Smooth, creamy, and decadent red wine eggless chocolate mousse. Bitter dark chocolate paired with a sultry kick of red wine is sinfully delicious! The best part is that the mousse is quick and easy to make and doesn't have any eggs. It's the perfect, seductive date night or Valentine's Day dessert for two. You only need four ingredients (chocolate, wine, whipping cream, and sugar), as well as some seasonal fresh red berries for decorating. The mousse is served in wine glasses as an ode to the ample amount of red wine that gives this mousse a noticeable kick.
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🍷 Why you'll LOVE this recipe
- Decadent: Rich, creamy chocolate mousse with a seductive red wine twist. It's decadent and tantalizing.
- Quick and easy: This eggless chocolate mousse comes together super quickly and without any fuss!
- Dessert for two: It's the perfect date night and Valentine's Day dessert.
📝 Key ingredients
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Full steps and ingredients in recipe card below.
Dark chocolate: Use a good quality dark chocolate that you enjoy eating because the mousse will taste like it! You can also use semisweet chocolate chips. If you prefer milk chocolate, you could use that instead. Whatever you prefer to enjoy with red wine will work well in this recipe.
Red wine: Look for a red wine that pairs well with chocolate. Full bodied reds pair really well with dark chocolate while fruitier lighter reds pair better with milk chocolate. If you use dark chocolate, like I did, opt for a higher tannin, bolder, bitter wine so that the flavor comes out.
Heavy whipping cream: You need chilled 35% cream that will whip up and add lots of air and lift into the chocolate mousse.
Red berries: For a bright, bold finish and to add a pop of acidity and brightness to the mousse.
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👩🍳 How to make red wine eggless chocolate mousse
Step 1: In a small saucepan or microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and wine (or wine and water). Melt on low heat stirring constantly until melted and smooth. If using the microwave, melt in 15 second intervals.
Step 2: While the melted chocolate cools, combine whipping cream, vanilla extract, salt, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Whisk to stiff peaks with an electric mixer or a balloon whisk. Set aside ¼ cup of the whipped cream.
Step 3: Once the melted chocolate cools to about body or room temperature, add the whipped cream and gently fold the mixture together. Use a spatula and stop folding as soon as there aren't any streaks left in the mixture.
Step 4: Divide the mousse between two wine goblets. Smooth the top and add a scoop of whipped cream to each. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours to set the mousse.
Decorate with chocolate shavings and fresh red berries. Serve and enjoy!
✔️ Expert cookie tips
- Melt the chocolate and wine very gently and stir constantly. This prevents the chocolate from burning and turning out bitter.
- Whip the cream to stiff peaks. This add lots of lift to the mousse and creates a lighter, fluffier texture.
- Let the mousse set for an hour or two (or overnight). This allows the chocolate to firm up again, creating a scoopable mousse.
🥄 Make ahead and storage
This is the perfect make ahead dessert as it needs at least 1-2 hours to set in the fridge. You can also let it set in the fridge for 1 or 2 nights! This makes it the perfect make ahead dessert as you can make it a day ahead of time and not worry about making it the day of.
Store the mousse in the fridge without the berries - add the berries right before serving. This prevents the berries from wilting and leaking on the mousse.
📖 Recipe FAQs
Yes you can use milk chocolate to make chocolate mousse. Pair it with a lighter, fruitier, and less tannin red wine.
Yes you can. Use water or crabberry juice instead! Cranberry juice has a similar tannin and fruity quality so it is a good replacement.
You can half the red wine and substitute with water. I wanted a full, boozy red wine chocolate mousse so I added ½ cup of red wine. You can reduce it by half or replace it altogether with cranberry juice or water.
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📖 Recipe
Red Wine Eggless Chocolate Mousse
Equipment
- electric mixer or balloon whisk
- wine glasses
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark chocolate chopped
- ½ cup red wine for a half strong version, use ¼ cup wine and ¼ cup water. Or substitute with cranberry juice for a non-alcoholic version
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream 35% chilled
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- red berries for decorating
Instructions
- In a small saucepan or microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and wine (or wine and water). Melt on low heat stirring constantly until melted and smooth. If using the microwave, melt in 15 second intervals.1 cup dark chocolate, ½ cup red wine
- While the melted chocolate cools, combine whipping cream, vanilla extract, salt, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Whisk to stiff peaks with an electric mixer or a balloon whisk. Set aside ¼ cup of the whipped cream.1 cup heavy whipping cream, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon sea salt, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Once the melted chocolate cools to about body or room temperature, add the whipped cream and gently fold the mixture together. Use a spatula and stop folding as soon as there aren't any streaks left in the mixture.
- Divide the mousse between two wine goblets. Smooth the top and add a scoop of whipped cream to each. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours to set the mousse.
- Decorate with chocolate shavings and fresh red berries. Serve and enjoy!red berries
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Notes
- Melt the chocolate and wine very gently and stir constantly to prevent burning
- Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
- Let the mousse set for an hour or two (or overnight) to set.
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