Chocolate Mousse for Beginners (and Experts) | Food Wishes

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!
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  • @giovannadiaz1917
    @giovannadiaz19173 ай бұрын

    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

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @guycampbell733

    @guycampbell733

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @giovannadiaz1917

    @giovannadiaz1917

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @Aaron-rj7bv

    @Aaron-rj7bv

    3 ай бұрын

    Mind sending some my way? 😂

  • @nathanscarlett4772

    @nathanscarlett4772

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@giovannadiaz1917oh snap

  • @grilledxcheeze
    @grilledxcheeze3 ай бұрын

    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

    3 ай бұрын

    He's Uncle Chef John

  • @johndorlean1133
    @johndorlean11333 ай бұрын

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

  • @patcavasin5947

    @patcavasin5947

    3 ай бұрын

    yep, that was a good one

  • @IvyMaeInReno
    @IvyMaeInReno3 ай бұрын

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

  • @lindainparis7349
    @lindainparis73493 ай бұрын

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

  • @permanentfitness1919

    @permanentfitness1919

    3 ай бұрын

    I like the way you think

  • @melindahmkhwanazi

    @melindahmkhwanazi

    3 ай бұрын

    Please let us know how it goes!!!!

  • @hoshimiyaa18

    @hoshimiyaa18

    3 ай бұрын

    Uihuh

  • @hoshimiyaa18

    @hoshimiyaa18

    3 ай бұрын

    Uihuhiiijiuh

  • @lindainparis7349

    @lindainparis7349

    3 ай бұрын

    @@melindahmkhwanazi will do, planning today or tomorrow!

  • @lightdanger
    @lightdanger3 ай бұрын

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

  • @solvsg1977
    @solvsg19773 ай бұрын

    Snackin' while you’re snappin 🤣

  • @ronschlorff7089

    @ronschlorff7089

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @aQuayQuay
    @aQuayQuay3 ай бұрын

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

  • @giancarlojosueolmedoromana573
    @giancarlojosueolmedoromana5733 ай бұрын

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

  • @arivera28622
    @arivera286223 ай бұрын

    This beginner is trying this TONIGHT! 😊

  • @laurak7409
    @laurak74093 ай бұрын

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

  • @joeyhardin1288
    @joeyhardin12883 ай бұрын

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

  • @mafiopal
    @mafiopal2 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex3 ай бұрын

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

  • @ronschlorff7089

    @ronschlorff7089

    3 ай бұрын

    Perfect! Chevy Chase would approve!! ;D

  • @puzzlejinx

    @puzzlejinx

    3 ай бұрын

    @@ronschlorff7089 Chevy Chase is an unfunny racist.

  • @TipsyFlipper
    @TipsyFlipper3 ай бұрын

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

  • @borisnikolic246

    @borisnikolic246

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @zenmanphd
    @zenmanphd3 ай бұрын

    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 :)

  • @simmerguy813
    @simmerguy8133 ай бұрын

    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. 😊

  • @simmerguy813

    @simmerguy813

    3 ай бұрын

    @@shaunhall284 Lol 😂

  • @vzmkitty
    @vzmkitty3 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @rickymccormick5312
    @rickymccormick53123 ай бұрын

    You are a very good teacher. Thank you

  • @Speedmonster72
    @Speedmonster723 ай бұрын

    Amazing, just what I needed!

  • @user-mb9nr7vh6h
    @user-mb9nr7vh6h3 ай бұрын

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

  • @dorothyharding5535
    @dorothyharding55353 ай бұрын

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

  • @adams6782
    @adams67823 ай бұрын

    Thanks Chef John!

  • @786raidha786
    @786raidha7862 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @bretr
    @bretr3 ай бұрын

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

  • @yourmomlol3083
    @yourmomlol30833 ай бұрын

    The texture looks fantastic

  • @nancywhite2014
    @nancywhite20143 ай бұрын

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

  • @omg-bh4pg
    @omg-bh4pg3 ай бұрын

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

  • @Delilah.Elizabeth
    @Delilah.Elizabeth3 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Chef John!

  • @GroundMemory
    @GroundMemory3 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @GroundMemory

    @GroundMemory

    3 ай бұрын

    @@shaunhall284 ?

  • @billnyethesciencedenier1516
    @billnyethesciencedenier15163 ай бұрын

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

  • @radiantveggies9348

    @radiantveggies9348

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@shaunhall284cope

  • @camilletengs3185
    @camilletengs31853 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @johnniewoodard648
    @johnniewoodard6483 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Storminsanity
    @Storminsanity3 ай бұрын

    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
    @jodidavis65953 ай бұрын

    Thank you for showing something so delicious look so easy.

  • @Frilleon
    @Frilleon3 ай бұрын

    Great video. Thank you so much

  • @karleedu
    @karleedu3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this!!!

  • @rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763
    @rachaelhoffman-dachelet27633 ай бұрын

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

  • @robertbrewer2190
    @robertbrewer21903 ай бұрын

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

  • @goofball1_134
    @goofball1_1343 ай бұрын

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

  • @maureensurdez7841
    @maureensurdez78413 ай бұрын

    I made this. It was marvelous thank you.

