I teach culinary school to disadvantaged youth and I use your videos in my class all the time. I have watched other bakers and I usually pick yours to demonstrate. Thank you Chef Dennis
I love that you do dishes during the lull time. As a somewhat OCD cook, no matter what I am making, I always strive to have all the pots and pans cleaned by the time the food is ready. In contrast, whenever my wife cooks, the sink and counters are piled high with dirty pots and pans! 😊
LMAO... I'm not a Virgo but I like to chop the hell out of my chocolate (thanks John). I just feel like if it's not chopped into slivers it's just not done right 🤭 There's no way I'd be doing it stoned though. 1. I be afraid of cutting myself. 2. I don't get high (no judgment Ian)... Thanks for the laugh...
I appreciate these recipes so much. Today I’m making a cake for my mother. I swear, you make baking seems so much less complicated and much more fun. Thank you :)
Hi John - Thank you for doing these videos. My son, 37 on the spectrum- watches you every morning. He saw this video and said, “Mom, John made chocolate mousse- watch! I want to make it because he said it was easy!” But he replicated your intonation when he used the words .. it’s easy- So, we made it. He and you were right and he was so proud of himself. Now, we must do the pumpkin bars and cinnamon rolls! So, thank you for these very well done videos that are easy to follow and help my young man feel good about cooking!
I worked at a restaurant as a teenager and they put Kahlúa in the chocolate 🍫 mousse and it was amazing! I can’t wait to make this ! Thank you! You are a fantastic teacher.
Chocolate mousse with a dollop of freshly whipped cream is one of our most favorite desserts. Thank you Jon for being you and bringing us Preppy Kitchen..Merci !
My mother in law loved chocolate mousse cake . We would always surprise her with a chocolate mousse cake for her birthday. She was also the freezer queen she insisted on freezing the new cake and she would take the cake from the year before from the freezer. Somehow this made sense to her. Miss her dearly. I’m going to make this in her honor
I was seriously looking for a chocolate mousse recipe to make my boyfriend. He orders it if we eat out and I've never made it from scratch but now I am! Thank you.
I ❤ chocolate mousse! I was just telling my wife how I 1st tried it at a cousin's wedding when I was a child and how I fell in live with it. She's NEVER had it!😮 I will give your recipe an attempt. She said it sounds like pudding but I explained it doesn't quite coat the tongue like pudding does. I can't believe I haven't tried one recipe yet.
Your editing cut off the part where you added the ganache into the egg yolks and sugar mixture. Looks like you poured the ganache into the egg mixture but you didn't make mention of it.
just made this and it came out great!! i wanted to make it triple chocolate layered so to make 3 chocolate layers (dark, milk and white) I just take note of which ingredient that needs to be mixed into the chocolate and divide the measurements by 3. it was amazing :)
First time I had this was in a French restaurant. I remember I order steak Diane and this for desert. Perfect dinner!! Thanks John I am going to make this for sure!!! 💯💯
It's my birthday today (April 10th, 2022) I didn't know what I wanted to make for my guests, but now I do, thank you for this. You make it seem so easy & very tasty.
The egg/sugar mixture is also the starting point for ice cream. I make a chocolate mousse frozen custard which uses 12 eggs, 3 cups of heavy cream, 3/4 cup sugar, 4 oz dark chocolate, and for extra flavor, 2 oz milk chocolate. SO creamy and rich! If you have an ice cream machine, John, I highly recommend making it!
Omg! Is this the recipe??? I want a good chocolate custard recipe!! I’m please let me know if there is other details you are leaving out of making this.
John, my Grandsons would love this delicious dessert. Because your recipes are so easy and your kindness shows thru I follow you. Thank you Tracey from Austin Texas
Mousse is one of my favorite dessert. I don’t know why but most airline companies always have it on their flight menu. I added 12 grams of instant coffee granules to this recipe (into the ganache) and it turned amazing!!! Please try it if coffee is part of your life…
John, thank you! You are my "go-to" guy for all kinds of recipes and techniques. You are very generous with all of your time and expertise. .many thanks.😇
BEST INTRO FORMAT IN HISTORY! In 5 short seconds I know who the author is, what the subject is, and am enthusiastically encouraged to engage. Bravo, maestro!
