Recipe Review - Easy Peasy Mocha Mousse - p.129 Devil of a Cookbook

[cecilia]

As the title suggests, a particularly simple method - a variation of the custard we see in every demonstration.  Taste fine.  My only quibble was with the amount produced (2 servings), but that might be a plus for others.

 

[Thermo Mrs]

Cecilia, do you think it would work without the instant coffee? We don't like coffee but we love choc mousse! It's annoying these days how recipes rarely say how many servings a dish makes. Did you use callebaut cocoa powder?

[cecilia]

Yes, I think you'd be very safe to leave out the coffee powder.  I made mine with Van Houten cocoa. 

PS  This recipe didn't strike me as a very Thermomixy recipe.  I am more used to measuring the grams now instead of going by tablespoons.

[fundj&e]

 cecilia i found this online it does say just to add water but in the Ingredients it says milk, can you please clarify this  for me
thanks   


Easy Peasy Mocha Mousse

'This is great for bushwalking as the dry ingredients can be bagged up at home so you only have to add water and cook it on your camp stove, however making it in the Thermomix makes it lovely and smooth. You can add alcohol, grated chocolate or raisins for extra flavour and texture.' Jennifer Bottle

Ingredients

2 tbsp cornflour

3 tbsp sugar or to taste

2 tbsp dark cocoa powder (see General Tips)

1 tsp instant coffee

250g full cream milk

[cecilia]

Fundj, I reckon the lady would have used milk powder when she went bushwalking, which is why she says add water when camping.  The mousse recipe in the book uses full cream milk, but only 250ml, so if you have more in family you'd need to at least double the recipe. 

[fundj&e]

thanks cecilia thats what i was thinking 2 about the milk powder 

[Thermo Mrs]

Thanks Cecilia, I have some Van Houten cocoa powder so I will use that

[judydawn]

I made this yesterday using  2 x 1/2 cup ramekins.  It is nothing like a mousse texture, I'd call it a mocha pudding.  Simple to make, easy to double but quite rich and I could only eat 1/4 cup at a time.  I would put it into even smaller ramekins if I made it again and maybe even use less cocoa powder. It had the consistency of a thick yoghurt.