super quick mousse

super quick mousse

A mousse is a great way to finish a meal with something sweet but not too heavy.

per person:
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
70g (3oz) flavour highlight

1. Whip cream until you have soft peaks. Add in vanilla.

2. Mash berries with a fork until you have a rough puree.

3. Fold the berries through the cream, leaving it a little unmixed or ‘swirled’.

4. Divide between 4 small glasses and serve immediately or refrigerate until ready.

variations

dairy-free / vegan – chill a can of coconut cream. Scoop out the white cream from the top of the can, discarding any watery liquid. Whip as per regular cream.

flavour highlight – fruit – fresh or frozen fruit such as berries, bananas, mango (puree in a food processor), peaches, plums, passionfruit.

flavour highlight – chocolate melt your favourite dark, milk or white chocolate and swirl through the whipped cream.

flavour highlight – other – smashed honeycomb, smashed cookies such as Oreos or Tim Tams, praline, raw honey.

healthier – replace some or all of the cream with natural yoghurt.

leftover potential?

Best when freshly made. Although will keep in the fridge for a few hours if you feel like preparing in advance.

problem solving guide

not sweet enough – this is really relying on the ripeness of the berries to give enough sweetness. Serve with a little icing sugar (powdered) sugar for people to adjust the sweetness level if you’re worried about it.

watery – sounds like the cream wasn’t whipped enough OR the fruit wasn’t ripe enough. Change the name to ‘berry soup’. 🙂

grainy – be careful when whipping the cream not to take it too far to the ‘grainy’ stage. The highlight ingredient will help mask the grainy texture, or stir un a little more unwhipped cream if you have some.

short on time? – use an electric mixer to whip the cream or if you’re really desperate try whipped cream out of a can…or better yet, serve the berries with some commercial vanilla ice cream.

serving suggestions

In pretty glasses or tea cups with tiny spoons.
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