If you need a dessert that looks fancy but takes almost no effort, this no-bake chocolate mousse is it. Just five ingredients — chocolate, cream, sugar, vanilla, and a dusting of cocoa — and about 15 minutes of your time. The rest is up to the fridge. No eggs, no oven, no water baths, no stress.
The trick to a truly silky mousse is folding. You fold the melted chocolate into whipped cream gently, in stages, so the mixture stays light and airy instead of turning dense. Chill it for a couple of hours and you get that perfect mousse texture — spoonable, velvety, and deeply chocolatey. This chocolate mousse recipe has saved me at countless dinner parties, and it’ll save you too.
No-Bake Chocolate Mousse
Silky, airy chocolate mousse made with just five ingredients - no eggs, no oven, and ready in 15 minutes.
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Method
- Melt the dark chocolate with 1/2 cup of the cream in a heatproof bowl over simmering water (or in 30-second microwave bursts), stirring until smooth. Let cool for 5 minutes.
- In a separate chilled bowl, whip the remaining 1 cup cream with powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold one-third of the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate to loosen it.
- Fold in the rest of the whipped cream in two additions, being careful not to deflate the mixture.
- Spoon into 4 glasses or ramekins and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Top with chocolate shavings or a dusting of cocoa before serving.