Chocolate Mousse Recipe With Raspberries

Perhaps the coolest part of this recipe is that it uses 100% whole ingredients to make a perfectly elegant easy chocolate mousse. Instead of fake flavoring, you’ll cook down raspberries, strain out all the juice, and infuse the sweet sauce into the chocolate. Full of rich chocolate flavor and great for everything from Valentine’s Day dessert to fancy dinner parties!

Components to Classic Chocolate Mousse with Raspberry

To make this easy chocolate mousse, all you need is four basic ingredients to get that perfectly smooth steakhouse-texture. 

• Fresh Raspberries – Fresh raspberries lend such a natural sweetness to the mousse. However, if you only have frozen, those will work totally fine too. 
• Sugar – Plain white sugar helps to highlight the natural flavors of the raspberries to create a sinful, fruity syrup. 
• Chocolate Chips – We like to use dark chocolate chips for their depth of flavor, but feel free to swap in milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips instead.
• Heavy Whipping Cream – Heavy whipping cream will be the base for your fresh whipped cream – the binder that brings all the components together and turns the mousse super creamy!

Tools You Need to Make Easy Chocolate Mousse

Here you’ll find some handy tools to make this raspberry chocolate mousse. If you don’t have all of them, no worries, we suggest a couple of substitutes and work arounds! 

• Saucepan – To make your homemade raspberry sauce, you’ll need a heavy-bottomed saucepan. 
• Fine Mesh Sieve – A thin mesh strainer will help you to remove the raspberry seeds to get a perfectly smooth mousse. 
• Double Broiler – You can use a specialty broiler, or just simply place a heat-resistant bowl on top of a boiling pot of water. This will help melt the chocolate chips into a smooth consistency that can’t be reached by melting them in a microwave. 
• Stand Mixer – To make homemade whipped cream, you’ll want to enlist the help of a stand mixer. You can also use a hand mixer if you have one. 
• Serving Cups – Individual serving cups are perfect for making little mousse parfaits and guiding a good portion size.

Making this Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Making the perfect chocolate mousse is mainly a game of technique and combining the ingredients at the right time to get that creamy, airy texture. 

• Cook Down the Raspberries: First, combine the sugar and fresh raspberries in a saucepan and simmer them over medium-heat until jelly-like. 
• Strain the Raspberry Sauce: Next, strain the raspberry sauce through a fine mesh sieve to separate the liquid and strain out the seeds. 
• Melt the Chocolate Chips: Then, create a steam bath or use a double broiler to melt down the chocolate chips until creamy. Stir in the raspberry sauce to the melted chocolate. 
• Make the Whipped Cream: Next, whisk the heavy whipping cream until it reaches stiff peaks. In small portions, fold in the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture with a spatula.
• Pipe the Mousse: Next, place the mousse in a piping bag and pip it into individual serving cups. 
• Decorate the Mousse: Top the mousse with a couple of raspberries, a dusting of cocoa powder or espresso powder, or shaved dark chocolate. 
• Refrigerate the Mousse: Lastly, chill the mousse in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to help it set. Dig in and enjoy! 

3 Tips for Preparing Easy Chocolate Mousse 

A couple of handy tips will help you prevent your mousse from turning out either too dense or too runny. 

• Use extra cold heavy whipping cream. Cold heavy whipping cream emulsifies better and turns into really fluffy whipped cream. If you have to, stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes before beating it. 
• Don’t over mix the heavy whipping cream. Over mixing the heavy whipping cream will cause it to fall flat. Once it reaches stiff peaks, don’t beat it anymore. 
• Allow the mousse to set for a couple of hours. Give the mousse at least 2 hours to set in the refrigerator before you serve it. You can even take this to overnight if you want to prep ahead of time. 

Storage Best Practices

To keep the chocolate mousse on hand for 4-5 days, keep it stored in the refrigerator. Make sure each cup is covered tightly with plastic wrap to prevent the mousse from soaking up any residual smells in the fridge.  

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Recipe

Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe With Raspberries

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Servings

12 Servings

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Recipe contributed by: Natalya Drozhzhin

This easy chocolate mousse recipe is perfectly sweet and infused with homemade raspberry sauce. Best topped with fresh raspberries or shaved chocolate!

Ingredients

• 2 cups raspberries fresh or frozen
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream

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Instructions

• Combine the sugar with 1 1/2 cups of the raspberries in a saucepan. Over medium-low heat, bring the mixture to a simmer until it breaks down and turns jelly-like in consistency.
  
• Pour the raspberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl to strain the seeds and pull out the liquid.
  
• Create a steam bath by filling a pot with water and covering it with a heat resistant bowl. Bring the water to a boil and place the chocolate chips into the bowl. Melt the chocolate until it's creamy.
  
• Stir the chocolate mixture and raspberry sauce together.
  
• In a standing mixer, whisk the heavy whipping cream until it reaches stiff peaks. In small portions, fold the whipped cream into the melted chocolate.
  
• Place the mousse into a piping bag and pipe the mousse into individual serving cups.
  
• Decorate the tops of the mousse cups with the remaining berries or with shaved dark chocolate. Allow the mousse cups to set in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving. Enjoy!
  

Nutrition Facts

Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe With Raspberries

Amount Per Serving

Calories 312 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Fat 21g32%

Saturated Fat 13g65%

Trans Fat 0.1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 4g

Cholesterol 49mg16%

Sodium 31mg1%

Potassium 68mg2%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 25g28%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 657IU13%

Vitamin C 6mg7%

Calcium 66mg7%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.