Simple Chocolate Mousse Draft

Name: Simple Chocolate Mousse
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 10½ oz chocolate (milk, white or dark, whichever you like); 2 cups heavy cream (divided); 3 tbsp flavoring of your choice (honey, halva, nougat paste, liqueur and so on); liquor; whipped cream; chopped nuts

A three-ingredient chocolate mousse, just chocolate, cream and a flavoring of my choice, that I start the day before and finish on the day I serve it.

Prep20 min
Rest8 hr
Total8 hr 20 min
Makes8 servings
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What you need

Amount:8

10½ oz chocolate, milk, white or dark, whichever you like
2 cups heavy cream, divided
3 tbsp flavoring of your choice, honey, halva, nougat paste, liqueur and so on
liquor (optional)

Garnish

whipped cream (optional)
chopped nuts (optional)

How I make it

The day before

Put the chocolate in a bowl.
Bring 1 cup (250 ml) of the cream to a boil, pour it over the chocolate and stir well; a hand mixer works too.
If adding liquor, add it now and stir well.
Cool to room temperature, cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least one night.

Serving day

Whip the remaining 1 cup (250 ml) cream to stiff peaks and refrigerate.
Whip the chocolate-cream mixture until airy and lighter in color.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture by hand. Do not use a mixer for this step.
Add the flavoring and keep folding until fully blended.
Spoon into serving glasses and garnish with whipped cream and chopped nuts, if you like.

What I've learned

I start this mousse the day before, since the chocolate mixture needs a night in the fridge.
I fold in the whipped cream only by hand; a mixer at this stage ruins the airy texture.
Even if I've already added liquor, I can add another flavor on serving day.
The mousse can also be served in chocolate cups.

Source: ChefEf (chefef.com)