Sugar-free chocolate mousse: Sweet decadent dessert

When we have great desserts, they’re often filled with chocolate and one of the tastiest ways to enjoy it is with chocolate mousse. However, we often feel too guilty due to the amount of sugar added to it, but you don’t need to worry anymore. This sugar-free chocolate mousse recipe is great for weeknight desserts as well as dinner parties. It’s rich but light with many options to decorate and add extra flavours for the best experience.

Sugar-free chocolate mousse tips

The most important part about chocolate mousse is to keep as much air in it as possible, so lightly folding is important when mixing. Using dark chocolate helps keep as much of the chocolate flavour as possible and adding the xylitol won’t make it too sweet. When adding eggs, do it very gradually because they can scramble when adding to warmed chocolate. Serve in nice wine or dessert glasses with some whipped cream. For an extra topping, some juicy fruit or chocolate shavings will do the trick too.

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Whether you have a dinner party planned or just want to surprise your family this week, make this guilt-free and sugar free chocolate mousse.

Last updated on 9 February 2023

Sugar-free chocolate mousse recipe

Recipe by Robyn Brittow Course: DessertCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Servings

4

Total time

30

minutes

Ingredients

• 200 g 200 dark chocolate

• 30 ml 30 xylitol

• 4 4 egg whites

• 1 1 egg

• 15 g 15 butter

• 500 ml 500 unsweetened whipped cream

• strawberries for garnish (optional)

Method

• Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water. Make sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl directly.
• Add the butter to the melted chocolate and remove off the heat, stir the mixture until the butter melts. Set aside to slightly cool.
• Add one egg to the chocolate mix and stir in. Note: the mixture might become more solid.
  

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•  In a mixing bowl whisk the 4 egg whites until stiff peak and add the xylitol gradually.
• Add a ¹⁄₄ of the egg whites to the chocolate and stir in to loosen the mixture. Slowly fold in the remaining egg whites.
• Fold in 250ml of the whipped cream until the ingredients are combined and the mousse is one consistent colour.
• Fill four wine glasses with mousse and remaining cream as desired.

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