Polly Welby's Excellent Chocolate Mousse Recipe
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Polly Welby's Excellent Chocolate Mousse

By: Polly Welby 
"I use French chocolate with a 70% cocoa content. Serves four people, or one greedy one! Chill for a couple of hours, and use the firmed mousse to make chocolate truffles. Heavenly. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (52)

What to Drink?

Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 10 fluid ounces heavy cream

Directions

  1. Chop chocolate and place in top of a double boiler, or in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth. Allow to cool slightly.
  2. Whip cream in large bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks barely form.
  3. Fold chocolate into cream and spoon into serving dishes. Chill 30 minutes in refrigerator, until set.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 570 | Total Fat: 46.4g | Cholesterol: 104mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2007 by Josie's Mom   view full review
I think the trick is, you need to fold the whipped cream INTO the chocolate. (the recipe says...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2007 by Gourmet geek   view full review
I had this finished under 15 minutes! I altered only slightly using semisweet chocolate chips...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2007 by LisaJ   view full review
Tastes great! It doesn't look so great, though. Hopefully others can learn from my mistake. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2006 by CHEZ SHAY   view full review
This recipe was so good. I've tried more complicated recipes but none were near as good as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2005 by VIOLARULES   view full review
This was SOOOOO good! Thanks aton! I don't really like using gelatin or raw eggs in my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2008 by STWALSH   view full review
WOW I'm in heaven! So easy, so quick, so divine! Definitely add the whip cream to the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2004 by NOTHINGBORING   view full review
This was delicious, but it was difficult to get the right consistancy. If it is chilled to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 6, 2008 by KDBANKS   view full review
Easy to do, but not the best result ever. Definitely only refrigerate for about 30 minutes...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2005 by XANADOO   view full review
Thank you Polly Welby for this recipe. I got raving reviews from my family and it was easy to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Rachel C.   view full review
This turned out badly for me. I used extra dark chocolate, and followed the recipe exactly...

 

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