powder, sweeten bittersweet chocolate with a heap of mini marshmallows. That keeps the texture from being grainy, the taste pure, and you don’t have to mess with egg whites or egg yolks like a traditional custard, either. What you get instead is a deep chocolate flavor and a silky-smooth texture.

Serve Chocolate Mousse in small serving dishes to serve at a party, or fill a graham cracker crust shell to make a chocolate mousse pie. However you serve this homemade chocolate pudding, it will delight chocolate lovers everywhere. It’s so good! I hope you love it!

Recipe ingredients

Ingredient notes

• Bittersweet chocolate: Look for a high-quality baking bar or chocolate chips. For a white chocolate mousse, substitute high-quality white chocolate. The recipe will work just as well. It’s really delicious with a drizzle of Raspberry Coulis and fresh berries.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Fill a large bowl with ice. The bowl should be large enough to hold a medium saucepan.In a medium saucepan over low heat on the stovetop, combine marshmallows, milk, and chocolate. Stir constantly until the chocolate and marshmallows melt and are smooth, about 5 minutes.

2. Set the saucepan with the melted chocolate inside the large bowl with ice. Let stand, whisking occasionally, until the chocolate mixture has cooled and thickened, about 20 minutes.

3. In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, or using an electric hand mixer on medium-high speed, whip heavy cream and vanilla together until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.

4. Fold whipped cream into the chilled chocolate mixture (do not overmix). Spoon into wine glasses or ramekins and cover with plastic wrap (the plastic should be directly on the surface of the mousse). Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings before serving if desired.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield:This Easy Chocolate Mousse makes about 3 cups of mousse, enough for 6 (1/2-cup) individual servings.
• Storage:Store leftover mousse in an airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 4 days.
• Espresso: For a deeper chocolate flavor, add a teaspoon of instant espresso powder to the saucepan with the chocolate.