• Break the chocolate into pieces and then melt it, using just enough heat to gently melt the chocolate. Stir the chocolate with a wooden spoon as it is melting.
• Gradually add the butter, stirring it in with the wooden spoon as it melts. Then add the egg yolks of the 2 eggs, again stirring them in.
• Whip the egg whites into a froth. Then gradually add the icing sugar to the egg white, stirring the sugar in as you add it.
• Slowly add the egg white&sugar mixture to the chocolate mixture, gently folding the egg white into the chocolate, using the wooden spoon.
• Once the egg white has been mixed in, spoon the mixture into attractive glasses. Place the glasses in a refrigerator for at least an hour before serving, to allow the chocolate to cool.

   

For tips on avoiding common problems with Mousse au Chocolat, see Guidelines to Making Chocolate Mousse.

This recipe is for serious chocolate lovers. It has a very intense, dark chocolate taste which is enjoyed by some but will be found too strong by others. If you find that dark chocolate has too strong a taste, you may prefer one of our other Chocolate Mousse recipes.