Chocolate Mousse

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It is very sweet - also I agree with the others that it takes quite a bit of time to get the sugar to melt, perhaps next time I will use less sugar and a finer grain. Also, it makes way more than 4 servings and unless you have a large dinner party - I would cut it in half.

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Everyone loved it! I agree the sugar took a while to dissolved, but it is worth it. I've made easier recipes for chocolate mousse, but this one is far better. Now ... we could not believe the amount of mousse we ended up with! This is easily for 16 servings! If we eat all the left overs I think we won't make this again for another year :

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Great Recipe, my second time. Make sure you use good chocolate because the first time I didn't and it would not become smooth. Use Ghiradelli Brand bittersweet chocolate--melts smooth. Make sure to continue to stir over med heat until you cannot taste any sugar granules--it takes a little while. Once the chocolate mixture is done, cool it till just slightly warm above room temp and then fold in the egg whites and whip cream as directed. Takes a bit of patience but it is worth it!

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I made this recipe from her Christmas cookbook for a dinner party...should be 14-16 servings, not 4. I think it's very expensive to make and it took forever to get the sugar to dissolve once it was added to the chocolate, maybe superfine sugar would be better. I would make it again though. Everyone loved it!!

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I'm not a bitter or dark chocolate lover, so I changed the recipe by using 6 oz of milk chocolate and 6 oz of semi-sweet chocolate (store brand. It was a hit with the chocolate cake we used as a filler and still had plenty left over to eat by itself with some fresh cream.

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I loved this recipe I made it several times now. The first time I used it for the filling in a chocolate cake and I had lots of left overs to eat. The second time I halfed the recipe and it turned out just as great. I used semi-sweet (Baker's1 ounce chocolate pieces from the grocery store. My family is crazy about this recipe and now want me to bring it every time I see them. I found it to be fairly easy to make and very rewarding though extremely rich and of course very fattening!

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Other reviewers had some of the same issues as I did. It was rich, but tasty, with a not so perfect texture. 1 I melted the chocolate in a double boiler until almost all the solid pieces were melted, then added the coffee. But, my coffee wasn't hot, and the texture went from smooth to chunky in no time. I'm not sure if it the chocolate was just sitting on the heat too long, or if the cold liquid coffee screwed up the texture. Either way, I'd go with hot coffee. 2 I didn't let the sugar completely dissolve when mixing in with the melted chocolate, which resulted in crunchy sugar crystals in the chocolate. I was too worried about the chocolate sitting on the heat too long. 3 I left the whipped egg whites sitting too long, and they didn't blend well with the melted chocolate. 4 It's very rich. I used Ghiradelli 60% bittersweet chips. Not sure how to tone the richness down. 5 I have a giant container of mousse leftover. I would barf if I ate it all. Holy cow! Make a half recipe!

I'm no expert, but this wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. All in all, the flavor was great (I think the better the chocolate the better the flavor, although the texture was not so great.

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I followed this recipe exactly and I cook often, but this was terrible. The texture got all messed up thanks to adding the coffee and the flavor was disgusting. I used 16 oz bittersweet and 8 oz semisweet to try and cut the richness. It didn't work. Definitely will not be making again.

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When I made this recipe, I left out the beaten egg whites because I was concerned about serving raw egg. My mousse did not set up correctly, and it had a grainy texture. I may try this recipe again using "Just Whites."

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I am ABOUT to try this recipe, but just in case I got milk chocolate as well as bitter sweet. I am very sure you mean six bars of four ounce chocolate, right? That's what it sounds like, and that is what I'm using. I am going to try adding the egg over the stove, like another comment suggested, because I need to get this right. This is almost the first time I've ever cooked anything. I had an issue with making a grilled cheese. o.O Anyway, I hope this is as easy as I want it to be, because I am going to recieve no help with this. I saw the very beggining of the episode, but my sister changed it, saying she already saw that one. I saw the picture and heard the name and decided to try it out for the family gathering. Are there any tips or little ideas to make it easy/better?