Chocolate Mousse for Beginners (and Experts) | Food Wishes

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
  • This chocolate mousse for beginners is the all-time easiest method ever for making this iconic French dessert. This recipe is perfect for beginners, but even experts may want to pay attention, because the technique produces the most delicious, most perfectly textured chocolate mousse I've ever had. Enjoy!
    For the fully formatted, printable, written recipe, follow this link: www.allrecipes.com/chocolate-...
    To become a Member of Food Wishes, and read Chef John’s in-depth article about Chocolate Mousse for Beginners, follow this link: / @foodwishes
    You can also find more of Chef John’s content on Allrecipes: allrecipes.com/recipes/16791/e...

Komentáře • 292

  • @giovannadiaz1917
    @giovannadiaz1917 Před 3 měsíci +411

    I'm a professional pastry chef, but this technique is brilliant, basically a chocolate sabayonne. I'll make this for dinner. Thanks chef!

    • @foodwishes
      @foodwishes  Před 3 měsíci +92

      Thank you!

    • @guycampbell733
      @guycampbell733 Před 3 měsíci +13

      You're a professional pastry chef and you've never seen pate a bombe?

    • @giovannadiaz1917
      @giovannadiaz1917 Před 3 měsíci +166

      Did I say I had never seen it, or did I say it's brilliant? Watch yourself.

    • @Aaron-rj7bv
      @Aaron-rj7bv Před 3 měsíci +4

      Mind sending some my way? 😂

    • @nathanscarlett4772
      @nathanscarlett4772 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@giovannadiaz1917oh snap

  • @grilledxcheeze
    @grilledxcheeze Před 3 měsíci +83

    I like how your style is still geared towards people who might be new to cooking. When you mentioned replacing a spatula I first thought to myself, who doesn't have one of those? It made me remember watching your videos many years ago when I first started getting into cooking, I didn't have many tools back then either. You're a legend in our house.

    • @allfields
      @allfields Před 3 měsíci +3

      He's Uncle Chef John

  • @johndorlean1133
    @johndorlean1133 Před 3 měsíci +226

    HAHA "It's Valentine's Day and we're trying to get l- - - lots of compliments" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @IvyMaeInReno
    @IvyMaeInReno Před 3 měsíci +26

    That is the prettiest demonstration of proper folding I've EVER seen!

  • @lindainparis7349
    @lindainparis7349 Před 3 měsíci +62

    Will def try this with
    3 tablespoons rum, 1 tablespoon strong coffee, shake little cayenne over
    CJ always inspires

  • @solvsg1977
    @solvsg1977 Před 3 měsíci +38

    Snackin' while you’re snappin 🤣

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 Před 3 měsíci +1

      OMG, such a great line, for Anything, ....especially at Valentines Day!! :D LOL

  • @lightdanger
    @lightdanger Před 3 měsíci +42

    I have missed the "lots of compliments" line from the Valentine days ideas. I'm really happy to see it here

  • @giancarlojosueolmedoromana573
    @giancarlojosueolmedoromana573 Před 3 měsíci +6

    This is probably the most soothing and relaxing recipe video on the channel. Awesome!

  • @arivera28622
    @arivera28622 Před 3 měsíci +9

    This beginner is trying this TONIGHT! 😊

  • @mafiopal
    @mafiopal Před 2 měsíci +1

    Your voice makes listening to these newer, longer productions enjoyable. I started watching a lot of YT about 4 years ago, when 5 minutes seemed normal for a quality presentation, tho I was watching mainly programming tutorials. I remember the comments when 8+ minutes was recommended. Now everything I watch wants to be 13 to 20 minutes, kind of like a sitcom, I imagine. Thanks!

  • @aQuayQuay
    @aQuayQuay Před 3 měsíci +25

    "It's Valentine's Day, and we're trying to get l-ots of compliments!" Sure, Chef John, sure.

  • @joeyhardin1288
    @joeyhardin1288 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Thank you Chef John. God bless, stay safe and warm.

  • @laurak7409
    @laurak7409 Před 3 měsíci +16

    Thanks Chef John! Chocolate, perfect timing, anytime! 🎉

  • @TipsyFlipper
    @TipsyFlipper Před 3 měsíci +18

    7:28 your perfectly timed half pause almost keeled me, I am still belly laughing at you (with you) my MAN!

