Showing posts with label Chocolate Mousse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chocolate Mousse. Show all posts

Saturday, 10 November 2012

Chocolate Mousse (number 3)


Chocolate Mousse
 (pictured with chocolate chips)

Inspired by:
Urbanposer.blogspot.it

Why?
As usual with these great discoveries, the story begins with failure! I tried to make a soy free slice for a friend, but used olive oil as a margarine substitute and the slice although chocolatey ended up tasting like olive oil! So I thought a mousse slice would mask the flavor nicely. Am always looking for new ways of doing things, and this mousse recipe was quick and easy.

Time Taken:
Overnight refrigeration of coconut milk+ 5 minutes.

Number of Dirty Dishes:
Medium sized bowl, beater, measuring spoons/cups.

I used:
1 cup of chilled coconut cream (the solid white part not the watery part)
5 tbs cocoa
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup icing sugar (it’s supposed to be 3tbs honey but the lid was stuck on the jar!)

What I did:
Scoop the cold coconut cream into a medium sized bowl.
Add cocoa, vanilla and icing sugar and beat for 2-5 minutes until combined and fluffy.
Eat, or chill and eat later.

Comments after eating Chocolate mousse:
Yum and wow. So easy!
My husband likes the other mousse recipes better than this though.

What I would do different:
When I can get the lid off my honey, I will try it with that instead of icing sugar!
I want to try this method to make different flavours of mousse!

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Quick Chocolate Mousse


Quick Chocolate Mousse


Inspired by:
Nigella Lawson’s Instant chocolate mousse

Why?
It’s Australia Day on the 26th of January, and I wanted to make something that was “Australian.” The last time I had checked the shops, they did not have golden syrup so I could not make Anzac biscuits, and recently some dictionary has ascribed the Pavlova to New Zealand (although I am planning to make one next week for our next lot of visitors) so I thought I would try making fake Timtams! I’m using chocolate mousse for the chocolate icing inside them so I made a little extra for dessert.

Time Taken:
10 mins melting+ 10 mins cooling+ 20 mins refrigeration =40 mins.

Dirty Dishes:
Saucepan, spoon

I used:
150g Gluten free marshmallows
1 Tbs of dairy free margarine (can substitute for oil)
250g dairy free chocolate (I used 40% cocoa solids)
¾ cup dairy free milk substitute
1tsp vanilla essence/powder.

What I did:
Combine ingredients in a medium saucepan over a low heat. 
Stir mixture continually until marshmallows are melted, taking care not to boil the mixture. 
Let mixture cool for ten minutes, and then pour into serving dishes and refrigerate for 20 minutes. 
If desired, a teaspoon of mint or another essence can be mixed in before refrigeration to give the mousse another flavor. 
Serve and enjoy.

Comments after eating Quick Chocolate Mousse:
Delicious, we enjoyed it and so did our visitors. My husband said he liked it better than the other mousse and better than my chocolate brownie. . .which I can't remember him saying before.

What I would do different:
Next time I will ensure I stir on the bottom enough, as at the end I thought I had burnt it a little, but the chocolate had just congealed. I’d probably make more so I can eat it again as it serves 4-6 depending on portion size and so this time there wasn't too much left for the next day.