I rewatched this just so I could write these gems down, you are my kitchen spirit animal 😂 I really appreciate you showing/talking about the imperfections of cooking/baking it makes it seem less intimidating! - even for my Virgo mind - extra dishes are fine - the custard fiend in me is very excited - magic editing will brb - use this dirty bowl so u don’t have to wash it - no one’s gonna know! - beautiful chocolate………….meeses
Holy Moly! I just made this and it was a was a big hit! This converted a mousse-hater into a fan! Itt was also fun to cook but had challenges. Here are the adjustments I made along the way: I home pasteurized my eggs, since one of my household is pregnant. I took my eye off the cream and it developed a little skin, but I was able to skim that out easily and salvage the cream. I had trouble with getting the whites to whisk, so I thought, why not just add the cream and whisk them together? It worked great! The mixture fluffed up and actually got stiff enough I had to whisk (rather than fold) it into the chocolate to fully incorporate. Despite the minor deviations, the outcome was 5 stars and will definitely be made again.
@@cvn699 egg yolks get mixed directly with sugar. After the chocolate melts into the cream, and the cream is not too hot is when you add the yolky sugar into the chocolate. From there whip your whites, add to chocolate. Whip more cream, add to chocolate. Done.
Hello sir, forgive my bad english. I love your channel. Thank you for your effort of mentioning the quantities in grams and ml. My personal favorite finishing touch for chocolate mousse is a layer of raspberry coulis. Greetings from Belgium.
John I hope you get this. My 10 year old daughter watched your video on a chocolate moose and now I am off to the store for her to make it.... "just like john said to" I love it thank you and keep doing what you do. From Texas
Considering that there's so few ingredients I'm baffled at how MANY ingredients are in my store bought one which I've been obsessed with. This recipe looks absolutely doable 🙂
Heavy cream was that one ingredient my parents never bought when i grew up (1st generation immigrant btw). But now i started my own family and heavy cream is my staple
Haven't made a chocolate mousse before but yesterday I made a silky filling for a chocolate cream pie. I used 2 oz of unsweetened chocolate and 5oz of bittersweet. It's a great tasting filling. So yeah. I was chopping chocolate into slivers thanks to John, lol. I also finish up my whipping cream the same way. Again, thanks to John's tip. It's an extra step but I'd rather do it than take the chance of over whipping (breaking it or turning it into butter, lol). Thanks for the tip on how to pasteurize eggs. Can't wait to do that... 👍🏻
Today morning my sister asked me try making Chocolate Mousse and I was thinking whenever John puts up a video on this I'll give it shot and now I see this!!! This is insane xD P.s I absolutely love your recipes and the tips and tricks you give! Thank you ❤️
More of these kinds of recipes would be great. This and the creme brulee are great examples of lower sugar higher healthy fat recipes. And for anyone who's wondering, yes heavy cream is fine and it's even better if it comes from grass-fed cows. So called vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats are not. **For those who are curious, the next lengthy paragraph explains about fats, if you're not interested please skip ahead to the paragraph after it. (Olive oil is good, the oils we should avoid are those commonly referred to as "heart healthy vegetable oils" that come from seeds or grains and are derived from sources that are not naturally oily. Corn oil, soybean oil, canola oil, etc. These are hyper industrialized oils that are extracted with hexane and then heated, deodorized and processed to make them edible. They're extremely high in omega-6, and pro-inflammatory. They aren't heart healthy, they've never been healthy. There's a long story as to why the American Heart Association recommended them, too long for me to go into here but if anyone is curious I can provide the background. We need a certain amount of omega-6 but the American diet is much, much higher in omega-6 and we need more omega-3s. Pasture raised eggs have a lot of omega-3 relative to conventional eggs. The best sources of omega-3s are fish, wild caught salmon is great. If you aren't getting enough omega-3s you risk inflammation and all of the diseases that stem from it. Get yourself some high quality cod liver oil, keep it in the fridge and have some everyday. Or learn more about it and get it from food. I can provide sources for the information above to anyone responding.) Dark chocolate is healthy in moderation, as is heavy cream. The problems we run into are more related to carbohydrates especially when they are overprocessed and served in large amounts. This chocolate mousse is a perfect dessert. Like the creme brulee both have a lot of fat, no white flour and are low in sugar. Don't misunderstand, I love to bake with flour but these recipes make it much easier to maintain a low carb, high fat diet and still have dessert every once in a while. I apologize for the long aside, John. I love your channel and have made many of your recipes, all of which have been successful. Thank you for the inspiration.
@@carefreedelight2355 You're welcome. I wasn't sure if I should include all that information here. If it helps anyone or arouses some curiosity and the person goes and reads more then it's a good thing.
@@Eliz0214 Thank you for acknowledging it. I usually think that no one reads longer comments or if they do, they dismiss it. I'm glad someone read it and appreciated it. There's a lot of misinformation regarding diet out there, I try to offer good information when I can.
