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Coffee Mousse

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 2 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert

Tags: medium difficulty, recipes for custard, recipes for dessert, recipes for mousse, recipes using chocolate, recipes using egg, recipes using gelatin, recipes using heavy cream, recipes using instant coffee, recipes using superfine sugar, recipes with metric units, refrigerated

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ACoffee_Mousse)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ACoffee%20Mousse&oldid=4587417

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

Mousse

  • 10 g powdered gelatin
  • 2–3 tbsp cream
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp castor sugar
  • 10 tbsp milk
  • 1 tbsp of instant coffee powder
  • 2 egg whites

Whipped cream

  • 1 cup heavy cream, cold
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 tbsp sugar

Directions

  1. Sprinkle the powdered gelatin over the cream. Let sit for a few minutes to bloom the gelatin.
  2. Combine egg yolk, castor sugar, and milk. Cook on a low flame for about 10 minutes.
  3. Add the cream/gelatin mixture and instant coffee powder. Mix well until thoroughly combined and there are no lumps of gelatin. Cool slightly.
  4. Whip the egg whites in a bowl till they are fluffy. Fold the whipped whites into the egg yolk custard mix.
  5. Transfer mousse mixture to serving dish(es). Refrigerate for an hour.
  6. Combine the heavy cream, vanilla, and sugar. Whip to medium peaks.
  7. Serve the mousse with the whipped cream, and garnish with grated chocolate.