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  • 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
    @giovannadiaz1917 3 місяці тому +407

    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 місяці тому +92

      Thank you!

    • @guycampbell733
      @guycampbell733 3 місяці тому +13

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

    • @giovannadiaz1917
      @giovannadiaz1917 3 місяці тому +164

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

    • @Aaron-rj7bv
      @Aaron-rj7bv 3 місяці тому +3

      Mind sending some my way? 😂

    • @nathanscarlett4772
      @nathanscarlett4772 3 місяці тому

      ​@@giovannadiaz1917oh snap

  • @grilledxcheeze
    @grilledxcheeze 3 місяці тому +82

    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 місяці тому +3

      He's Uncle Chef John

  • @johndorlean1133
    @johndorlean1133 3 місяці тому +223

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

  • @IvyMaeInReno
    @IvyMaeInReno 3 місяці тому +25

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

  • @lightdanger
    @lightdanger 3 місяці тому +41

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

  • @lindainparis7349
    @lindainparis7349 3 місяці тому +61

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

  • @arivera28622
    @arivera28622 3 місяці тому +9

    This beginner is trying this TONIGHT! 😊

  • @TipsyFlipper
    @TipsyFlipper 3 місяці тому +18

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

    • @borisnikolic246
      @borisnikolic246 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @solvsg1977
    @solvsg1977 3 місяці тому +37

    Snackin' while you’re snappin 🤣

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex 3 місяці тому +24

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

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 3 місяці тому +3

      Perfect! Chevy Chase would approve!! ;D

    • @puzzlejinx
      @puzzlejinx 3 місяці тому

      @@ronschlorff7089 Chevy Chase is an unfunny racist.

  • @laurak7409
    @laurak7409 3 місяці тому +15

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

  • @aQuayQuay
    @aQuayQuay 3 місяці тому +24

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

  • @camilletengs3185
    @camilletengs3185 3 місяці тому +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!

  • @Storminsanity
    @Storminsanity 3 місяці тому +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 ❤

  • @giancarlojosueolmedoromana573
    @giancarlojosueolmedoromana573 3 місяці тому +6

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

  • @zenmanphd
    @zenmanphd 3 місяці тому +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 :)

  • @joeyhardin1288
    @joeyhardin1288 3 місяці тому +5

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

  • @johnniewoodard648
    @johnniewoodard648 3 місяці тому +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.

  • @mafiopal
    @mafiopal 2 місяці тому +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!

  • @rickymccormick5312
    @rickymccormick5312 3 місяці тому +2

    You are a very good teacher. Thank you

  • @adams6782
    @adams6782 3 місяці тому +3

    Thanks Chef John!

  • @yourmomlol3083
    @yourmomlol3083 3 місяці тому +1

    The texture looks fantastic

  • @nancywhite2014
    @nancywhite2014 3 місяці тому

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

  • @user-mb9nr7vh6h
    @user-mb9nr7vh6h 3 місяці тому

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

  • @vzmkitty
    @vzmkitty 3 місяці тому

    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!

  • @Speedmonster72
    @Speedmonster72 3 місяці тому +2

    Amazing, just what I needed!

  • @bretr
    @bretr 3 місяці тому

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

  • @omg-bh4pg
    @omg-bh4pg 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @Delilah.Elizabeth
    @Delilah.Elizabeth 3 місяці тому

    Thank you, Chef John!

  • @786raidha786
    @786raidha786 2 місяці тому

    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!

  • @dukeclytn
    @dukeclytn 3 місяці тому +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.

  • @jodidavis6595
    @jodidavis6595 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for showing something so delicious look so easy.

  • @dorothyharding5535
    @dorothyharding5535 3 місяці тому

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

  • @KelvinsKitchen
    @KelvinsKitchen 3 місяці тому +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!

  • @goofball1_134
    @goofball1_134 3 місяці тому

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

  • @maureensurdez7841
    @maureensurdez7841 3 місяці тому

    I made this. It was marvelous thank you.

  • @Frilleon
    @Frilleon 3 місяці тому

    Great video. Thank you so much

  • @billnyethesciencedenier1516
    @billnyethesciencedenier1516 3 місяці тому

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

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...1386 3 місяці тому

    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.😊

  • @karleedu
    @karleedu 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for this!!!

  • @rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763
    @rachaelhoffman-dachelet2763 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @simmerguy813
    @simmerguy813 3 місяці тому +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. 😊

  • @sheryljeanne
    @sheryljeanne 3 місяці тому

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

  • @GroundMemory
    @GroundMemory 3 місяці тому +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!

  • @lrliteside8844
    @lrliteside8844 3 місяці тому

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

  • @robertbrewer2190
    @robertbrewer2190 3 місяці тому

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

  • @arshaga1
    @arshaga1 3 місяці тому

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

  • @jaydoggy9043
    @jaydoggy9043 3 місяці тому +7

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

  • @whitec21
    @whitec21 3 місяці тому

    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!