Am also Ugandan in the U.S and love love him and his recipes. My husband is so jealous of him and my kids call him Mr. Music man coz they think he looks like their teacher. He is very much a part of our family. We ve enjoyed lots of his recipes.😊
Even though I never make your recipes, because I'm too much of a klutz to fry an egg, let alone prepare a mousse like this, you have some of the most satisfying cooking videos to watch. Incredibly good host too. Many other YT chefs can learn a lot from you.
I like to top my chocolate mousse with a bit of crushed almonds or hazelnuts, and orange zest, which not only adds flavour but looks pretty against a brown background. As for egg pasteurisation, bring your eggs to room temp beforehand or they'll crack.
yum. i was just thinking about chocolate mousse last night while i was eating chocolate pudding with coconut flakes. i love chocolate mousse and all variations on it.
Fun fact! In Belgium we - separate the eggs, beat the whites like you did, melt the chocolate over boiling water (au Bain Marie) then add the yolks one by one and combine it nicely then add that to the whites and mix in with a spatula or wooden spoon. No sugar, no cream. 😊
@@LeanneVlogzFilmz Yes, but be careful, first whip the whites, then melt the chocolate and add one by one yolk in until the chocolate is stiff enough. If you use less chocolate, maybe you can have one yolk over. Fold it right up in the whites, cause the chocolate will get stiff fast. It will not be as airy or creamy as the one from the video, but for people who love strong chocolate taste, this is really good.
This was the first time i was making mousse and it was just fab thank you so much for such an easy n amazing recipe my husband n kids loved it...your recipes can never go wrong..🤗🤗👏👏👏👏
Hi, I was making this recipe and followed your video thouroghly and noticed that you never added the mix of the egg yolks and sugar !!!! I had to add it at the end, hope this didn't affect the result.... we will see.... it looks delicious!
I take dried oranges and soak them in orange liquor then put them in my dark chocolate crumble to put on top of my mousse...... I love dark chocolate with orange or even raspberries!!!
My mother in law loved chocolate mousse ca ke . We would always surprise her with a chocolate mousse cake for her birthday. She was also the freezer queen she insisted on freezing the new cake and she would take the cake from the year before from the freezer. Somehow this made sense to her. Miss her dearly. I’m going to make this in her honor
i forgot to mix the eggs and sugar together. I put the sugar in the ganache after it cooled than added the eggs. I also got a little yoke in my whites. I added a touch of vanilla . In the end none of that mattered. It came out delicious.
I've always separated my egg yolk from white in the egg shells themselves. Break the shell in the middle and toggle the yolk back and forth until most of the white is in a bowl. Then plop the egg yolk in another bowl. Never had an issue with placing yolk in the white.
Thank you, John, for another lovely video. You explain everything so well, so it's clear for your viewers. I, too, am a Virgo, so relate to what you said. 😅
I messed it up because from 3:51 - 3:58 you were stirring the chocolate mixture then it popped to showing you mixing it in the bowl... I thought it was just put in a bigger bowl to add the other ingredients and when all finished I had the yolk/sugar mixture left! I quickly mixed it in after the fact and the mousse didn't deflate too much but I wanted others to be aware in case they are beginner dessert makers like myself.
I really love this recipe! For the ganache I used 200ml milk 100ml cream mix and added one for egg white to help set. One thing that confuses me is that I didn't see you add the egg yolks to the mix. Am I going crazy? I replayed it 3 times and I only saw you put aside the egg yolks after talking about the custard fiend in you haha. My obvious question is do we fold the custard into the mix and at what stage is best to fold to minimize bubble destruction lol
@@racquelaugat2179 I'm guessing while still warm as I have done this when making creme anglaise and no problem. I tried and the mousse turned out lovely. I recommend a light stirring so the egg yolks don't get cooked and mix. A light circular stir was enough.
I should say how my replacement went with 200ml milk instead of cream. It made the mixture too light and so I added one more egg yolk. The finish was just barely holding together but still delicious. Next time, I will only replace 100ml milk instead of cream with 3 eggs and no egg white. This should create a lighter mixture which in Asia is preferred over the rich cream mixtures.
Great... i wanted to make a surprise for my wife for tomorrow's valentines day and right after i finished making this mousse, poured it into cups and put cups into the fridge, i realized i still have those fu*king egg yolks aside... i have poured mousse from all the cups again to the egg yolks and mixed it. Hope it will work.
a hint of vanilla extract, a brandy reduction with 1 or 2 sheets of gelatin, orange zest (it is amazing), i've tried a lot of things, but my favourite is a brandy reduction with a sheet or 2 of gelatin, it makes the mousse firmer and gives that hint of brandy that pairs perfectly with dark chocolate...
