A Mousse – It’s the delicious whipped cream that melts in your mouth with every bite, followed by a flavour-filled kick that leaves your taste buds craving for more. Every bite of a mousse is so sinful that it leaves you addicted to its unparalleled taste. Preparing a tasty batch of this dessert may seem difficult to a first timer but with the right guidance, it may seem a little less tedious. So grab your apron, pick a whisk and get ready. We are about to give some tips that you are required to keep in mind when preparing this cup of heavenly deliciousness.
1. Keep It Fresh!
The creaminess of a mousse comes from the kind of products that are being used for preparing this dessert. Keeping your products fresh helps in enhancing the flavour. It also ensures that the person consuming it has no health issues later.
For example, when you are buying whipped cream, make sure to check the date on the packaging. The fresher it is the creamier it will be.
2. DIY
When preparing any food, it may seem easier to simply buy an already processed product, but that can never be a better solution. Although I don’t oppose a person using canned goods, as at certain times it may be difficult to prepare them that home. However, try to avoid making it completely based on processed food, as in if you are preparing strawberry mousse then prepare the strawberry puree, that will be used in it, at home.
3. Did you forget something?
Process of preparing a mousse can be quite intricate, as every ingredient that is being used to prepare it plays a part in making it taste good. So, when shopping for ingredients remember to carry a list with you. After all, every detail is important when creating a dessert this unique.
4. Coffee:
Now, this is something that you may not be aware of but the secret to a delicious cup of chocolate mousse is coffee. As weird as it may sound, the distinct taste and smell of coffee intensify the flavour of the mousse. So when adding your cocoa powder make sure to add a bit of coffee to it and trust me, you will be impressed by how well they complement each other.
5. Don’t eat it all up:
Okay, I know that it may seem difficult to avoid but refrain yourself from using up every ingredient that you buy. The ingredients that you are buying may also be useful in plating the mousse, therefore, making it irresistible regarding looks as well as taste.
For example; when I make the strawberry mousse, I make sure to either buy extra strawberries or avoid using them up entirely. This way I get to garnish my dessert with some freshly sliced strawberries.
6. Measurements:
The key to any delicious dessert is based 30% on the amount of love you put into making it, 10% on the ingredients you use and 60% on measurements. Using the right measuring instrument enables you to not end up overusing any ingredient. For in dessert making, over-usage always leads to a degrading of taste. Unless of course, by some miracle, it ends up being a fortuitous mistake that makes your creation taste even better than it should. Well, let’s not bank on that, shall we?
7. Biscuits as alternative
Sometimes having something creamy may turn out to be monotonous for some of us, so to add that twist we choose to add a base.
Here’s a suggestion, some of us may choose to have ladyfinger biscuits as their base but they are not always readily available. In such cases, you can even choose to make your base out of rich tea biscuits by breaking it down into crumbs and adding a bit of sugar syrup and vanilla essence to it. If it is a chocolate dessert try adding cocoa powder to your biscuit crumb base, you may think it doesn’t sound that elegant but try it out and trust me, you will not regret it.
8. Don’t be a lazy bum:
When making whipped cream, we need to keep in mind that it needs to thicken and form cones when we lift our whisk from it. In order to attain this level of perfection, you have only one option and that is to keep whisking. It may seem like too much work, but the result, in the end will be all worth it.
9. Easy on the sugar:
So here’s the thing, desserts are supposed to be sweet, we all know that but that doesn’t mean you pour an entire bag of it. You can choose to go generous on the sugar but in my personal opinion, I think you will regret that decision later.
10. Gelatin:
You cannot choose to make mousse without gelatin, as that is like making a cake without milk. The gelatin contributes to adding thickness to the mousse.
Here’s a suggestion, buy gelatin if you are making a fruit flavoured mousse, as usually, chocolate mousse doesn’t require you to use gelatin in it.
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