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Questions tagged [mousse]

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Pumpkin Nitro Mousse?

I want to make little pumpkin mousse brûlée deserts, and I also want to play with my new whipped cream dispenser. Do you think pumpkin purée would do bad things to my dispenser? I swear I've seen TV chefs doing stuff like this, but they don't…
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How do I make sugarfree chocolate mousse made with 100% cacao chocolate less stiff?

I recently made chocolate mousse with 50g of 100% chocolate, and 2 egg whites. No sugar, sweeteners, or cream added. This resulted in a very stiff and even slightly grainy (but that might just be because my chocolate wasn't hot enough) chocolate…
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mousse with liquid in bottom

I made 2 mousses. One typical and one was an attempt for something new. Both turned out with liquid in the bottom. I made both with egg whites. Did I not beat the egg whites enough? The first was a simple passionfruit juice, unflavored gelatine,…
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Pumpkin mousse looks grainy and slightly watery

I attempted to make my first mousse last night, and followed this recipe for Pumpkin Mousse: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2077-pumpkin-mousse The only changes I made to the recipe was cutting the sugar by about 1/4, and using 1% milk instead…
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Can I layer Lemon curd and Lemon Mousse?

I have a friend who really wants me to make then a cheesecake that has a layer of lemon curd that is then covered in a layer of lemon mousse. I think this sounds great but will the lemon curd curdle my mousse?
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How to make chocolate mousse that will set?

I have experimented with chocolate mousse lately. I use a recipe I think is taken from Ferran Adria. It consists of 120 mL cream 125g 60%+ chocolate 4 egg whites I heat the cream, and pour it over the chocolate (in tiny pieces). Mix it thoroughly…
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Mousse has Raw Eggs -- is it Really Safe?

Possible Duplicate: Is it safe to eat raw eggs? I looked up a recipe for chocolate mousse the other day, and I noticed that pretty much all of them have raw eggs in them. And they're not cooked. How is this salmonella-safe? Is it really safe to…
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How to handle mango puree going stale in mousse

I made a mango mousse cake using the recipe here: https://www.womanscribbles.net/mango-mousse-cake/ Turned out nice, but after two days the mango puree was tasting stale. How can i counter this?
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Salmonella in eggs that been used in mousses and other desserts in their raw state

The following text is from the FDA site: What is Salmonella? Salmonella, the name of a group of bacteria, is a common cause of food poisoning in the United States. Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, …
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Tiramisu mixture not firm

I have tried to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse from this video many times. The chocolate mixture turns out great. With the egg yolks I add grape juice instead of wine and soft cheese instead of marcarponi - which seems to turn out great as well.…
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Mushroom mousse(-ish) that takes well moderate heat

I am trying to come up with some kind of mousse, based on mushrooms, to be put on top of slices of potatoes just out of the deep-fryer. One of the main difficulties I'm facing is that my attempts tend to "melt" when exposed to the heat of the potato…
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Is this siphon based recipe for mousse au chocolat trying to whip the cream?

The following recipe came with my new N2O siphon: dissolve 75g of chocolate in 275g of cream cool to 5 degree Celsius strain through sieve into siphon to make sure no undissolved pieces of chocolate get into siphon pressurize siphon shake 8-10…
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for how long can I store homemade chocolate mousse in the fridge?

My chocolate mousse recipe includes just raw eggs (2 weeks until best before date), butter, sugar and black chocolate, ingredients are mixed together with the hot, liquid chocolate. I know about this canonical question/answer pair: How long can I…
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Substituting white chocolate in Julia Child's mousse

I've been making chocolate mousse à la Julia Child since I was 12. I vaguely recall trying it with butterscotch chips, which didn't work. Now I have high quality white chocolate I'd like to try in lieu of semisweet, but what to substitute for the…
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Should "Magic Mousse" be grainy?

For a treat for my lunch, having bought a bunch of Jell-o brand instant flavored gelatin mixes, my husband decided to follow a recipe for "magic mousse", as printed here, involving "Cool-whip" whipped topping and Jell-o mix (gelatin, not a pudding…
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