Hi. I absolutely love you lessons and recipes very very detailed in everything and tips. however first time ever you missed when YOU ADD THE EGG YOKES WITH THE SUGAR XX 😘 ❤️
I'm not sure if I completely missed it, but where was the egg yolk/sugar mixture used in the video? Was it at 3:55 where the video cut to the ganache in the bowl? Regardless, the recipe looks amazing and I'm happy to learn the technique from this channel!
I love you so much….during the pandemic. Ive found your channel. Made pizza dough and never looked back…i really enjoy watching you and replicating the recipes you I put on. Thank you so much!!!!
Hi first of all, I am grateful to come across your channel, and I am looking forward to trying out every one of your recipes! Quick question, what happens to the egg yolks that were set aside? Do we add it during the heating of the cream stage then let it cool down before adding it to the ganache mixture?
I teach culinary school to disadvantaged youth and I use your videos in my class all the time. I have watched other bakers and I usually pick yours to demonstrate. Thank you Chef Dennis
Thankyou for being a nice teacher I am sure they love you
@@sakuraesther6309 had my students make your Chocolate mousse, it was delicious.
❤❤❤
I love that you do dishes during the lull time. As a somewhat OCD cook, no matter what I am making, I always strive to have all the pots and pans cleaned by the time the food is ready. In contrast, whenever my wife cooks, the sink and counters are piled high with dirty pots and pans! 😊
I’m also a Virgo and I get fixating on tasks (doubly so when I was stoned) so good on you John for accepting that you had chopped the chocolate enough
LOL, thank you!
Your recipes are always amazing!!
Us Virgos are holding things together.
LMAO... I'm not a Virgo but I like to chop the hell out of my chocolate (thanks John). I just feel like if it's not chopped into slivers it's just not done right 🤭 There's no way I'd be doing it stoned though. 1. I be afraid of cutting myself. 2. I don't get high (no judgment Ian)... Thanks for the laugh...
Hw can i add egg yolk
I live in SW France and one of my dear friends is a chef. She is coming to dinner next weekend and I might make this for dessert!
Wow! You're brave but you must be a pretty good cook. I would be so intimidated to cook for a chef! May everything turn out well.
I appreciate these recipes so much. Today I’m making a cake for my mother. I swear, you make baking seems so much less complicated and much more fun. Thank you :)
Hi John -
Thank you for doing these videos.
My son, 37 on the spectrum- watches you every morning. He saw this video and said, “Mom, John made chocolate mousse- watch! I want to make it because he said it was easy!” But he replicated your intonation when he used the words .. it’s easy-
So, we made it. He and you were right and he was so proud of himself. Now, we must do the pumpkin bars and cinnamon rolls!
So, thank you for these very well done videos that are easy to follow and help my young man feel good about cooking!
Wholesome
I worked at a restaurant as a teenager and they put Kahlúa in the chocolate 🍫 mousse and it was amazing! I can’t wait to make this ! Thank you! You are a fantastic teacher.
Chocolate mousse with a dollop of freshly whipped cream is one of our most favorite desserts. Thank you Jon for being you and bringing us Preppy Kitchen..Merci !
My mother in law loved chocolate mousse cake . We would always surprise her with a chocolate mousse cake for her birthday. She was also the freezer queen she insisted on freezing the new cake and she would take the cake from the year before from the freezer. Somehow this made sense to her. Miss her dearly. I’m going to make this in her honor
Is the chocolate mousse cake, a recipe that I can find from Preppy Kitchen, or it's yours. It sounds 😋 delicious.
Can you share your recipe, Thank you
I'm sorry for your loss. Making this in her honor sounds wonderful. Delicious cooking always makes people happy ❤
😋😋😋
Nice to hear of a woman who honors her mother in law. Sorry for your loss.
Can you use thus recipe for a chocolate mousse cake? It looks a but too runny to use for a cake?
Just tried this recipe out and I think I have ascended. So velvety and rich and it was really simple and fun to make with my niece and nephew!
i dont see in wideo eggs yolks when they come
I was seriously looking for a chocolate mousse recipe to make my boyfriend. He orders it if we eat out and I've never made it from scratch but now I am! Thank you.
How was it? Did he like it?
