Mousse with two chocolates
Chocolate mousse is a great classic home-made dessert. Here's a version using two different chocolates (dark and milk) with a hint of vanilla, that owes much to a recipe by Christophe Michalak.
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Last modified on: April 25th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
2 ½ tablespoons whole milk - 2
1⁄3 cup liquid cream - 3
¼ vanilla pod - 4
½ cup dark chocolate - 5
2 ½ tablespoons milk chocolate - 6
2 egg yolks - 7
2 egg whites - 8
1 tablespoon caster sugar
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 10 min. | 43 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Pour 2 ½ tablespoons whole milk and 1⁄3 cup liquid cream into a saucepan on medium heat, then add ¼ vanilla pod along with its seeds scraped from inside.
Bring to the boil, then take off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
Bring to the boil, then take off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Put into a bowl ½ cup dark chocolate and 2 ½ tablespoons milk chocolate (in the form of chocolate drops/chips or bar broken into small pieces.).
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour the vanilla-flavoured milk onto the chocolate through a fine strainer.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Mix thoroughly with a whisk until really smooth.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 2 egg yolks...
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Beat 2 egg whites to stiff peak stage, incorporating 1 tablespoon caster sugar halfway through.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Take a little (1/4 or 1/5) of the beaten egg white and add this to the chocolate bowl.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Gently mix this in with the whisk.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Pour this mixture into the remaining egg whites.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Finish by folding this in, preferably with a soft spatula, leaning the bowl on its side to make the movement easier.
There's no getting away from it; this is the trickiest moment of the recipe. The aim is to incorporate the egg whites into the chocolate, but losing as little as possible of their lightness. So no hard beating, just gentle folding with the spatula.
There's no getting away from it; this is the trickiest moment of the recipe. The aim is to incorporate the egg whites into the chocolate, but losing as little as possible of their lightness. So no hard beating, just gentle folding with the spatula.
Stage 12 - 6 min.
Divide the mixture out into individual dishes or glasses and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Stage 13
Serve cool but not too cold.
Remarks
This recipe is basically simple, but at the same time quite technically demanding, hence the tips for how to incorporate the egg whites into the melted chocolate. Christophe Michalak himself has said: "it took a lifetime as a pâtissier to get this just right", no less.
You can use grated tonka bean instead of (or as well as ) the vanilla.
You can use grated tonka bean instead of (or as well as ) the vanilla.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Based on a recipe by Christophe Michalak.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,127 Kcal or 4,719 Kj | 17 gr | 92 gr | 76 gr |
| 56 % | 7 % | 9 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 320 Kcal or 1,340 Kj | 5 gr | 26 gr | 22 gr |
| 16 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 376 Kcal or 1,574 Kj | 6 gr | 31 gr | 25 gr |
| 19 % | 2 % | 3 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 2.49 €
- Per person : 0.83 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cream, Chocolate ganache, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Chocolate Chantilly , Chocolate almond cookies, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sauce Normande (for fish), Pistachio tiramisu, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Broccoli savoury custard, Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, ... All |
 | Milk chocolate: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate rice pudding, Praline rochers, Praline rochers, ... All |
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cramique, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Gnocchi alla romana, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, ... All |
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