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White chocolate mousse in white bowls with fresh raspberries.

White Chocolate Mousse

Bree Hester
4.34 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 6
Calories 346 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 vanilla bean split and seeded
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 Safe Egg whites
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 8 ounces white chocolate a high quality white chocolate makes all the difference

Instructions
 

  • Beat cream cheese and vanilla bean with an electric mixer. Add the cream and beat until combined. Set aside.
    Beating cream cheese, vanilla bean, and heavy cream for white chocolate mousse in a bowl.
  • Melt white chocolate gently over a double boiler. The eggs in this mousse are not cooked, so I use pasteurized eggs, just to be safe.
    Melting white chocolate gently over a double boiler on a stovetop for White Chocolate Mousse.
  • Place the egg whites and salt in a large bowl.
    Egg whites in a large bowl, with sugar and heavy cream, for White Chocolate Mousse.
  • Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, slowly add the sugar and set aside.
    Beating egg whites until soft peaks form for White Chocolate Mousse.
  • Fold the melted white chocolate into the cream cheese mixture.
    Folding melted white chocolate into the cream cheese mixture for white chocolate mousse.
  • Gently fold the egg whites into the cream cheese and chocolate. Fold until just combined.
    Folding egg whites into the cream cheese and white chocolate mixture for white chocolate mousse.
  • Pour the mousse into small bowls or ramekins and chill for at least 2 hours.
    White chocolate mousse with vanilla bean specks poured into white ramekins, ready to chill.
  • Serve with fresh raspberries and a dusting of powdered sugar. This recipe is adapted from Saveur.
    White chocolate mousse served in white ramekins, topped with fresh raspberries and powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 5gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gSodium: 288mgFiber: 0.1g
Keyword creamy mousse, make-ahead dessert, White chocolate mousse
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