@@sakuraesther6309 oh my goodness! So delicious! He was very impressed! Thank you so much for your reply! That's exciting haha ❤
I ❤ chocolate mousse! I was just telling my wife how I 1st tried it at a cousin's wedding when I was a child and how I fell in live with it. She's NEVER had it!😮 I will give your recipe an attempt. She said it sounds like pudding but I explained it doesn't quite coat the tongue like pudding does. I can't believe I haven't tried one recipe yet.
The way your face lights up when the flavor hits is one of the most genuine things on you tube! 💗💗
you the best john because of you im now working at a reastraunt and have turned my life around (in a good way)
Your editing cut off the part where you added the ganache into the egg yolks and sugar mixture. Looks like you poured the ganache into the egg mixture but you didn't make mention of it.
i was also wondering what happened to the egg yolk mixture
I was going to add the same comment.
Yolks???
You are missing the egg yolks
@@TheMobnob same
No kidding ! It is 8:12am. I"m still in bed. I read it and my mouth is watering 😂😂😂 Thanks John !!!!!💕
It's 1.15am in Australia and I'm just going to bed!
@@denisemarle4141 i am in México Denise. Sweet dreams ! Take care..... Hopefully will make this mousse soon. 😂
just made this and it came out great!! i wanted to make it triple chocolate layered so to make 3 chocolate layers (dark, milk and white) I just take note of which ingredient that needs to be mixed into the chocolate and divide the measurements by 3. it was amazing :)
First time I had this was in a French restaurant. I remember I order steak Diane and this for desert. Perfect dinner!! Thanks John I am going to make this for sure!!! 💯💯
It's my birthday today (April 10th, 2022)
I didn't know what I wanted to make for my guests, but now I do, thank you for this. You make it seem so easy & very tasty.
@@jayamburn1959 aww thanks so much. Well in case we dont speak in September A Happy Early Birthday to you🥳
@@jayamburn1959
Im old enough in my late 30s😁
The egg/sugar mixture is also the starting point for ice cream. I make a chocolate mousse frozen custard which uses 12 eggs, 3 cups of heavy cream, 3/4 cup sugar, 4 oz dark chocolate, and for extra flavor, 2 oz milk chocolate. SO creamy and rich! If you have an ice cream machine, John, I highly recommend making it!
Omg! Is this the recipe??? I want a good chocolate custard recipe!! I’m please let me know if there is other details you are leaving out of making this.
John, my Grandsons would love this delicious dessert. Because your recipes are so easy and your kindness shows thru I follow you. Thank you Tracey from Austin Texas
John, i just made this for tomorrow...I divided it up it plastic bowls. Is that okay to do ?????? hopefully yes ... Tracey
It came out so so yummy 😍 Tracey from Austin Texas
Mousse is one of my favorite dessert. I don’t know why but most airline companies always have it on their flight menu.
I added 12 grams of instant coffee granules to this recipe (into the ganache) and it turned amazing!!! Please try it if coffee is part of your life…
Absolutely I agree, The coffee flavor enhances the taste.
Literally making this for My wife for Valentine’s Day, thank you!
I think chocolate mousse was one of my first dessert I made from scratch and my family loved it. Made me want to cook/bake for special occasions.
I tell everyone about your channel and what an amazing job you do as a teacher. You’re the best and I’m so happy you exist!!!
A "tish!" I love it!
A pinch, a smidge, a splash, splunk (the sound an ice cube makes dropped in a liquid)
I love the mousse recipe as well.
And stiff peak!
My family made chicken with mustard-mushrooms-gravy using heavy cream. Had leftover heavy cream, thankful I found this recipe
John, thank you! You are my "go-to" guy for all kinds of recipes and techniques. You are very generous with all of your time and expertise. .many thanks.😇
BEST INTRO FORMAT IN HISTORY! In 5 short seconds I know who the author is, what the subject is, and am enthusiastically encouraged to engage. Bravo, maestro!
Just made this Mousse for a party of 8 including the owner of the winery i work at.. it was all thumbs up and love thank you!!
I rewatched this just so I could write these gems down, you are my kitchen spirit animal 😂 I really appreciate you showing/talking about the imperfections of cooking/baking it makes it seem less intimidating!
- even for my Virgo mind
- extra dishes are fine
- the custard fiend in me is very excited
- magic editing will brb
- use this dirty bowl so u don’t have to wash it
- no one’s gonna know!
- beautiful chocolate………….meeses
zodiacs arent real
I made it for my family today on Thanksgiving and they loved it. It was really delicious. 😋🍫
How can someone be so amazing..with delicious dishes...
