Spooky Graveyard Chocolate Mousse

This creepy Graveyard Chocolate Mousse recipe is the perfect addition to your Halloween menu. Super rich, decadent and silky-smooth chocolate mousse which is topped with graveyard dirt made out of Oreos and decorated with a cookie gravestone. There is no baking involved and only easily available ingredients are used.
This fun no-bake dessert will be a family favorite in no time! It is fuss-free and perfect to make with your entire family. Especially little kids will love helping you to decorate the gravestones.
Ingredients for this chocolate mousse:
This recipe comes together with only a few simple ingredients you usually have at home. So, if you need a dessert last minute and the stores are already closed then this is for you! Here is what you need:
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Chocolate
- Whipping cream
- Oreo cookies
- Shortbread cookie
- Chocolate
How to make graveyard chocolate mousse
Making this spooky dessert could not be any easier. There are no complicated steps involved. All you need for appliances is a hand blender or kitchen machine with a whisk attachment to whip up this delicious decadent treat.
Prepare the mousse
Separate the eggs. Egg yolks into a bowl and the egg whites go into a high cup.
Whip the egg whites till stiff. Then add 1 tablespoon of the sugar and keep whipping until it gets shiny. Put aside.
Add the other tablespoon of sugar to the egg yolk and whisk it till bubbly and it turns into a bright yellow.
Melt 100g of chocolate of your choice. It works with dark, milk as well as white chocolate. Let it cool a bit so it’s not to hot. Add the melted chocolate to the egg yolk sugar mixture.
Now whip the whipping cream until nice and stiff and slowly incorporate the whipping cream and the stiff egg whites into the chocolate egg mixture. Transfer it into whatever dish you want (you can keep it in a bowl or put it in nice glasses).
Let it sit in the fridge for at least 2h.
Prepare the cookie
Roll out your shortbread cookie dough and cut out graveyard shapes. Either do that free handed or draw one on paper and cut it out, The paper graveyard then works as a template.
Bake the cookies after the instructions and let them cool off.
Melt your chocolate and add it to a piping bag,
With the chocolate write RIP or whatever else you want on your gravestones onto the cookie.
Serve the Graveyard Chocolate Mousse
Remove your chocolate mousse from the fridge.
Take out your Oreos and separate the cookie from the filling.
Add the cookies to a zip lock bag and crush them. You can eat the filling.
Then put the crushed Oreo cookies on top of the mousse, insert a gravestone cookie and serve immediately.

Graveyard Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Tbsp. Sugar
- 100 g Chocolate
- 2 dl Whipped Cream
- 1 package Oreos
- 1 batch Shortbread Cookie
- 1 bar chocolate (semi-sweet, dark or couverture)
Instructions
Prepare the mousse
- Separate the eggs. Egg yolks into a bowl and the egg whites go into a high cup.
- Whip the egg whites till stiff. Then add 1 tablespoon of the sugar and keep whipping until it gets shiny. Put aside.
- Add the other tablespoon of sugar to the egg yolk and whisk it till bubbly and it turns into a bright yellow.
- Melt 100g of chocolate of your choice. It works with dark, milk as well as white chocolate. Let it cool a bit so it's not to hot. Add the melted chocolate to the egg yolk sugar mixture.
- Now whip the whipping cream until nice and stiff and slowly incorporate the whipping cream and the stiff egg whites into the chocolate egg mixture. Transfer it into whatever dish you want (you can keep it in a bowl or put it in nice glasses).
- Let it sit in the fridge for at least 2h.
Prepare the cookie
- Roll out your shortbread cookie dough and cut out graveyard shapes. Either do that free handed or draw one on paper and cut it out, The paper graveyard then works as a template.
- Bake the cookies after the instructions and let them cool off.
- Melt your chocolate and add it to a piping bag,
- With the chocolate write RIP or whatever else you want on your gravestones onto the cookie.
Serve
- Remove your chocolate mousse from the fridge.
- Take out your Oreos and separate the cookie from the filling.
- Add the cookies to a zip lock bag and crush them. You can eat the filling.
- Then put the crushed Oreo cookies on top of the mousse, insert a gravestone cookie and serve immediately.
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OTHER SPOOKY RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
- Bloody Eye Apple Martini (cocktail and mocktail)
- Halloween Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
This mousse was delicious. I made a big batch of it for a Halloween party, and everyone loved it. Thanks, Bianca!
Thank you so much for trying this chocolate mousse recipe! I am so happy to hear that everyone loved it. Thank you so much for taking the time and giving me this feedback 🙂