    • @borisnikolic246
      @borisnikolic246 Před 3 měsíci +1

      That went over my head, thanks for pointing out. :D

  • @zenmanphd
    @zenmanphd Před 3 měsíci +3

    God bless you Chef John! You've brought my cooking a long way and I'll probably never meet you, but bless your hairy, loveable, comical, informative hands :)

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex Před 3 měsíci +24

    Best served in one of those moose glasses like in Christmas Vacation.

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Perfect! Chevy Chase would approve!! ;D

    • @puzzlejinx
      @puzzlejinx Před 3 měsíci

      @@ronschlorff7089 Chevy Chase is an unfunny racist.

  • @adams6782
    @adams6782 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Thanks Chef John!

  • @rickymccormick5312
    @rickymccormick5312 Před 3 měsíci +2

    You are a very good teacher. Thank you

  • @Speedmonster72
    @Speedmonster72 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Amazing, just what I needed!

  • @nancywhite2014
    @nancywhite2014 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you chef John! 👨🏻‍🍳It looks stupendous 😋

  • @yourmomlol3083
    @yourmomlol3083 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The texture looks fantastic

  • @camilletengs3185
    @camilletengs3185 Před 3 měsíci +6

    You must have read my mind! I attempted to make a tuxedo cake last week and bombed on the chocolate mousse. The white chocolate mouse was perfect, but not dark. This recipe is much easier than the one I tried. My cake fell apart as it wouldn't set, but we ate it anyway! The leaning tuxedo cake of Canada lol, one we will not forget. Thanks for the video; I am inspired to try again!

  • @user-mb9nr7vh6h
    @user-mb9nr7vh6h Před 3 měsíci

    I absolutely love the voiceovers to his videos. Brilliant! ❤

  • @Delilah.Elizabeth
    @Delilah.Elizabeth Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you, Chef John!

  • @bretr
    @bretr Před 3 měsíci

    Made this tonight. Came out amazing, super straightforward and happy to have in the repertoire

  • @vzmkitty
    @vzmkitty Před 3 měsíci

    I can NOT wait to try this!! It will be a fun treat for my family to enjoy during school vacation week. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @karleedu
    @karleedu Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for this!!!

  • @Storminsanity
    @Storminsanity Před 3 měsíci +11

    I hear that Helllloo and I just smile like a little kid because I know what in going to watch is going to be sooo delicious ❤

  • @jodidavis6595
    @jodidavis6595 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for showing something so delicious look so easy.

  • @Frilleon
    @Frilleon Před 3 měsíci

    Great video. Thank you so much

  • @simmerguy813
    @simmerguy813 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Thank you for this recipe and the reassurance. I love to cook and bake, so your videos really provide a challenge, but also not to overthink it, just do. Even when you do screw up, it’s just you cooking. As you told us all. Thank you, Chef John. 😊

  • @johnniewoodard648
    @johnniewoodard648 Před 3 měsíci +7

    Thanks for the recipe. I made some mousse a few weeks ago, while good, I thought it was way too sweet. It used twice the eggs and chocolate of your recipe, but used 1 1/3 cup sugar. Even halving that, it would still be 10 times the amount of sugar of your recipe. I am looking forward to trying your version.

  • @786raidha786
    @786raidha786 Před 3 měsíci

    I made this today! It was so so good! Just as you described it. Incredibly luxurious! I was actually surprised at how good it turned out as I was sure I messed something up but it was perfect. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!

  • @maureensurdez7841
    @maureensurdez7841 Před 3 měsíci

    I made this. It was marvelous thank you.

  • @richardrybicki749
    @richardrybicki749 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I'm gunna try this

  • @rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763
    @rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Looks awesome, thanks for the solution to my dessert quandary.

  • @goofball1_134
    @goofball1_134 Před 3 měsíci

    made this for my family today, tasted amazing and really simple.

  • @dorothyharding5535
    @dorothyharding5535 Před 3 měsíci

    MY MOUTH IS WATERING!! NUMMY!! Happy Valentine's Day to you and Michelle. I will try this soon!! ♡D

  • @sheryljeanne
    @sheryljeanne Před 3 měsíci

    Yummy chef. You always aim to .... Make us all hungry.