  • @drasiella
    @drasiella 3 місяці тому

    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 місяці тому

      Come back and let us know how it went 😊

  • @sergiolauramaldonado3098
    @sergiolauramaldonado3098 3 місяці тому +2

    It looks so delicious!! Thank you!

  • @richardrybicki749
    @richardrybicki749 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm gunna try this

  • @virginiadaneke2362
    @virginiadaneke2362 3 місяці тому +2

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

    • @virginiadaneke2362
      @virginiadaneke2362 3 місяці тому

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

    • @virginiadaneke2362
      @virginiadaneke2362 3 місяці тому

      @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 місяці тому +1

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

  • @margieburgesser5048
    @margieburgesser5048 3 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @bobbyesamdahl
    @bobbyesamdahl 3 місяці тому

    Yum
    Thank you!

  • @noahklinger7083
    @noahklinger7083 3 місяці тому

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

  • @donnadecourcy7332
    @donnadecourcy7332 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @LeesaDeAndrea
    @LeesaDeAndrea 3 місяці тому +1

    Luscious! ❤❤❤

  • @queeneywarren9474
    @queeneywarren9474 3 місяці тому +2

    Looks delicious

  • @davidmorin2818
    @davidmorin2818 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @lindanurdreamz
    @lindanurdreamz 3 місяці тому +2

    I want some !!!

  • @Keniv.
    @Keniv. 3 місяці тому

    How delicious!! 🥰

  • @Jak00Z
    @Jak00Z 3 місяці тому

    thanks

  • @taragonix
    @taragonix Місяць тому

    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
    @vickiebillingsley7842 3 місяці тому +2

    Happy Valentine to you and family

  • @user-rf2js2st3c
    @user-rf2js2st3c 3 місяці тому +2

    Happy ❤ Valentine!

  • @user-cr2dc8ru6n
    @user-cr2dc8ru6n 3 місяці тому

    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 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @medihakaya4593
    @medihakaya4593 3 місяці тому +2

    Fab!

  • @wellwoman443
    @wellwoman443 3 місяці тому +1

    I love this! ❤🎉

  • @op3129
    @op3129 3 місяці тому +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

  • @ronschlorff7089
    @ronschlorff7089 3 місяці тому +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 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 3 місяці тому +2

    Hope everyone gets lots of compliments tomorrow.

  • @EpwnaExeter
    @EpwnaExeter 2 місяці тому

    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!

  • @janewhite2331
    @janewhite2331 3 місяці тому +1

    Yum

  • @rafaeldavid32
    @rafaeldavid32 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @Petisa0
    @Petisa0 3 місяці тому +1

    Genius

  • @faithsrvtrip8768
    @faithsrvtrip8768 3 місяці тому +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.

  • @greenspiral2955
    @greenspiral2955 3 місяці тому +2

    Lucky Michelle, enjoy :)

  • @elizabethlockley5861
    @elizabethlockley5861 3 місяці тому +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.

    • @elizabethlockley5861
      @elizabethlockley5861 3 місяці тому +1

      Raspberry and Chocolate Just Complement one another together

  • @sresnic
    @sresnic 3 місяці тому

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

  • @vkiperman
    @vkiperman 3 місяці тому

    Llllots of compliments

  • @ronaldworth4146
    @ronaldworth4146 3 місяці тому

    Very good and chef john very funny 😄

  • @redhead4life12345
    @redhead4life12345 3 місяці тому

    Oh lord I love me some chocolate mousse

  • @marianlincoln9008
    @marianlincoln9008 3 місяці тому +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 . .

  • @philipp594
    @philipp594 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @Poppi_Weasel
    @Poppi_Weasel 3 місяці тому +1

    i like the way those bowls are wide rimmed

    • @lindainparis7349
      @lindainparis7349 3 місяці тому

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

  • @eos008
    @eos008 3 місяці тому

    Hey Chef John please do tuna briks!

  • @brooksiedoodle5087
    @brooksiedoodle5087 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @angelcry2death
    @angelcry2death 3 місяці тому

    My wife loved her cameo, thank you chef.

  • @billmorash3322
    @billmorash3322 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @marthacalkins8054
    @marthacalkins8054 3 місяці тому +6

    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.”

  • @matthiasmartin4355
    @matthiasmartin4355 3 місяці тому +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?

  • @zacjarvis7219
    @zacjarvis7219 3 місяці тому +1

    👍

  • @SS4Xani
    @SS4Xani 3 місяці тому +2

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

    • @nomo69ss25
      @nomo69ss25 3 місяці тому +1

      Mmmmm! Bacon mousse! My favorite! 🤣🤣✌️

  • @neuvocastezero1838
    @neuvocastezero1838 3 місяці тому +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

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 3 місяці тому

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

  • @marilynsnider8183
    @marilynsnider8183 3 місяці тому +2

    I've made chocolate mousse before, but method is much easier. I'd use the fruit of choice.

  • @giovannapeters8912
    @giovannapeters8912 3 місяці тому +1

    😋😋😋

  • @geraldinefields1730
    @geraldinefields1730 3 місяці тому

    Wooo

  • @bandiceet
    @bandiceet 3 місяці тому +4

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