FRENCH Mousse Varieties
This is my modified version and the original recipe (by
many other food bloggers) uses eggs & liquor.
This is my NO EGG/EGG LESS/EGG-FREE recipe and instead of liquor
I have used orange juice to make it LIQUOR-FREE recipe.
For MANGO MOUSSE - 1 cup
mango puree, 1/2 cup thick cream, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/2 tsp. lemon juice,
pinch of salt, sugar to taste.
Extra ingredients for garnishing - chocolate topping, crushed chocolates & almonds
Method - Mix mango puree, salt, sugar, orange &
lemon juice & cream together, pour it in serving dish in layers - prepared
mango mixture (bottom), chocolate topping next, crushed chocolates, again mango
mixture, chocolate topping & crushed chocolates and finish it with crushed
almonds. Refrigerate for an hour or so and serve chilled.
INGREDIENTS (for CHOCOLATE MOUSSE)
- 250 gms dark cooking chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup thick cream
- 25 gms butter
- 1/4 cup sugar (or to taste)
- 1 tsp. coco powder
- 2 tsp. chocolate topping
- 2 tsp. orange juice
- 1/2 cup whipped cream (extra for garnishing)
- Cherries, strawberries or grated chocolate- to decorate
METHOD
- In a sauce pan, place butter & chopped chocolate, melt on low heat for 5 minutes
- When cool, add sugar, choc-topping & thick cream, beat and mix till combined
- Place this in serving dishes, garnish with whipped cream & strawberries (or cherry or grated chocolate), cover with wrap, refrigerate for 2-3hours or until firm.
- Serve chilled