Excellent suggestion reguagding the safest way to separate egg yolks
I made this mousse today and it’s fantastic! This is the third of your recipes that I’ve tackled recently. Fellow Virgo…
He is so genuine and I love how detailed he is without being overwhelming.
Holy Moly! I just made this and it was a was a big hit! This converted a mousse-hater into a fan!
Itt was also fun to cook but had challenges. Here are the adjustments I made along the way:
I home pasteurized my eggs, since one of my household is pregnant. I took my eye off the cream and it developed a little skin, but I was able to skim that out easily and salvage the cream. I had trouble with getting the whites to whisk, so I thought, why not just add the cream and whisk them together? It worked great! The mixture fluffed up and actually got stiff enough I had to whisk (rather than fold) it into the chocolate to fully incorporate.
Despite the minor deviations, the outcome was 5 stars and will definitely be made again.
Can anyone tell me when he added the egg Yolk.. .?.?
@@cvn699 egg yolks get mixed directly with sugar. After the chocolate melts into the cream, and the cream is not too hot is when you add the yolky sugar into the chocolate. From there whip your whites, add to chocolate. Whip more cream, add to chocolate. Done.
Hello sir, forgive my bad english. I love your channel. Thank you for your effort of mentioning the quantities in grams and ml. My personal favorite finishing touch for chocolate mousse is a layer of raspberry coulis. Greetings from Belgium.
John I hope you get this. My 10 year old daughter watched your video on a chocolate moose and now I am off to the store for her to make it.... "just like john said to" I love it thank you and keep doing what you do. From Texas
Considering that there's so few ingredients I'm baffled at how MANY ingredients are in my store bought one which I've been obsessed with.
This recipe looks absolutely doable 🙂
Heavy cream was that one ingredient my parents never bought when i grew up (1st generation immigrant btw). But now i started my own family and heavy cream is my staple
Haven't made a chocolate mousse before but yesterday I made a silky filling for a chocolate cream pie. I used 2 oz of unsweetened chocolate and 5oz of bittersweet. It's a great tasting filling. So yeah. I was chopping chocolate into slivers thanks to John, lol. I also finish up my whipping cream the same way. Again, thanks to John's tip. It's an extra step but I'd rather do it than take the chance of over whipping (breaking it or turning it into butter, lol). Thanks for the tip on how to pasteurize eggs. Can't wait to do that... 👍🏻
I've never made traditional mousse before but this look so good! The one I made was basically whipped ganache 😂
Today morning my sister asked me try making Chocolate Mousse and I was thinking whenever John puts up a video on this I'll give it shot and now I see this!!! This is insane xD
P.s I absolutely love your recipes and the tips and tricks you give! Thank you ❤️
I just made this yesterday. Great recipe.
Best n most easy chocolate mousse recipe I ever tried..
More of these kinds of recipes would be great. This and the creme brulee are great examples of lower sugar higher healthy fat recipes. And for anyone who's wondering, yes heavy cream is fine and it's even better if it comes from grass-fed cows. So called vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats are not.
**For those who are curious, the next lengthy paragraph explains about fats, if you're not interested please skip ahead to the paragraph after it.
(Olive oil is good, the oils we should avoid are those commonly referred to as "heart healthy vegetable oils" that come from seeds or grains and are derived from sources that are not naturally oily. Corn oil, soybean oil, canola oil, etc. These are hyper industrialized oils that are extracted with hexane and then heated, deodorized and processed to make them edible. They're extremely high in omega-6, and pro-inflammatory. They aren't heart healthy, they've never been healthy. There's a long story as to why the American Heart Association recommended them, too long for me to go into here but if anyone is curious I can provide the background. We need a certain amount of omega-6 but the American diet is much, much higher in omega-6 and we need more omega-3s. Pasture raised eggs have a lot of omega-3 relative to conventional eggs. The best sources of omega-3s are fish, wild caught salmon is great. If you aren't getting enough omega-3s you risk inflammation and all of the diseases that stem from it. Get yourself some high quality cod liver oil, keep it in the fridge and have some everyday. Or learn more about it and get it from food. I can provide sources for the information above to anyone responding.)
Dark chocolate is healthy in moderation, as is heavy cream. The problems we run into are more related to carbohydrates especially when they are overprocessed and served in large amounts. This chocolate mousse is a perfect dessert. Like the creme brulee both have a lot of fat, no white flour and are low in sugar. Don't misunderstand, I love to bake with flour but these recipes make it much easier to maintain a low carb, high fat diet and still have dessert every once in a while.
