Mousse with two chocolates


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
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Stage 1 - 10 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Pour 75 ml whole milk and 150 g liquid cream into a saucepan on medium heat, then add ½ 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.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Put into a bowl 180 g dark chocolate and 75 g milk chocolate (in the form of chocolate drops/chips or bar broken into small pieces.).

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Pour the vanilla-flavoured milk onto the chocolate through a fine strainer.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Mix thoroughly with a whisk until really smooth.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Add 3 egg yolks...

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
...and mix again until really smooth.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Beat 3 egg whites to stiff peak stage, incorporating 20 g caster sugar halfway through.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Take a little (1/4 or 1/5) of the beaten egg white and add this to the chocolate bowl.

Stage 9 - 4 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Gently mix this in with the whisk.

Stage 10 - 1 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Pour this mixture into the remaining egg whites.

Stage 11 - 5 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
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.

Stage 12 - 6 min.
Mousse with two chocolates
Divide the mixture out into individual dishes or glasses and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Stage 13
Mousse with two chocolates
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.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Based on a recipe by Christophe Michalak.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %180 RDI=20 %150 RDI=20 %2,170 RDI=110 %9,090 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %30 RDI=3 %20 RDI=3 %330 RDI=20 %1,400 RDI: 20 %
Per person5 RDI=2 %30 RDI=3 %20 RDI=4 %360 RDI=20 %1,520 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 people : 4.85 €
  • Per person : 0.85 €

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