There are some especially tasty foods that seem to be suitable at any time of the year, always treating you to wonderful sensations, but above all satisfying the palate in a unique way. Such is the case with chocolate: this precious food can be transformed into a myriad of forms but always offering its unique and superlative taste. Today we’re going to show you a perfect recipe to entrance your friends, maybe during a lovely evening in the garden: namely, chocolate mousse which, once prepared, can be kept cool in the fridge ready to enliven a convivial evening as and when you need it. If you want to, you could also enrich your chocolate mousse with whipped cream, perhaps with a sprinkling of cinnamon or cocoa, and eat it together with a good quality biscuit: are you ready to make one of the most delicious and inviting of desserts?

Break the chocolate into flakes with a knife. Beat the egg whites until stiff and then beat the yolks with two tablespoons of brown sugar. Whip the cream until stiff with absolutely no sugar. Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie or in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, then turn off the heat and stir in the foamy yolks. Mix well, then fold in the egg whites, a tablespoon at a time, stirring in the same direction and incorporating as much air as possible. Then add the whipped cream a tablespoon at a time, as with the egg whites. Pour the mousse into single portion cups and cover with cling film, then let them rest in refrigerator for 4 hours.