I apologize for the long aside, John. I love your channel and have made many of your recipes, all of which have been successful. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you
@@carefreedelight2355 You're welcome. I wasn't sure if I should include all that information here. If it helps anyone or arouses some curiosity and the person goes and reads more then it's a good thing.
I’m
@@Kyarrix Thank you for this!
@@Eliz0214 Thank you for acknowledging it. I usually think that no one reads longer comments or if they do, they dismiss it. I'm glad someone read it and appreciated it. There's a lot of misinformation regarding diet out there, I try to offer good information when I can.
Thank you for sharing, sending you and your family lots of love from Uganda 🇺🇬
It's my pleasure and thank you for watching!
Am also Ugandan in the U.S and love love him and his recipes. My husband is so jealous of him and my kids call him Mr. Music man coz they think he looks like their teacher. He is very much a part of our family. We ve enjoyed lots of his recipes.😊
A chocolate mousse with a hint of coffee flavour sounds wonderful right now.😊
Even though I never make your recipes, because I'm too much of a klutz to fry an egg, let alone prepare a mousse like this, you have some of the most satisfying cooking videos to watch. Incredibly good host too. Many other YT chefs can learn a lot from you.
Just made this, followed it precisely as shown, turned out great! Thanks for sharing this recipe, friend!
Husband made this and it turned out AMAZING! Thank you for the recipe.
What ever vidéo I watch fron preppy is about chocolate 😊, it shows how much john loves the chocolate 🍫
I made your recipe for my brother's bday, hope all my family love it 🤤
I like to top my chocolate mousse with a bit of crushed almonds or hazelnuts, and orange zest, which not only adds flavour but looks pretty against a brown background.
As for egg pasteurisation, bring your eggs to room temp beforehand or they'll crack.
yum. i was just thinking about chocolate mousse last night while i was eating chocolate pudding with coconut flakes. i love chocolate mousse and all variations on it.
Fun fact! In Belgium we - separate the eggs, beat the whites like you did, melt the chocolate over boiling water (au Bain Marie) then add the yolks one by one and combine it nicely then add that to the whites and mix in with a spatula or wooden spoon. No sugar, no cream. 😊
Oh nice! So if I'm reading this right, you can melt the chocolate, mix the yolks in one by one until combined and then fold in the whipped egg whites?
@@LeanneVlogzFilmz Yes, but be careful, first whip the whites, then melt the chocolate and add one by one yolk in until the chocolate is stiff enough. If you use less chocolate, maybe you can have one yolk over. Fold it right up in the whites, cause the chocolate will get stiff fast. It will not be as airy or creamy as the one from the video, but for people who love strong chocolate taste, this is really good.
I could listen to you chopping that chocolate all day. The best kind of ASMR 😅
I had my tonsils out today and am dedicated to make this as my therapeutic for the weekend.
This was the first time i was making mousse and it was just fab thank you so much for such an easy n amazing recipe my husband n kids loved it...your recipes can never go wrong..🤗🤗👏👏👏👏
Hi, I was making this recipe and followed your video thouroghly and noticed that you never added the mix of the egg yolks and sugar !!!! I had to add it at the end, hope this didn't affect the result.... we will see.... it looks delicious!
The best chocolate mousse I’ve eaten in all my life thank you from Portugal
I take dried oranges and soak them in orange liquor then put them in my dark chocolate crumble to put on top of my mousse...... I love dark chocolate with orange or even raspberries!!!
My mother in law loved chocolate mousse ca
ke . We would always surprise her with a chocolate mousse cake for her birthday. She was also the freezer queen she insisted on freezing the new cake and she would take the cake from the year before from the freezer. Somehow this made sense to her. Miss her dearly. I’m going to make this in her honor
Thank you man I am literally 12 and I made this and it tasted so good. Thank you!!😁
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I love chocolate mousse and your channel
Do you have a video tour of your kitchen John? I would love to see it please.
Coffee and cinnamon are fantastic is mousse. Carmel mousse is one of my best desserts. The grands love to help me make it.
i forgot to mix the eggs and sugar together. I put the sugar in the ganache after it cooled than added the eggs. I also got a little yoke in my whites. I added a touch of vanilla . In the end none of that mattered. It came out delicious.
I’ve eaten too much good food this weekend and now you tempt me further with the devineness that is chocolate mousse 😳
I've always separated my egg yolk from white in the egg shells themselves. Break the shell in the middle and toggle the yolk back and forth until most of the white is in a bowl. Then plop the egg yolk in another bowl. Never had an issue with placing yolk in the white.
