Dark Chocolate Mousse #SundaySupper

This decadent and creamy chocolate mousse is simple to make and is made with just a few high quality ingredients. 

It's one dreamy, chocolaty dessert that will have your family and friends asking for more! 

It's no secret that I love chocolate. I would take a piece of really good chocolate or a chocolate dessert at the end of my meal every day if I could. I've been working on my menu for Easter and want to make something really special for dessert. We always have a few choices for desserts on the table, but I wanted something chocolaty and decadent. Chocolate mousse seemed like the perfect choice.

This Dark Chocolate Mousse is much easier to make than you might think. It's take a bit of time to pull it all together, but the steps are not difficult and the results are well worth it.

When I found out that this weeks' Sunday Supper theme was Eggtastic Recipes, I knew this would be the perfect time to share my mousse recipe! When you think of egg recipes, most imagine deviled eggs, breakfast recipes, quiche, and so forth. But I wanted my Eggstrordinary recipe to be a dessert featuring eggs!

Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to find more than 50 amazing egg recipes from my Sunday Supper friends! From appetizers and sides dishes to mains and desserts, we've got you covered! Do you have a favorite Eggtastic recipe? Share with me in the comments below!

Now, who's ready to make some creamy, dreamy chocolate mousse?

Dark Chocolate Mousse

Author: Sarah Bates | The Chef Next Door

Makes 6 servings

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Ingredients:
2 cups cold heavy cream
4 large egg yolks
3 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
7 ounces good quality dark chocolate
Whipped cream and cocoa powder, for topping

In a medium saucepan, heat 3/4 cup of the cream until hot. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, and salt until well combined. Slowly add the hot cream, whisking until combined. Transfer the mixture back to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it registers 160 degrees on a thermometer. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and stir in the vanilla.

In a glass bowl, melt the chocolate in a microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Slowly whisk the chocolate into the cream mixture until smooth.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the remaining 1 1/4 cups cream until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Whisk about a quarter of the whipped cream into the chocolate custard, then gently fold in the remaining cream until no streaks remain.

Spoon the mousse into 6 dessert glasses or ramekins and chill for at least 3 hours. Before serving, topped with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder, if desired.

Bon Appétit!

#SundaySupper Eggtastic Recipes!

Appetizers & Sides

• Classic Deviled Eggs from Confessions of a Cooking Diva
• Classic Deviled Eggs(-alad Sandwiches) from Cosmopolitan Cornbread
• Easter Deviled Egg Chicks from Pine Needles In My Salad
• Guacamole Deviled Eggs from Momma’s Meals
• Ham and Swiss Deviled Eggs from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
• Hrudka – Ukrainian Egg Cheese for Easter from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Jalapeño Popper Deviled Eggs from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Smoky Deviled Bacon And Eggs from Taste And See
• Spicy Sriracha Deviled Eggs from An Appealing Plan

Main Dishes (Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Brinner and Dinner!)

• Achiote Pulled Pork and Black Bean Huevos Rancheros from Cooking on The Ranch
• Asparagus Sausage Skillet with Egg from Wholistic Woman
• Avocado Egg Chilaquiles from Grumpy’s Honeybunch
• Baked Eggs in Cream from Tramplingrose
• Baked Scotch Eggs from Curious Cuisiniere
• Chorizo, Dubliner, and Vegetable Quiche from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Classic Egg Salad Sandwich from My Imperfect Kitchen
• Classic Shirred Eggs with Gruyere and Ham from The Weekend Gourmet
• Egg Biryani from Food Lust People Love
• Fri-Tot-Ta from Feeding Big
• Hashbrown Egg Nests from The TipToe Fairy
• Italian Style Stuffed Bread from The Food Hunter’s Guide to Cuisine
• Jalapeño Popper Quiche from Fantastical Sharing of Recipes
• Japanese Egg Crepes (Kinshi Tamago) from NinjaBaker.com
• Low Carb Breakfast Pizza from My Life Cookbook
• Make Ahead & Freeze Omelette Cups from Hardly A Goddess
• Mediterranean Frittata from A Mind “Full” Mom
• Mini Frittata with Asparagus and Six Italian Cheeses from La Bella Vita Cucina
• Papas con Huevos (Potato and Egg Tacos) from Kitchen Gidget
• Pasta Carbonara with Shrimp and Leeks from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Poached Eggs over Roasted Asparagus from Monica’s Table
• Potato, Egg and Cheese Scramble from And She Cooks
• Spaghetti with Fried Eggs from The Texan New Yorker
• Steak Benedict from Palatable Pastime
• Steak Omelette from From Gate to Plate
• Sun-dried Tomato and Spinach Quiche from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Sunny Side Up Burger from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Tex-Mex Migas from Caroline’s Cooking
• Toad in the Hole Breakfast Sandwiches from Daily Dish Recipes
• Tomato Asiago Frittata from Books n’ Cooks
• Yemeni Shakshouka (Yemeni Spiced Scrambled Eggs) from Tara’s Multicultural Table

Desserts

• Creamy Flan from The Freshman Cook
• Creme Anglaise from The Redhead Baker
• Croquembouche from Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
• Dark Chocolate Mousse from The Chef Next Door
• Orange Coconut Bundt Cake from Desserts Required
• Pavlova with Strawberry Curd from Love and Confections
• Pistachio Chai Baked Alaska from The Crumby Cupcake
• White Chocolate Chip Cookies from Pies and Plots

• Plus Curried Egg Salad on Toasted Naan and More Eggtastic Recipes from Sunday Supper Movement

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