Chocolate Mousse Cups

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and transfer it to a bowl.
  2. 2Melt butter in a pot.
  3. 3Add cream and sugar to the pot with the melted butter and heat it up.
  4. 4Pour the hot cream mixture over the chopped chocolate to melt it.
  5. 5Whisk the chocolate mixture until smooth.
  6. 6Add egg yolks to the chocolate mixture and whisk until combined.
  7. 7Add vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, and espresso powder to the chocolate mixture and whisk well.
  8. 8Cover the chocolate mixture and chill it.
  9. 9Crush cookies in a food processor to make the cookie crust.
  10. 10Add melted butter to the crushed cookies and mix.
  11. 11Whip cream with vanilla extract and sugar until stiff peaks form.
  12. 12Place the small glass cups on a cutting board.
  13. 13Press the cookie crust into the bottom of each glass cup.
  14. 14Fold the chilled chocolate mixture into the whipped cream.
  15. 15Pipe the chocolate mousse over the cookie crust in each cup.
  16. 16Pipe a layer of lightly sweetened whipped cream on top of the chocolate mousse in each cup.
  17. 17Garnish with chocolate shavings or cookie crumbs.
  18. 18Cover the mousse cups with lids.
  19. 19Cut out homemade stickers and place them on top of the lids.
  20. 20Store the chocolate mousse cups in the fridge.

Ingredients

  • dark chocolate
  • butter
  • cream
  • sugar
  • egg yolks
  • vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • espresso powder
  • whipped cream
  • cookie crust

Equipment

cutting boardknifepotwhiskbowlhand mixerspatulafood processorsmall cupspiping bag

Tips

  • Add espresso powder to all chocolate-based desserts to enhance the flavor.
  • For a lighter and airier chocolate mousse, whip egg whites and fold them in, but using whipped cream is an American alternative.

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