  • @queeneywarren9474
    @queeneywarren9474 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Looks delicious

  • @omg-bh4pg
    @omg-bh4pg Před 3 měsíci +1

    Just tried it. Its in the fridge (the rest of it). Its delicious even without the texture!!

  • @KelvinsKitchen
    @KelvinsKitchen Před 3 měsíci +10

    Wow, Chef John, this chocolate mousse recipe is an absolute game-changer! Your clear instructions and expert tips make it so easy for beginners like me to create a dessert that looks and tastes like it came from a fancy restaurant. I appreciate how you break down each step and offer alternatives for different flavor variations. The end result is truly outstanding - rich, creamy, and utterly indulgent. I can't wait to impress my friends and family with this masterpiece. Thank you for sharing your culinary genius with us! Keep the amazing recipes coming!

  • @GroundMemory
    @GroundMemory Před 3 měsíci +1

    Another fantastic recipe that I look forward to giving a try! As far as your video recipes go, you haven't failed me yet, Chef!

  • @arshaga1
    @arshaga1 Před 3 měsíci

    Love watching your videos and the cadence of your voice is very relaxing

  • @LeesaDeAndrea
    @LeesaDeAndrea Před 3 měsíci +1

    Luscious! ❤❤❤

  • @bobbyesamdahl
    @bobbyesamdahl Před 3 měsíci

    Yum
    Thank you!

  • @lindanurdreamz
    @lindanurdreamz Před 3 měsíci +2

    I want some !!!

  • @dukeclytn
    @dukeclytn Před 3 měsíci +3

    Thank you Chef John. I made this for my dessert today and it was amazing. Soft, silky and perfect. I never thought I would be able to make this without box of mix from the store.

  • @jaydoggy9043
    @jaydoggy9043 Před 3 měsíci +7

    I hope you all get lots of compliments - especially if you made enough for four people.

  • @margieburgesser5048
    @margieburgesser5048 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you

  • @Keniv.
    @Keniv. Před 3 měsíci

    How delicious!! 🥰

  • @lrliteside8844
    @lrliteside8844 Před 3 měsíci

    Wow... I haven't made this in years...I'll have to add this to the list of desserts for my channel, thank you.

  • @virginiadaneke2362
    @virginiadaneke2362 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I made this today and it is fabulous! CJ you never fail me. Thanks for the super easy recipe!

    • @virginiadaneke2362
      @virginiadaneke2362 Před 3 měsíci

      @@shaunhall284 You don't believe and need a picture?

    • @virginiadaneke2362
      @virginiadaneke2362 Před 3 měsíci

      @shaunhall284 actually I did take a picture but it is impossible to show you here. Maybe there are people who watched the video and have never made a dish like this and just maybe they would like to know the result someone else had. Just my opinion as you are entitled to yours.

    • @virginiadaneke2362
      @virginiadaneke2362 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @noob19087 yeah we're not thinking that he's so smart

  • @sergiolauramaldonado3098
    @sergiolauramaldonado3098 Před 3 měsíci +2

    It looks so delicious!! Thank you!

  • @billnyethesciencedenier1516
    @billnyethesciencedenier1516 Před 3 měsíci

    My daughter thanks you so much! There are no words for her gratitude!

  • @davidmorin2818
    @davidmorin2818 Před 3 měsíci +1

    We're trying to get... lots of compliments 😉

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...1386 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for this recipe! I made it today, excellent! I did add a little vanilla to the sabonyon. I used the raw egg white method by Julia Child before. It always bothered me that the whites were not cooked. Perfectly satisfied now.😊

  • @robertbrewer2190
    @robertbrewer2190 Před 3 měsíci

    Just made this with 78% chocolate and, shudder, aerosol whipped cream! Wonderful result! Thanks so much! Almost too easy for health diet!!

  • @whitec21
    @whitec21 Před 3 měsíci

    Just finished making this for Valentine's dessert. I'm a total novice at making desserts, but this couldn't have been easier! Other than dropping my thermometer in the egg mixture while whisking that is! 😂
    Thank you chef! Hopefully it gets me lots of compliments tonight!

