Easy Chocolate Mousse

5 from 1 vote

Chocolatey and rich, this decadent dessert whips up in minutes. To eliminate the sugar, powdered monk fruit blend works great. Make it a day ahead too if needed to save time. This recipe doubles easily.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 384kcal

Author: Sally Cameron

Equipment

Hand mixer or stand mixer for whipping cream

Ingredients

Chocolate Mousse

1 ½ cups cold heavy whipping cream
½ cup powdered sugar OR powdered monk fruit
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder Black, Dutch, or natural
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Optional Garnishes

4 ounces whipping cream whipped, for garnish
raspberries or strawberries
chocolate sprinkles
mint leaves
2 ounces bar chocolate for chocolate shavings

Instructions

Sift the cocoa powder and powdered sugar together to eliminate any lumps over wax paper or parchment paper.
Pour heavy cream into a medium bowl and whip on medium low speed with a hand electric mixer until soft peaks begin to form. Stop the mixer and add the cocoa-sugar mixture using parchment as a funnel. Start low and whip the the mousse together until it's well incorporated and the mousse.
You can also use a standing mixer fitted with the whip attachment.
Place mousse in 18” disposable bags fitted with a wide star tip or round tip and pipe into glasses or ramekins to serve. Alternatively use a plastic zip bag fitted with
. Twist top and close with a rubber band. Refrigerate until serving time. When ready to serve, snip off point of piping bag and pipe into vessel of choice. Garnish with plain or sweetened whipped cream and berries.
Alternatively spoon the mousse into glasses, cups or ramekins to serve.

Notes

To pipe the mousse:

Fill a 16" - 18" disposable piping bag half way with mousse, twist to push the mousse towards the bottom, then cut a small piece off the top of the bag to pipe and gently squeeze the mousse out. They are great for piping deviled egg filling too!
You can also use large star tips for a fancier presentation. Get one in the #800 range like this #828.
Without a piping bag, use a gallon zip plastic bag and pipe from the lower corner of the bag.

If you are making whipped cream to garnish the chocolate mousse, be sure to lightly sweeten it and add a little vanilla if desired (called chantilly cream).

Nutrition Notes:

Garnishes are not included in the nutrition calculation.
If you make this with monk fruit/allulose powder as I do (for keto/low carb), the only carbs in the recipe come from the cocoa powder.
If you make it with real powdered sugar, each serving has 22 carbs.
If you make it with monk fruit blend, each serving has only 7 carbs.

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