Chocolate Mousse
Best. Mousse. Ever. My boys now request this instead of cake for their birthdays. The secret is the hand mixer…don't stop beating until the timer buzzes.
Ingredients
- 4 egg yolks
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup butter
- 2 Tablespoons light rum
- 4 egg whites
- ¼ cream of tartar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat egg yolks until thickened and lemon-colored.
- Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan until mixture begins to boil.
- Gradually pour hot mixture over egg yolks, beating constantly.
- Heat chocolate chips and butter until chocolate melts. Stir in rum; set aside.
- Place bowl with egg yolk mixture in a pan with almost boiling water. Beat egg yolk mixture five minutes or until doubled in volume.
- Remove bowl from hot water and mix for five more minutes. Pour into a large bowl.
- Fold (do NOT stir!) chocolate mixture into egg yolk mixture.
- In a small bowl beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry.
- Fold (do NOT stir!) beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture. Spoon into dessert dishes. Refrigerate several hours.