Simple Delicious Recipes
This Easy Baileys Chocolate Mousse is creamy, rich and deliciously decadent. Dark chocolate is infused with the sweet flavour of Irish Cream and lightened with whipped cream. It is super easy to make and doesn’t contain any eggs. Finish off each mousse glass with a dollop of whipped Baileys cream and shavings of chocolate. This mousse is an impressive dessert to serve at any any occasion. Â
Baileys has always been a fave of mine. For years it was my go to drink. I still keep a bottle of Baileys in the house mostly to use in drinks. Such as this creamy White Russian Cocktail and this rich indulgent hot beverage.Â
Mousse is the French word for foam. It starts with a flavour base to which eggs are added. Classic mousse is made using raw eggs. To lighten the mousse, whipped egg whites are mixed in to make it light and fluffy.Â
This recipe doesn’t contain any eggs. It relies on softly whipped cream to aerate the mousse. Gelatin is added to give it body, hold it’s shape whilst leaving it tender enough to melt in your tongue.Â
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All you need for this mousse are:
In a saucepan, heat the cream until it starts to just bubble on the sides. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate to the cream. Leave to sit for 1 minute and then stir to incorporate. Whisk the chocolate mixture until smooth and glossy(This is chocolate ganache). Mix in Irish cream until combined. Leave to come to room temperature.Â
Now whisk together gelatin and water in a small bowl. Leave it to bloom. When the ganache has come to room temperature, melt the gelatin in the microwave for 15 seconds until melted. Whisk the gelatin into the chocolate mixture.Â
Finally whip the cream until soft peaks form. Gently fold the cream into the ganache. You do not want to deflate the cream.
Divide the mousse between individual glasses or ramekins. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour or until set. Â
Finally whip some cream with Baileys Irish Cream and icing sugar until soft peaks form. Top each mousse with a dollop baileys cream and chocolate curls.Â
This mousse is just fine on it’s own. You can also add whipped cream or some fresh fruit.Â
You had me at dark chocolate…and then you went and added the Irish Cream. This sounds amazing!!
Lol, Thank you David. Chocolate and Irish Cream hold a special place in my heart
Hhahah you can never too much baileys!! Love how sexy this is too 🙂
Lol Zainab. Totally agree with you