Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa (I used Hershey's Special Dark blend)
• 1 oz bittersweet (or your favorite dark) chocolate, finely chopped
• 3/8 cup heavy cream, chilled

Directions

1. Set a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and salt until the mixture is very warm and the sugar has completely dissolved. Rub a bit in between your fingers to check that there are no granules.
2. Add the cocoa and chocolate chunks and whisk until almost melted. Remove the bowl from the pot and whisk until completely melted. Let cool to room temperature of still slightly warm.
3. Whip heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add half of the whipped cream to the bowl of chocolate and fold with a rubber spatula until mostly combined. 
4. Add remaining whipped cream and fold until completely combined.
5. Divide the mousse among 2 small dessert dishes. Chill for at least 2 hours, and up to 1 day. Remove from the fridge 15 prior to serving.
6. Garnish with chocolate shavings or additional whipped cream is desired.

Recipe found at http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/