Chocolate Mousse

This is going to be a week of celebrations!🥳 We're kicking it off with Mother's Day lunch on Sunday and... my mom is in town!!!  To follow that up, we're celebrating my mom's and my birthday on Monday and Tuesday this week. #gotcake? 🤣  

With 3 consecutive days of celebrations - there will be no lack of decadent desserts in our house this weekend.😅 In my world - every celebration must be properly commemorated with ample amounts of sugar.🎂   Is it really a birthday party if there is no cake?  

As for my birthday - my celebratory dessert of choice almost always includes chocolate.🍫 For the rest of my choco-holic followers - this dessert is for you.  Dark chocolate cups filled with dark chocolate mousse, fresh whipped cream and a fresh strawberry.  (Adding fruit makes it healthy.🤣)  This chocolate mousse is absolutely amazing.  Smooth and creamy, dark and decadent.  

Chocolate Mousse
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup  sugar
2 cups heavy cream
pinch sea salt 
2 teaspoons vanilla 
7 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Whip together egg yolks and sugar on high speed until pale and fluffy.

Warm 3/4 cup heavy cream and salt in saucepan on stove over low heat. 

While whisking egg mixture, slowly pour in warm cream to temper egg yolks.

Pour mixture back into saucepan.  Cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens and reaches 160.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and chocolate.  

Pour mixture into a bowl, cover and chill, stirring every 10 minutes until mixture reaches 70 degrees.(30 minutes)

Whip remaining heavy cream until very stiff peaks form.

Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture until combined.

Spoon into dessert cups. Chill 2 hours.

Top with additional whipped cream and chocolate curls or fresh strawberries.  

​You can also serve this in dessert cups. 

Ciao!

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