With the weather slowly cooling down and the garden filling up with (socially controlled) giggles, these chestnut mousse cups seem like the perfect individually-served dessert that remind us of winter celebrations. It is super easy to whip up, using only 3 simple ingredients. You can decorate it with crushed pieces of ready made meringues and grated chocolate shards.
Chestnut Mousse
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BY YASMINE IDRISS
With the weather slowly cooling down and the garden filling up with (socially controlled) giggles, these chestnut mousse cups seem like the perfect individually-served dessert that remind us of winter celebrations. It is super easy to whip up, using only 3 simple ingredients. You can decorate it with crushed pieces of ready made meringues and grated chocolate shards
Ingredients
- 300 ml double or whipping cream
- 4-5 tablespoons of chestnut jam (bonne maman)
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
Method
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A big glass or metal bowl (chilled in the fridge)
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Whisk(s) (also chilled in the fridge)
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Place the cream in either a glass bowl or the chilled bowl of the stand mixer.
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Start whipping on slow to medium for 2-3 minutes then gradually increase when you feel it has thickened slightly (so you don’t end up with cream all over your kitchen counter tops!)
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Keep whipping on medium high speed for about 8-10min keeping an eye not to over mix or you’ll end up with butter!
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The final consistency should be like thick Greek yogurt or labneh.
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Once it’s thick and fluffy, gently fold in the chestnut jam using a spatula and big light movements in order not to deflate the mousse.
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Use 2 small spoons to divide between the small cups. Sprinkle some good quality grated dark chocolate such as @whittakersnz on top.
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I like to serve them with a lotus biscuit and a piped meringue.
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You can use ready made small ones or even crunch up some bigger ones and sprinkles them on top of the chestnut mousse.
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Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
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Once decorated, use within a few hours. If undecorated, they would stay for 2 days, placed in an airtight container