This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture. A quick and easy dessert for any occasion!

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.

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As a lover of dark chocolate mousse prepared with simple ingredients (here’s my go-to recipe), and I was looking for an equally delicious white chocolate mousse, without the use of gelatin or agar-agar. The light and fluffy texture is the key element to a mousse, and while egg whites do the job for a dark chocolate mousse, you need most of the time gelatin or agar-agar to give body and staying power to light-as-air white chocolate mousse.

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.

Some white chocolate mousse recipes call for two ingredients only, white chocolate and whipping cream, but I find them too smooth (not fluffy). So I simply added egg whites, let chill overnight and observed a wonderful result. If like me you’re a true chocolate mousse lover, here’s the one and only white chocolate mousse recipe you need!

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.

3-Ingredient White Chocolate Mousse

3 ingredients, this is what you need to make these white chocolate mousse :

  • White chocolate. I recommend white chocolate chips that are easier to melt, but if your cooking skills are a little bit more advanced, use high quality baking white chocolate and chop it into equal-size bite before melting.
  • Whipping cream. It is basically heavy liquid cream. You will need to whip it with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Whipped cream will bring some lightness to the white chocolate texture.
  • Egg whites. Beat them to stiff peaks and add them to the other ingredients. While some white chocolate mousse recipes call for whipping cream and no eggs, I find that egg whites adds more fluffiness to the mousse, making it close to the classic dark chocolate mousse recipe.

That’s it! No gelatin, no agar-agar, and yet, a perfect silky-smooth and fluffy texture!

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.

Pro-tips to make the recipe

While the recipe is extremely simple to prepare, there are a few useful tips to keep in mind to make it a success every single time:

  • Use white chocolate chips (preferably) or chop baking white chocolate into equal bite size (ideally pea-size). This enables the chocolate to melt evenly.
  • If melting white chocolate in the microwave, stir every 30-seconds. If not smooth yet, place it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds, and stir again. The white chocolate should be silky-smooth and completely melted before using. Yet, let it cool slightly before using!
  • Use cold whipping cream. This will help you whip the cream into stiff peaks.
  • Fold in the ingredients using a rubber spatula and do not overmix or the mousse will be dense and will not have a smooth and fluffy texture.
  • Chilling time is important, don’t skip it! Place the white chocolate mousse in the refrigerator for minimum 3 hours or ideally overnight.

How to serve this white chocolate mousse?

I like to prepare white chocolate mousse in individual portions in a glass or a ramekin, then add a few toppings to cut out the extra sweetness of the white chocolate. Here are just a few suggestions:

  • Top with lime zest. You could also add the lime zest directly in the mousse.
  • Add a few berries. Raspberries and strawberries are a classic, but you could also use fresh blueberries or blackberry.
  • Decorate with dark, milk or white chocolate shaves (or with the three of them together). To create chocolate shaves, use a small vegetable peeler to shave chocolate over each mousse.
  • Serve with a cherry coulis. Use the recipe here; the result is bliss!
  • Top with fresh mango slices and a few mint leaves. Exotic and delicious!

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.

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This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.

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3-Ingredient White Chocolate Mousse

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.
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  • Author: Delphine Fortin
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
  • Category: Desserts

This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture. A quick and easy dessert for any occasion!

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Ingredients

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  • 80g white chocolate chips (or baking white chocolate, chopped*)
  • 200 ml heavy whipping cream
  • 2 egg whites
  • For serving: strawberries or raspberries, fresh mint leaves, lime or lemon zest

Instructions

  1. Pour the heavy whipping cream in a medium mixing bowl and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  2. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth and creamy. Alternatively you can melt them in a water-bath. Let cool slightly for 5 minutes.
  3. Beat heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold it to the slightly cooled white chocolate until full incorporated.
  4. Beat the egg whites until stiff, then gently fold into the white chocolate. Pour into 4-6 ramekins and place in the refrigerator for minimum 3 hours. Serve with strawberries, lime zest and fresh mint leaves. Enjoy!

Notes

* If using baking white chocolate, make sure you chop it into pea-size, making sure they are roughly the same size. This will guarantee an even melting.

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This simple 3-ingredient white chocolate mousse is luxury. No weird ingredient, no gelatin or agar-agar, it makes for an elegant white chocolate dessert with a silky-smooth texture.