Chocolate Mousse

A delicious treat that is rich and creamy. This is a very simple dessert to make because of the limited ingredients and procedure. I have made this dessert many times and there are many various ways to change up the way it tastes. This dessert can serve up to 4 people. It's a dessert that can just sit in the fridge until you want to pull it out.

Ingredients:

• 250 grams chocolate
• 100 ml milk
• 1 orange (zested)
• 280 ml double cream (heavy cream)
• 3 large egg whites

Steps:

1.     crack the chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl with the milk then heat gently over a pan of simmering water until melted and silky smooth (or blast in the microwave, stirring occasionally if you have one

2.    zest the orange over the melted chocolate and leave to cool slightly

3.    whip the cream to soft, but floppy, peaks

4.    whisk the egg whites in another bowl to soft peaks

5.    fold the chocolate into the cream mixture as carefully as possible, then do the same with the egg whites

6.    once it is all mixed together, divide the mix into individual dishes or ramekins 

7.    let the mousse chill for at least 4 hours before eating or serving

I always love a great mousse when I go out to a fancy restaurant. This recipe is very good because one can change the taste to something exotic easily. If someone does not like the taste of orange, one can simply change it to lemon zest, or add a bit of something else to give the chocolate a hint of something different. Or people can just leave it plain, sometimes I leave it plain because I love that rich chocolaty taste.