Halloween Chocolate Mousse with Meringue Ghosts

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This festive chocolate mousse gets a spooky makeover with cute meringue ghosts that require careful piping and low-temperature baking to keep their snowy-white color. You'll whip up delicate meringue ghosts, fold together a silky chocolate mousse with whipped cream and crushed pepper for a grown-up flavor twist, then chill everything before piping and topping with your little edible spooks.

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Whip the meringue

Whip the egg whites with granulated sugar and powdered sugar on high speed until stiff, glossy meringue forms. Spoon half of the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a round, smooth tip. Pipe the meringue onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in the shape of little ghosts.

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4 piece
Chicken Eggs

100 gram
Caster sugar

220 gram
Powdered Sugar
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Bake and keep watch

Bake in an oven preheated to 100 °C for about 9–10 minutes. The meringue mustn't start to brown, so keep a close eye on the ghosts during the second half of baking.
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Melt the chocolate

Break the chocolate into a metal bowl and set it over a saucepan of water, then bring the water to a boil. Lower the heat slightly so the water simmers gently without touching the bowl. Stir with a whisk until the chocolate has fully melted.

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200 gram
70% Dark Chocolate

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Paint on the eyes

Take the ghosts out of the oven and, using the tip of a toothpick or skewer dipped in the melted chocolate, dot on their eyes.
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Let them cool

Let the ghosts dry completely. The amount of egg white here will make more ghosts than you need to decorate the mousse, so use the extras for more Halloween decorating. You can make them in different sizes – for topping the mousse, the tiniest ones, about 1.5 cm tall, work best.
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Make the mousse

Whisk the egg yolks with granulated sugar until foamy. Whip the cream until stiff. Gently fold the sugared yolks into the melted chocolate.

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100 gram
Caster sugar

250 gram
Whipping Cream 33%
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Season the mousse

Fold in the whipped cream and the remaining meringue mixture from the ghosts. Season with coarsely crushed pepper and cocoa. Mix gently but thoroughly.

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2 gram
Pink Pepper

20 gram
Cocoa
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Chill and serve

Spoon the mousse into a piping bag fitted with a decorative tip and pipe into serving bowls. Chill thoroughly in the fridge, dust lightly with cocoa and top with the meringue ghosts before serving.

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Halloween Chocolate Mousse with Meringue Ghosts

Name: Spooky Chocolate Mousse & Meringue Ghosts
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 71 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 gram 70% Dark Chocolate; 250 gram Whipping Cream 33%; 2 gram Pink Pepper; 220 gram Powdered Sugar; 20 gram Cocoa; 4 piece Chicken Eggs; 200 gram Caster sugar

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Prep 18 min Cook 18 min

Plus 15 min of resting (not counted in active time)

7 Ingredients

8 Steps

Very hard Difficulty

Ingredients — what you'll need

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200 gram
70% Dark Chocolate
250 gram
Whipping Cream 33%
2 gram
Pink Pepper
220 gram
Powdered Sugar
20 gram
Cocoa
4 piece
Chicken Eggs
200 gram
Caster sugar

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Piping bag

One Way Piping Bags 30x17 cm, 100 Pack 17 × 17 cm · 100 pcs per pack

One Way Piping Bags 36x20 cm, 100-Pack 20 × 20 cm · 100 pcs per pack

Piping nozzle

JEM Decorating Tip JEM – Petal / Ruffle #104 #104

JEM JEM Decorating Tip – Open Star #13 (Small) #13

Baking sheet

Baking paper

Whisk

Skewer optional

What's in it?

1003 kcal

Calories

134 g

Carbohydrates

49 g

Fats

12 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

If you love celebrating Halloween at home, I decked out this mousse with adorable little ghosts just for you. They were a massive hit at our place, and while photographing them I had to shield them with my own body from little Zoe, who kept dancing around me shrieking, "I want a ghooost!" Ah well.

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Whip the meringue

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Bake and keep watch

Melt the chocolate

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Paint on the eyes

Let them cool

Make the mousse

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Season the mousse

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Chill and serve

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Halloween Chocolate Mousse with Meringue Ghosts

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