Peanut Butter and Jelly Chocolate Mousse
This peanut butter chocolate mousse is light, fluffy, and swirled with ribbons of raspberry jam. You can top off this mousse with fresh whipped cream or eat it on it’s own, it’s and easy chocolatey dessert everyone will love!
PB&J Chocolate Mousse
This chocolate mousse is so light and fluffy, with ribbons of raspberry jam swirled throughout. There is peanut butter in the base of the mousse, but feel free to drizzle some extra on top, if you are a peanut butter fanatic like myself!
All components of this mousse are fully cooked so you don’t have to worry about consuming raw eggs. It starts with a simple pastry cream, flavoring it with peanut butter and chocolate, then a swiss meringue is folded in, followed by fresh whipped cream. It’s an easy dessert to whip up that everyone will love!
Ingredients you will need for this recipe
Whole Milk
Eggs
Cornstarch
Sugar
Semi Sweet Chocolate
Peanut Butter
Raspberry Jam
Heavy Whipping Cream
Tips on making this recipe perfectly
Cool the pastry cream slightly before folding in the meringue and the whipped cream. If the pastry cream is too hot it will deflate the meringue and melt the whipped cream. The mousse will still set up but it will not be as light and fluffy. Keep the pastry cream covered with plastic wrap (so a skin doesn’t form) and let cool at room temperature until it is warm to the touch, about 30-45 minutes.
Stir the egg whites constantly when they are over the water bath, so they do not cook. The goal in warming them is to make them safe to eat, not cook them because then they will become scrambled.
Use a high quality chocolate for this recipe, I like to use Scharffen Berger 64 or 70% chocolate when I bake.
Give the mousse several hours to chill and set in the fridge before serving. 4-6 hours should be plenty of time. This mousse can be made ahead of time or even the day before.
Other chocolate desserts to try
Easy 4 Ingredient Chocolate Souffle
Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing
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