French Friday with Dorie
It's amazing that a little bit of chocolate, some eggs, a pinch of salt, and a small amount of sugar can make such a special, decadent dessert. No wonder the French women wanted to keep the secret all to themselves. You just have to laugh when Dorie tells you in the intro to this recipe that it ended up coming from the back of a Nestle's Dessert Bar and, indeed, I was surprised at how quick and easy this mousse was to make.
I used Trader Joe's 72% Belgian Dark Chocolate and followed the recipe as written. The recipe states that it will make four servings, but mine made two dessert-size servings. I kept my mousse in the refrigerator for a few hours. Before serving, I shaved some Valrhona white chocolate for the tops. This is truly a wonderful dessert and one that will impress guests. We savored every bite by eating a quarter of the mousse at a time. Visit French Fridays with Dorie to see what the rest of the group thought. You can find the recipe here.
I'm glad you loved it, the white chocolate looks great on top ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a decadent dessert - it's truly beautiful! I've never ventured into mousse - just pudding, but now this sparks my interest. Ingenious touch of white chocolate too!
ReplyDeleteWe loved this one too! I couldn't believe how quick and easy it was to make, and so delicious.
ReplyDeleteooh love that you used Valrhona chocolate for it. I only have powdered Valrhona that I haven't used yet. I love it too much and it took a trip to Paris to procure some so one day, I will use it but until then it is going to remain in my pantry lol
ReplyDeleteOh btw, did you see that we are doing a FFWD christmas card exchange? details are on my chocolate mousse post this week!
ReplyDeleteThis one was wonderful indeed! And I wasn’t expecting it to be so easy….definitely added to my “go to” file! Yours looks so perfectly decadent! I did get four servings out of mine…I might have used smaller dishes! Have a great weekend Elaine!!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm....topping with white chocolate shavings was a beautiful idea! Looks so yummy, Elaine! Happy weekend, my friend!
ReplyDeleteElaine, how wonderful your Mousse au Chocolat looks in the pretty glasses - glad that this recipe turned out so fabulous for you!
ReplyDeleteP.S.: Thank you also for all your very kind and lovely comments, they really mean a lot to me!
Have a good weekend!
Looks delicious. What pretty glasses for serving. I still have to make this one so I'll have to see if I have any cute glasses.
ReplyDeleteYum ! I've wanted to learn how to make this for a long time. It will definitely be part of our holiday supper this year :) Thanks Elaine- hope you are well - Robyn Xo
ReplyDeleteThis is so, so, so tempting!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have this mousse everyday if the week!! I really like your presentation!!
ReplyDeleteYour mousse looks wonderful, and such a lovely presentation. I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. Mine didn't turn out the way I'd expected, but my guests enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a delightful weekend.
Those look mighty fancy and tasty!
ReplyDeleteAaaaah the decadency of desserts my friend :)
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Choc Chip Uru
Your mousse is so elegant - well done!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty :-)
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy to see everyone's successes this week.
I agree. I'd probably keep a secret like that to myself because it seems so fancy. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThat looks spectacular, and I love that it's so easy!
ReplyDeleteMmm. We are big fans of chocolate mousse around here, so I should take a look at this recipe. Yours looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, Elaine. This is special and decadent, along with elegant and easy. I love the contrast of the white chocolate shavings on top. I'm glad that you and John savored every bite.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful looking mousse! I wasn't so lucky, so looking at your great results with envy!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Elanine,
ReplyDeleteNice to know this nice and easy recipe creates such a heavenly dessert.
Zoe
I love mousse and this one would be a winner in my home!
ReplyDeleteI really should try this recipe. I keep looking at it in the book and thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteThey look and sound stunning.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this mousse was delicious and looks more complicated and difficult than it actually is. Shaving some white chocolate pieces on top is an absolutely wonderful idea. I will double the recipe next time -- mine only made three smallportions. Yummy, wasn't it?
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