  • @Jak00Z
    @Jak00Z Před 3 měsíci

    thanks

  • @noahklinger7083
    @noahklinger7083 Před 3 měsíci

    Chocolate mousse is my favorite dessert and Chef John is my favorite CZcams chef. What else could I ask for?

  • @medihakaya4593
    @medihakaya4593 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Fab!

  • @vickiebillingsley7842
    @vickiebillingsley7842 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Happy Valentine to you and family

  • @taragonix
    @taragonix Před měsícem

    Have been making your valentine's day chocolate mousse for 15 years now, my peers are still trying to figure out why it's different but better than the egg white mousses out there, thanks for sharing your years of experience mate.

  • @donnadecourcy7332
    @donnadecourcy7332 Před 3 měsíci

    This recipe is delicious. I have made it twice this week. I beat the eggs in a bowl over simmering water. It makes the egg mixture very light and frothy and doesn’t take long to get to temperature. I’d love the same method to make a lemon mousse, please. It is so delicious.

  • @drasiella
    @drasiella Před 3 měsíci

    I made this, love it. Will make it tomorrow in a bigger batch with white chocolate for my mousse cake experiment for my mom's birthday!

  • @user-rf2js2st3c
    @user-rf2js2st3c Před 3 měsíci +2

    Happy ❤ Valentine!

  • @janewhite2331
    @janewhite2331 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Yum

  • @philipp594
    @philipp594 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The lots of compliments joke was the best thing I‘ve heard in months 😂

  • @greenspiral2955
    @greenspiral2955 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Lucky Michelle, enjoy :)

  • @ronaldworth4146
    @ronaldworth4146 Před 3 měsíci

    Very good and chef john very funny 😄

  • @op3129
    @op3129 Před 3 měsíci +1

    first time I tried to make chocolate mousse, I accidentally skipped the egg whites ("merengue").
    so ... accidentally made (basically) this. (ratioos slightly different ...)
    so yummy

  • @wellwoman443
    @wellwoman443 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I love this! ❤🎉

  • @angelcry2death
    @angelcry2death Před 3 měsíci

    My wife loved her cameo, thank you chef.

  • @Petisa0
    @Petisa0 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Genius

  • @vkiperman
    @vkiperman Před 3 měsíci

    Llllots of compliments

  • @brooksiedoodle5087
    @brooksiedoodle5087 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I was hoping to hear the annual Valentine's day "lots of compliments" joke and I wasn't disappointed 😂

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something Před 3 měsíci +2

    Hope everyone gets lots of compliments tomorrow.

  • @EpwnaExeter
    @EpwnaExeter Před 2 měsíci

    I love a marshmallow fluff and whipped cream topping on chocolate mousse with a little crumbled graham cracker garnish... it becomes a grown up smore dessert!

  • @user-cr2dc8ru6n
    @user-cr2dc8ru6n Před 3 měsíci

    My mouth is watering it's look so nice but I want to know what did you put after eggs the white one

  • @lucascady4992
    @lucascady4992 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Definitely getting #aid for that One!!! Thanks for the recipe Chef!! 👍😮

  • @faithsrvtrip8768
    @faithsrvtrip8768 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I prefer whisking eggs in a glass bowl. I would be afraid to put a metal bowl, with eggs, directly over the burner! I would use a water bath and be patient like when making Hollandaise.

  • @redhead4life12345
    @redhead4life12345 Před 3 měsíci

    Oh lord I love me some chocolate mousse

  • @malyndawebb4934
    @malyndawebb4934 Před 3 měsíci

    I wait all year for the "llloootttsss of compliments" 😂❤

  • @matthiasmartin4355
    @matthiasmartin4355 Před 3 měsíci +3

    My loca darkl chocolate brands all either have 50%, 70% or 85% coca content. Would you go for the higher or the lower one for this recipe?