  • @whitec21
    @whitec213 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @lrliteside8844
    @lrliteside88443 ай бұрын

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

  • @sheryljeanne
    @sheryljeanne3 ай бұрын

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

  • @virginiadaneke2362
    @virginiadaneke23623 ай бұрын

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

  • @virginiadaneke2362

    @virginiadaneke2362

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @virginiadaneke2362

    @virginiadaneke2362

    3 ай бұрын

    @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

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @noahklinger7083
    @noahklinger70833 ай бұрын

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

  • @noahklinger7083

    @noahklinger7083

    3 ай бұрын

    @@shaunhall284 lol ok pal

  • @LeesaDeAndrea
    @LeesaDeAndrea3 ай бұрын

    Luscious! ❤❤❤

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...13863 ай бұрын

    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.😊

  • @arshaga1
    @arshaga13 ай бұрын

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

  • @richardrybicki749
    @richardrybicki7493 ай бұрын

    I'm gunna try this

  • @davidmorin2818
    @davidmorin28183 ай бұрын

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

  • @queeneywarren9474
    @queeneywarren94743 ай бұрын

    Looks delicious

  • @KelvinsKitchen
    @KelvinsKitchen3 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @lindanurdreamz
    @lindanurdreamz3 ай бұрын

    I want some !!!

  • @drasiella
    @drasiella3 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @adarateranroldan

    @adarateranroldan

    3 ай бұрын

    Come back and let us know how it went 😊

  • @sergiolauramaldonado3098
    @sergiolauramaldonado30983 ай бұрын

    It looks so delicious!! Thank you!

  • @bobbyesamdahl
    @bobbyesamdahl3 ай бұрын

    Yum Thank you!

  • @jaydoggy9043
    @jaydoggy90433 ай бұрын

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

  • @Keniv.
    @Keniv.3 ай бұрын

    How delicious!! 🥰

  • @dukeclytn
    @dukeclytn3 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @taragonix
    @taragonixАй бұрын

    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.

  • @vickiebillingsley7842
    @vickiebillingsley78423 ай бұрын

    Happy Valentine to you and family

  • @donnadecourcy7332
    @donnadecourcy73323 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @medihakaya4593
    @medihakaya45933 ай бұрын

    Fab!

  • @user-rf2js2st3c
    @user-rf2js2st3c3 ай бұрын

    Happy ❤ Valentine!

  • @greenspiral2955
    @greenspiral29553 ай бұрын

    Lucky Michelle, enjoy :)

  • @margieburgesser5048
    @margieburgesser50483 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @angelcry2death
    @angelcry2death3 ай бұрын

    My wife loved her cameo, thank you chef.

  • @neuvocastezero1838
    @neuvocastezero18383 ай бұрын

    "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

  • @ronschlorff7089

    @ronschlorff7089

    3 ай бұрын

    Yup, that's no respect at all!! ;D LOL

  • @user-cr2dc8ru6n
    @user-cr2dc8ru6n3 ай бұрын

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

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something3 ай бұрын

    Hope everyone gets lots of compliments tomorrow.

  • @EpwnaExeter
    @EpwnaExeter2 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @ronaldworth4146
    @ronaldworth41463 ай бұрын

    Very good and chef john very funny 😄

  • @op3129
    @op31293 ай бұрын

    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

  • @lucascady4992
    @lucascady49923 ай бұрын

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

  • @wellwoman443
    @wellwoman4433 ай бұрын

    I love this! ❤🎉

  • @philipp594
    @philipp5943 ай бұрын

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

  • @janewhite2331
    @janewhite23313 ай бұрын

    Yum

  • @Jak00Z
    @Jak00Z3 ай бұрын

    thanks

  • @brooksiedoodle5087
    @brooksiedoodle50873 ай бұрын

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

  • @Petisa0
    @Petisa03 ай бұрын

    Genius

  • @faithsrvtrip8768
    @faithsrvtrip87683 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @malyndawebb4934
    @malyndawebb49343 ай бұрын

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

  • @redhead4life12345
    @redhead4life123453 ай бұрын

    Oh lord I love me some chocolate mousse

  • @marianlincoln9008
    @marianlincoln90083 ай бұрын

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

  • @bandiceet
    @bandiceet3 ай бұрын

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

  • @ronschlorff7089
    @ronschlorff70893 ай бұрын

    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

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @marthacalkins8054
    @marthacalkins80543 ай бұрын

    The best comment I ever heard regarding yolk-only recipes (I believe it was Brian Lagerstrom): “…and I’ll just save these egg whites to make my morning breakfast eggs less interesting.”

  • @sresnic
    @sresnic3 ай бұрын

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

  • @eos008
    @eos0083 ай бұрын

    Hey Chef John please do tuna briks!

  • @vkiperman
    @vkiperman3 ай бұрын

    Llllots of compliments

  • @SS4Xani
    @SS4Xani3 ай бұрын

    2:40 - When the mixture's foamy, you're almost done, homie!

  • @nomo69ss25

    @nomo69ss25

    3 ай бұрын

    Mmmmm! Bacon mousse! My favorite! 🤣🤣✌️

  • @matthiasmartin4355
    @matthiasmartin43553 ай бұрын

    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?

  • @billmorash3322
    @billmorash33223 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @nomo69ss25
    @nomo69ss253 ай бұрын

    Cheers to getting l…otsa compliments!🤣✌️

  • @BengaIaas
    @BengaIaas3 ай бұрын

    This looks like I'll be burning the calories I'll get from the desert while making it.

  • @AllThingsMech
    @AllThingsMech3 ай бұрын

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

  • @coptotermes
    @coptotermes3 ай бұрын

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

  • @Poppi_Weasel
    @Poppi_Weasel3 ай бұрын

    i like the way those bowls are wide rimmed

  • @lindainparis7349

    @lindainparis7349

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @rcampbell4967
    @rcampbell49673 ай бұрын

    I first now realized the man I look to for the inspiration for about half my new dishes caters to viewers who don't own a spatula. 😢