Easy Chocolate Mousse – High Protein

This easy chocolate mousse is decadent, delicious, and contains 9g protein per serving! You can make this chocolate mousse keto friendly by replacing the sugar with a substitute, and the dark chocolate chips with any sugar free chocolate chip brand. Gluten free, nut free, and egg free.

easy chocolate mousse piped into 3 Crystal glasses and garnished with mint.

So what makes this an “easy” chocolate mousse? I’m excited to tell you that there is no whipping and folding of egg whites (it’s egg free!), or melting of chips over a double boiler, or any of the more advanced cooking techniques that you might find overwhelming and that would prevent you from making it ASAP.

I learned this technique from a friend who brought over a delicious chocolate mousse for a build your own bouquet party we had earlier this summer. (BTW If you want to see more of my flower content you can follow my new IG account Maple Ridge NY!)

top view of easy chocolate mousse with a spoon in the glass

Turns out the basic premise is that you put your chocolate chips in a blender, along with hot coffee, and when you blend it the heat from the coffee melts the chips and you get a perfectly melted chocolate to start your mousse.

He kindly sent me his recipe after the party, and I just knew that I could tweak it to make it even easier, while also increasing the protein and decreasing the calories.

I did this primarily by omitting the step of whipping heavy cream and folding it into the cooled chocolate – instead I blended cottage cheese into it while still warm, adding protein and body, so that when it chilled it was a perfectly textured rich and decadent chocolate mousse.

Straight out of the fridge on the initial chilling this high protein chocolate mousse is pretty dense – almost a soft fudge consistency. I found that whipping it with a fork (or you can use a mixer to get even more air into it) made it a little lighter and less intense.

Whipping it also allows for putting it into a piping bag so you can get a little fancy with it like I did for these photos.

But you can absolutely omit that step and eat it in the more solid state. I promise that this easy chocolate mousse is incredible no matter how you enjoy it.

high protein chocolate mousse in a crystal wine glass.

Guys, this chocolate mousse is RICH. I mean the serving size is half a cup but honestly a tablespoon or two out of the fridge is so satisfying that you can break it up over the day, or just grab a spoonful whenever you just feel like a little treat.

You can also garnish it with some whipped cream if you’re serving it to guests, or just want to break up the richness. This is Hungry Junior’s idea of a little chocolate mousse with his whipped cream. 😂

This protein chocolate mousse recipe calls for a bit of brown sugar, and I used Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips. You can substitute a different brand or even a milk chocolate chip instead – just remember that the higher the quality of the chocolate you use, the better the end result will be.

If you want to make this chocolate mousse more keto friendly, you can use a brown sugar substitute, and sugar free chocolate chips (Lily’s is one good option) to get the net carbs down to 3g per 1/2 cup.