I love that you’re a Virgo and also a lefty. I’m a huge fan 😭♥️
Thank you, John, for another lovely video. You explain everything so well, so it's clear for your viewers. I, too, am a Virgo, so relate to what you said. 😅
I messed it up because from 3:51 - 3:58 you were stirring the chocolate mixture then it popped to showing you mixing it in the bowl... I thought it was just put in a bigger bowl to add the other ingredients and when all finished I had the yolk/sugar mixture left! I quickly mixed it in after the fact and the mousse didn't deflate too much but I wanted others to be aware in case they are beginner dessert makers like myself.
OmG!!! What a treat!! Dreamy and creamy and smooth, oh my!! 👍👍❤
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I really love this recipe! For the ganache I used 200ml milk 100ml cream mix and added one for egg white to help set. One thing that confuses me is that I didn't see you add the egg yolks to the mix. Am I going crazy? I replayed it 3 times and I only saw you put aside the egg yolks after talking about the custard fiend in you haha. My obvious question is do we fold the custard into the mix and at what stage is best to fold to minimize bubble destruction lol
He added the melted chocolate/cream mixture into the egg yolks and blended together.
@@Regina-T AFTER letting the ganache come to room temp? Or while still warm after melting the chocolate?
@@racquelaugat2179 I'm guessing while still warm as I have done this when making creme anglaise and no problem. I tried and the mousse turned out lovely. I recommend a light stirring so the egg yolks don't get cooked and mix. A light circular stir was enough.
I should say how my replacement went with 200ml milk instead of cream. It made the mixture too light and so I added one more egg yolk. The finish was just barely holding together but still delicious. Next time, I will only replace 100ml milk instead of cream with 3 eggs and no egg white. This should create a lighter mixture which in Asia is preferred over the rich cream mixtures.
Great... i wanted to make a surprise for my wife for tomorrow's valentines day and right after i finished making this mousse, poured it into cups and put cups into the fridge, i realized i still have those fu*king egg yolks aside... i have poured mousse from all the cups again to the egg yolks and mixed it. Hope it will work.
This channel is the best cooking on UA-cam! considering buying your cook book!
This looks like the tastiest thing on the planet
a hint of vanilla extract, a brandy reduction with 1 or 2 sheets of gelatin, orange zest (it is amazing), i've tried a lot of things, but my favourite is a brandy reduction with a sheet or 2 of gelatin, it makes the mousse firmer and gives that hint of brandy that pairs perfectly with dark chocolate...
I will be making this over the weekend. Seeing the finished product was enough to sell me on the recipe. Thanks bunches.
You are my go-to guy for when I need a dessert to turn out GREAT!
omg yum the choc ganache smells so good very rich and the chocolate flavor is there
Thanks for making this video. I am going to make this today, my kids going to love this as their weekend dessert.
Thank you so much Dear John 🙏🏻😊⚘️
I died when he said "meese" i love u john
Thank you for this wonderful recipe. May I know when I can add the orange liqueur and how much?
Hi. I absolutely love you lessons and recipes very very detailed in everything and tips. however first time ever you missed when YOU ADD THE EGG YOKES WITH THE SUGAR XX 😘 ❤️
every single recipe I use from your videos is fire.
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ITS SO RELAXING? SHOULD I TRY THIS FOR MY VLOG?
Taste is amazing! May be too light for me though in terms of consistency. But, delicious either way! ❤
Definitely liked this video; haven’t made it in forever. Just got the chance to make it today 😊! Thanks for the video.
“And no one’s gonna know”.... they gonna know.... how will they know? They gonna know 🤣🤣
I wish I saw this earlier, I just made a chocolate mousse with leftover heavy cream last week! I will definitely make this version next time
I don't think I would add the liquor but I definitely would add an Orange extract or or maybe some strawberry that would go good or cherry yum
I'm not sure if I completely missed it, but where was the egg yolk/sugar mixture used in the video? Was it at 3:55 where the video cut to the ganache in the bowl?
Regardless, the recipe looks amazing and I'm happy to learn the technique from this channel!
I love you so much….during the pandemic. Ive found your channel. Made pizza dough and never looked back…i really enjoy watching you and replicating the recipes you I put on. Thank you so much!!!!
Hi first of all, I am grateful to come across your channel, and I am looking forward to trying out every one of your recipes! Quick question, what happens to the egg yolks that were set aside? Do we add it during the heating of the cream stage then let it cool down before adding it to the ganache mixture?
I missed that part too when I made it. Apparently he added the chocolate ganache to it 😂
He didn't explain it on this video. in the recipe blog it says that you mix the sugar+eggs yolk with the melted chocolate