{"id":1699,"slug":"instant-chocolate-mousse","title":"Instant Chocolate Mousse","description":"Instant Chocolate Mousse is a dessert composed primarily of cocoa powder, coffee, and whipped cream. Unlike some other chocolate mousse recipes, this one does not require melted chocolate or eggs.","ingredients_raw":["½ cup (60 g/2.1 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder","¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (90 ml/3 fl oz) hot brewed coffee","1 pinch of salt","2 cups (500 ml/1 pint) heavy cream","⅔ cup (80 g) powdered sugar","1 oz (28 g) kirsch (cherry brandy), chocolate brandy, or coffee liqueur","6 chocolate cups or shells","Small chocolate bar (for garnish)","6 maraschino cherries"],"ingredients_norm":["unsweetened cocoa powder","hot brewed coffee","salt","heavy cream","powdered sugar","kirsch chocolate brandy or coffee liqueur","chocolate cups or shell","chocolate bar","maraschino cherry"],"steps":["In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, coffee, and salt. It should whisk easily and have the consistency of melted chocolate. If it is too thick, whisk in another tablespoon of coffee. Set aside.","In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on medium-high to whip the cream for 1 minute.","Add the powdered sugar and whip for another minute.","Add the kirsch and coffee-cocoa powder mixture.","Whip on high until stiff peaks form, about another minute.","Spoon the mousse into a medium plastic bag or piping bag, and twist the top closed.","Use scissors to snip off one corner (about ½ inch up).","Arrange the chocolate cups on serving plates. If the cups don't sit flat, place a dollop of mousse under them.","Squeeze the bag to pipe the mousse into the chocolate cups.","Use a vegetable peeler to shave the chocolate bar over the mousse-filled cups, letting some of the shavings scatter on the plate.","Top each mousse with a cherry."],"categories":["Mousse recipes","Recipes for mousse","Recipes for dessert","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using cocoa powder","Naturally gluten-free recipes","Recipes using whipped cream","Recipes using kirsch","Recipes using powdered sugar","Recipes using cherry","Recipes using brewed coffee","Recipes using coffee liqueur","Recipes for whipped cream","Recipes using heavy cream","Recipes using maraschino cherry"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":15,"servings":"6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Instant_Chocolate_Mousse","source_ref":"4524786","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Instant_Chocolate_Mousse&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"54c7bc6007725dd255a12e2bf15b9412cf5608f82e335646627a0f6f014a00c8","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/instant-chocolate-mousse"}