Sugar-free chocolate mousse dessert

Chocolate mousse is such a versatile dessert, you can use it to ice cakes and cupcakes, layer puddings or even enjoy it on its own. What makes this chocolate mousse sugar-free is the replacement of regular milk chocolate with a minimum of 70% dark chocolate and replacing castor sugar with xylitol.

These are the two main ingredients for providing the heavenly chocolate flavour and sweetness you want in a chocolate mousse, respectively:

• Dark chocolate is a great source of antioxidants making this chocolate surprisingly good for you.

• Xylitol too, has health properties, such as having a low GI and it’s naturally good for your teeth.

Decadent Chocolate Mousse

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Recipe by Robyn BrittowCourse: DessertCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Servings

4

Total time

30

minutes

Ingredients

• 200 grams dark chocolate

• 30 ml of xylitol

• 4 egg whites

• 1 egg

• 15 grams butter

• 500 ml 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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