Every cook needs a few easy recipes that they can whip up in a flash, no recipe required. Even if you don’t find yourself with unexpected company, there are times when you just want a quick dessert with minimal effort. And I always appreciate being able to make something simple if I’ve put special effort into dinner. Enter my Nutella Mousse!

I adore this recipe for both its simplicity and its ability to be transformed into something I’d serve at a dinner party with just a few minor tweaks. It takes minimal time to make, tastes amazing and has only two ingredients!

I make two versions of this mousse: one is just the mousse itself, which easily stands alone as a respectable dessert. The other is a more upscale version, where I layer the mouse in pretty glasses with fresh raspberries, then top it with freshly whipped cream and chocolate shavings (and maybe a few more raspberries). The result is stunning without much effort – definitely my kind of “recipe”!

To make the mousse, just put half a cup of Nutella with a cup of whipping cream in a mixing bowl, then whip to stiff peaks. Tuck it away in your refrigerator for a few hours then enjoy! It’s so easy and delicious, I’m certain it will become one of your easy go-to desserts!

Kristy Bernardo is a personal chef and successful food blogger of The Wicked Noodle. She's won several local and national cooking contests and is in the process of writing her first cookbook. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two young daughters.