Guinness Chocolate Mousse With Baileys Cream

My favourite dessert for St Patrick’s Day has got to be my recipe for silky smooth Guiness chocolate mousse topped with a lightly whipped cream infused with Bailey’s Irish Cream. You couldn’t ask for a tastier dessert and you couldn’t ask for an easier dessert. I have been making these for my Paddy’s Day parties for years and there is never one left over. Unless I hide it at the back of the fridge….

Why You Will Love This Guinness Chocolate Mousse

• It is irresistible. The moment you dip your spoon into the mousse you will love it’s texture and know you are onto a good thing. But it’s when you take that first spoonful you know you have hit gold. The mixture of the chocolate and Guinness then mixed with the thick cream topping it is simply irresistible. That’s why I always double my recipe!
• Simple to make. This literally takes 10 minutes to make especially with the help of the thermomix. To make a gourmet dessert in minutes is truly something to be proud of. And your guests will think you have slaved away for hours in the kitchen.
• Versatile. You can omit the Guinness and add whisky instead or for the little people in your life omit it all together. The same with the baileys cream you can use fresh cream on its own.
• Can be made ahead. The chocolate mousse can be made up to two days ahead. Then simply make the cream topping on the day of serving.

Ingredients For Guinness Chocolate Mousse

• Dark Chocolate. I always use a good quality dark chocolate with at least 70% of cocoa solids. It makes for a much nicer mousse, however if you are not a dark chocolate lover then use a lower percentage. Milk chocolate doesn’t work well on its own in this recipe but you can add half dark and half milk.
• Brown Sugar. I use soft light brown sugar as it is lighter in taste than dark. You can use white sugar but the consistency isn’t as good.
• Egg yolks. These must be used as they form a custard to set the mousse. Use organic if possible.
• Cream. I recommend double cream as it helps with the overall thicker consistency of the mousse. Dairy free creams can also work well in this recipe.
• Guinness. This adds to the rich flavour of the mousse but most of the alcohol burns off in the cooking if you are worried about the alcohol content.
• Baileys Irish Cream. This adds a delicious after taste to the cream topping. I could eat the cream all on it’s own!

If you like this chocolate recipe then you will love my recipe for Chocolate Raspberry Coconut Tart

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