  • @rafaeldavid32
    @rafaeldavid32 Před 3 měsíci

    This is one of my favorite desserts in attempt many good times.
    A tip to share for it to stabilize in warm climate would be in a day advance, add 2 teaspoons of gelatin/agar-agar powder with 1 Tbsp water as mixed till incorporated, prepare 250 ml heavy or all purpose cream in a cold saucepan and add the hydrated gelatin and stir on a low flame till said gelatin dissolve (carefully not to burn the cream, remove from the heat when bout simmer), keep stirring even outside the stove till cool or forms a jelly skin the set in the freezer overnight. This should look like pudding the next day and whip it away as the following recipe goes.
    Hopes this helps, not an expert, just good at dessert making.

  • @marianlincoln9008
    @marianlincoln9008 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I remember the first time I ever made a chocolate moose.. using bitter cocoa powder ... I havent made one in years. . Perhaps this weekend . .

  • @billmorash3322
    @billmorash3322 Před 3 měsíci

    I was making ice cream and the recipe called for six egg yolks. I had six eggs. I was using the hand method to separate the eggs but over the sink. (I know, it was my first time). The last one, the yolk slid out of my hand and landed in one of the previously emptied shell that was in the sink. I knew the ice cream would be a success. It was.

  • @ronschlorff7089
    @ronschlorff7089 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Nice one Chef John, as usual, but far from easy for "beginners", who my set the house on fire at that one step. LOL. But experts maybe. So, when I was a young and singe lad in the late 70's I made an easy one that came from some article in a magazine at the time (People?) can't remember. It was basically to blend a packet of unflavored gelatin, some cocoa power, sugar, and heavy cream until thickened and refrigerate. It worked like a charm for "Date Nights" LOL. Best part, no mucking around like this one with melting block chocolate, cooking eggs, and open flames, towel in hand (maybe soak it first?); surely a prescription for disaster for "beginners", of which I was definitely a rank one in the 70's, cooking wise. Again, good for experienced cooks.
    Speaking of that time, there were a lot of "cheeky takes" on the "environmental" bumper stickers going around then, being shortly after the time of "Earth Day" (1972, I think) and all You'd see ones such as "Save the Whales, Collect the Whole Set", but my favorite was "Save the Chocolate Moose", topically speaking for this vid!! LOL ;D

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Funny, I thought this was a cooking show, and then a comic shows up!! LOL :D@@shaunhall284

  • @sresnic
    @sresnic Před 3 měsíci

    Looks great. I’m wondering how it would taste if you replaced some of the water with orange juice.

  • @Poppi_Weasel
    @Poppi_Weasel Před 3 měsíci +1

    i like the way those bowls are wide rimmed

    • @lindainparis7349
      @lindainparis7349 Před 3 měsíci

      They are special, very light, thin, stainless steel. Unbelievably useful professional mixing bowls

  • @eos008
    @eos008 Před 3 měsíci

    Hey Chef John please do tuna briks!

  • @AllThingsMech
    @AllThingsMech Před 3 měsíci

    I see what you did there at 7:31. Respect. 🤣

  • @coptotermes
    @coptotermes Před 3 měsíci +1

    With the water could you add in an Irish Cream like Baileys?

  • @neuvocastezero1838
    @neuvocastezero1838 Před 3 měsíci +4

    "Let me tell ya, I got it rough, I went to a restaurant the other night and ordered the chocolate mousse, and I got an antler stuck in my throat!"
    R.I.P. Rodney

  • @nomo69ss25
    @nomo69ss25 Před 3 měsíci

    Cheers to getting l…otsa compliments!🤣✌️

  • @geraldinefields1730
    @geraldinefields1730 Před 3 měsíci

    Wooo

  • @elizabethlockley5861
    @elizabethlockley5861 Před 3 měsíci +1

    For a quick chocolate mousse I rip open a sachet, add cold milk & beat with a mixer till light, fluffy and becomes thick, set in fridge for 1 hour. Add raspberries sprinkle with real grated chocolate.

  • @bandiceet
    @bandiceet Před 3 měsíci +4

    In other words, potentially, we can look forward to a mouse cake some time soon.

  • @cassiegreene9528
    @cassiegreene9528 Před 2 měsíci

    My mousse is only eggs, chocolate and a bit of brown sugar. Super fluffy and I serve it with whipped cream. OLD recipe, Elizabeth David maybe. It's redundant to make the mousse with cream. SERVE it with whipped cream. Love ya Chef!