Chocolate mousse (Eggfree/Pregnancy Safe) Pic's included

[LeeJ]

Chocolate Mousse:
Serves 6-8

•   150grams white marshmallows
•   50grams butter
•   250grams best-quality semisweet chocolate (I use half 70%, half milk)
•   60ml hot water from a recently boiled kettle
•   250gms thickened cream
•   1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whip cream to firm peaks, (butterfly, speed 4, 1 min-1.30mins). Remove into bowl.

Add all other ingredients, set 80 degrees, 10 minutes, speed 2.
Then give it a quick blend on 4 for 5 seconds.
Let mix cool to 37 degrees.
Either add mix to cream and fold through by hand, or
Add the butterfly back in, pop cream in and whip for a few seconds to combine.

Leave to set for several hours for best results.

Notes: I don't think the butterfly is quite light enough in folding the mixture, as the 'normal' method would set within half an hour. So if you use the butterfly, make sure to allow extra setting time, it will set, just takes a little longer The one in the photo is the full thermomix version, so you can see, it still sets great!

I found this while pregnant with my first child, and swore to make it my 'usual' recipe, as it is so lovely and smooth. I don't have quite the same presentation as some of you other lovely ladies, so please excuse the photos

In all honesty, no one would know it's free of anything, it is delicious and fluffy, and as good as any egg based chocolate mousse I've had.

If you do it in small pots, it will set fairly quickly, I left this in the fridge overnight, and it was perfect in the morning, but this was the full lot in one big dish!





Members' comments
Slinks - Thank you for this recipe!! I have only had my tmx for 2 weeks and was disappointed when the first choc mousse I made didn't set. This recipe was perfect.

[judydawn]

Great little recipe Lee, thanks for posting it.

[em]

thanks leej. this looks great, i am always abit iffy about raw egg after seeing friends get quite ill from food poisening. i will remember this for next time we want chocky mousse!

[Cornish Cream]

Oh! that looks divine Lee,who licked the bowl

[dede]

Thanks Leej. I will have to try this one. I haven't had Choc mousse for a long time.

[faffa_70]

my DS is now in love with you!! 

[LeeJ]

  Faffa! I do recall he has the egg allergy, in all honesty, no one would know it's free of anything, it is delicious and fluffy, and as good as any egg based chocolate mousse I've had,

Can't wait for some of you to try it

Also, 150gms of white marshmallows, it does need about one and a half packs of mixed marshamallows!

We finished the last of it tonight, a wee bit of heaven 

[dede]

would it make much difference if you used the pink marshmallows as well?

[faffa_70]

oh chocolate and strawberries Dede 

[Cuilidh]

What a great mousse recipe.  Can you clarify if it is thickened cream or thick cream please?  Perhaps it doesn't make any difference in this instance, but just curious.

[LeeJ]

I had thought about using some pink ones, but, I just can't do it  Let me know if you do! I get around 100gms of white marshmallows in a packet. All I can think is if you made some iced vovo's at the same time to use up the excess pink marshmallows haha.

I use just plain thickened cream, you could use anything 'better' then that though.

[dede]

Now thats a good idea LeeJ, So its Chocolate Mousse and iced Vovo's on the menu.

[Cookie-la-la]

Ima give this one a try!  The one in the EDC took 2 days to firm up for me and while is was okay, I'm not in a hurry to make it again!

[LeeJ]

If you do it in small pots, it will set fairly quickly, I left this in the fridge overnight, and it was perfect in the morning, but this was the full lot in one big dish!

[Slinks]

Thank you for this recipe!! I have only had my tmx for 2 weeks and was disappointed when the first choc mousse I made didn't set. This recipe was perfect