This easy chocolate mousse recipe is perfectly silky, chocolatey and creamy dreamy good. Find out what the secret ingredient is that gives this chocolate mousse such great depth in flavor and a texture that is light as air.

This eggless chocolate mousse uses a secret ingredient to add more depth in flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture. It's incredibly easy to make and heavenly delicious! There is something simple, yet elegant about a good chocolate mousse dessert. It’s impressive to serve, yet quite easy to prepare, especially this version.

This eggless chocolate mousse uses a secret ingredient to add more depth in flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture. It's incredibly easy to make and heavenly delicious! This recipe is just chocolate, whipping cream and marshmallows, yes marshmallows. They add a little extra sweetness to balance the unsweetened fresh cream and bitterness of the chocolate. However, you would never know that there are marshmallows in this mousse because you can’t really taste them, but they do add an extra depth of flavor, just a hint of creamy vanilla. Most chocolate mousse recipes require tempering and/or beating raw eggs. The marshmallows replace the raw eggs in this recipe and create a very light and fluffy texture.

This eggless chocolate mousse uses a secret ingredient to add more depth in flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture. It's incredibly easy to make and heavenly delicious! Because there are very few ingredients in this recipe, it’s best to use good-quality and fresh ingredients. Also, a fine chocolate with a high cocoa solid percentage is recommended for a good chocolate flavor. I chose a dark chocolate with 70% cocoa solids for an intense chocolate taste.

This eggless chocolate mousse uses a secret ingredient to add more depth in flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture. It's incredibly easy to make and heavenly delicious! There is something sultry about a chocolate mousse dessert which makes it perfect for Valentine’s Day. I think it’s the silky-smooth texture and decadence of the dessert that makes it so special.

This chocolate mousse is soft, fluffy and just light as air when you eat it. The taste is sweet, creamy, very chocolatey and just heaven in your mouth.

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This sweet and chocolatey, light-as-air chocolate mousse is made with only 3 ingredients. This recipe is interestingly made with marshmallows instead of eggs for more flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture.

Three Ingredient Chocolate Mousse

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Little Sweet Baker
  • Prep Time: 20 min
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

This chocolate mousse is soft, fluffy and just light as air when you eat it. The taste is sweet, creamy, very chocolatey and just heaven in your mouth.

Ingredients

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  • 200g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
  • 2 cups (500ml) whipping cream
  • 2 cups (100g) mini marshmallows

Optional garnishes:

  • sweetened whipped cream
  • sprinkles
  • chocolate shavings

Instructions

  1. Heat the chocolate, half the cream and the marshmallows in a dry, heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water, stirring until completely melted and smooth (about 10 minutes).
  2. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
  3. Beat remaining cream to soft peaks and fold through chocolate mixture.
  4. Pour into glasses or bowls and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
  5. Garnish with some sweetened whipped cream, sprinkles and/or chocolate shavings before serving if desired.

Keywords: chocolate mousse recipe, easy chocolate mousse

Recipe adapted from Annabel-Langbein.com

This sweet and chocolatey, light-as-air chocolate mousse is made with only 3 ingredients. This recipe is interestingly made with marshmallows instead of eggs for more flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture. #chocolatemousse #valentinesdessert #easychocolatemousse #bestchocolatemousse

This sweet and chocolatey, light-as-air chocolate mousse is made with only 3 ingredients. This recipe is interestingly made with marshmallows instead of eggs for more flavor, sweetness and fluffy texture. #chocolatemousse #valentinesdessert #easychocolatemousse #bestchocolatemousse