Iced chocolate mousse with meringue

Name: Iced chocolate mousse with meringue
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 fresh eggs (size M); 200 g Dark chocolate; 50 g Butter; 50 g Meringue; 2 TABLESPOONS Icing sugar; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Cling film

AUTHOR
Leta Marks

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
20 mins

TOTAL TIME
20 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6

5 fresh eggs (size M)
200 g Dark chocolate
50 g Butter
50 g Meringue
2 TABLESPOONS Icing sugar
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Cling film

Directions

1
Separate eggs. Roughly chop the chocolate. Melt butter and chocolate over a warm water bath, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly
2
Crumble meringue. Whip egg yolks and 1 tbsp. icing sugar until creamy. Slowly stir in melted chocolate. Beat egg whites and salt until stiff, adding 1 tbsp. icing sugar. Carefully fold the beaten egg whites and 2/3 of the meringue into the chocolate mixture
3
Pour the mousse into small moulds (approx. 150 ml each) and cover with foil. Put the mousse in the freezer for at least 4 hours
4
Dip the moulds briefly in hot water or hold them under hot water and turn the mousse over onto plates. Let the mousse stand for about 5 minutes, then decorate with meringue pieces and serve
5
waiting time approx. 4 hours