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Surprisingly, this one comes from the National Trust. What the National Trust is doing with a chocolate mousse, I have no idea. Maybe they had too many eggs.
It does need at least 4 hours to set, but the longer it is left, the better it is. 12 hours is really good, but 3 days is divine. It must be a bit like hanging meat, I suppose.




Leave it a few days, and a skin forms on the top which is the best bit.



Ingredients


Per person:
1 egg
1 oz or 25g plain chocolate (at least 40% cocoa solids: the better the chocolate, the better)


Method

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of hot (but not boiling) water.

Separate the eggs, and when the chocolate has cooled a little, beat in the yolks.

Beat the egg whites until they are stiff, and fold them into the chocolate with a tablespoon.




Pour the mixture into a sundae dish or wine glass for each person, and then put it into the fridge to set.


You can do things to this mousse, but it is so simple and delectable by itself, that it is a bit like overdressing something. Enjoy its simple perfection at first, just as it is, before trying anything snazzy.


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