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Easy No Egg Chocolate Mousse

The first time I made no egg chocolate mousse after watching an episode of Nigella Lawson’s cooking show, the recipe hardly made a blip on my blog. No one seemed to be interested since it’s not hard to make a more authentic chocolate mousse.

No egg chocolate mousse sprinkled with chopped nut and topped with whipped cream

But that was over a decade ago. The internet is now awash with eggless chocolate mousse recipes — some with marshmallows and others without. I decided that the old recipe which I thought about deleting so many times was worth an update.

Easy No Egg Chocolate Mousse

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
We love chocolate mousse but the inclusion of raw egg in the dessert worries us about salmonella risk. So we make this easy no egg version instead. Just as good as the traditional dessert but without the health risk.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Cooling and chilling time 6 hrs
Total Time 6 hrs 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Servings 4 people
Eggless chocolate mousse
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Ingredients
  

  • 150 grams marshmallows
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 250 grams semi-sweet dark chocolate chopped
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • chopped toasted nuts to garnish (optional)
  • whipped cream to garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Soften the butter in a thick-bottomed pan over very low heat.
  • Add the chocolate and marshmallows.
    Melting butter, chocolate and marshmallows in pan
  • Pour in one-third cup of hot water.
  • Heat everything together, stirring often, over very low heat.
  • Cook, scraping the sides and bottom of the pan often, until the mixture acquires a uniform color.
    Melted marshmallows, chocolate and butter
  • Cool the chocolate and marshmallow mixture to room temperature.
  • In a cold bowl, whip the cream until double in volume.
    Whipping cream to stiff peaks
  • Add a quarter cup of the cooled chocolate-marshmallow mixture and fold in gently.
    Folding in whipped cream to melted chocolate and marshmallows
  • Add the remaining chocolate-marshmallow mixture and fold in until no white streaks remain.
    Egg-free chocolate mousse
  • Chill your no egg chocolate mousse until ready to serve.
  • To serve, scoop or ladle (or use a piping bag) the chocolate mousse into small bowls or dessert glasses.
  • Optionally, sprinkle in chopped toasted nuts and top with a dollop of whipped cream before serving.

Notes

The first time I made eggless chocolate mousse, I used chocolate marshmallows. I like that version better but then again I like chocolate overload. That might be too much for most people so we used plain marshmallows this time.
Based on a recipe by Nigella Lawson.
Updated from a recipe originally published in October 28, 2009.
Keyword Chocolate
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