Can anyone please give me some tips on making mouse.. i tried to make my first one last night, and lets just say i was very disapointed..
followed the instructions kindly given by my CDC, and it was grim..
it had a 'rubbery' texture.. not fluffy and light, like i thought it would be.. ( maybe i was expecting Cadburys mouse lol )
would appreciate any suggestions,
thanx
Proud to be Yellow
I put my serving bowl in the freezer first, make up the moussee as the instructions but blend and blend and blend away until the right texture. Ohhh and also put the mix a moussee in the sachet and mix them together first. Now have a liquidiser which helps. Leave to set in the fridge for 15mins and then is ready. Took me about 5 attempts until i got it right and now luv it, especially the choc mint.
LAURA ~ CDC ~ DUNDEE
My Perfect Mousse
The type of blender/mixer you use makes a lot of difference in the texture of mousse you end up with Ive found. I use Hinari's Genie Multi Chopper (£29.99 from Argos), see it here . Ive used different types of methods to make a mousse but nothing has compared to the Genie.
Ok for my perfect mousse, put 150mls of water into a bowl, add the contents of a shake sachet then a level scoop of the mousse. I use the vanilla shake for mine. Mix it all up with the Genie for about 2 mins, then put bowl in fridge for about 40 mins.
When mousse is set, sprinkle on some ground cinnamon (doesnt affect CD) and you have a beautifully light and fluffy vanilla mousse with the added taste of cinnamon. This has been my life saver on this diet which I have been on for 7 months now, I have one of these mousses every day and its wonderful!
Hope this helps.
Started Slimming World 1/9/07
Week 1: +2.75 pounds (came off CD)
Week 2: -3 pounds
Start Weight: 12 stone 0.25 pounds
Target Weight: 10 stone 7 pounds
Current Weight: 12 stone 0 pounds
Lost 8 stone with the Cambridge Diet from September 2006, changed to Slimming World 1/9/07 (original start weight was 20 stone)
I have the GENIE too, is'nt it the best!
will this one do ?
Sorry I couldnt resist I am trying to cheer myself up !
i will have to check out the Genie.. if i give it a rub will it grant me 3 wishes.. lol
thanks for your tips.. :O)
Well if one of your wishes is the perfect moussee then YES.
To be honest....it's gelatin powder...it's never going to be a mousse....mousse as in yummy choccie mousse.
The gelatin makes it jelly. It should really be mix-a-blamonge cause thats what you're making really. (a milky jelly)
now, that really is the perfect mouse!Originally Posted by sonkie
Sorry I couldnt resist I am trying to cheer myself up !
you know that one scoop of mix a mousse adds 20 calories to your day? well, if i use two scoops per day will it be detrimental to my weightloss? (see, the only way i can get my mousse to wokr is with 2 scoops and 200ml of water.)
it hasnt seemed to affect my losses so far but i just wondered.... as an extra 40 calories per day is quite alot considering
Haha - that's exactly what I was thinking! In fact, I only clicked on the thread to see why the poster was asking about mice. :P
Sorry I couldnt resist I am trying to cheer myself up !
canary: If your mousse is rubbery, then you've probably added too much mix-a-mousse or not enough water.
delly: The official line is no more than one scopp of mix-a-mousse per day. However, I think it depends on what else you're having - if you consume the 'allowed' one bar a day, one teaspoon of water flavouring a day, and one scoop of mix-a-mousse per day, then you're consuming up to 66 kcals per day extra to what you'd be having on just three regular shakes/soups alone. If you don't have bars and/or don't have water flavourings, then I guess you could say that an extra scoop of mousse mix is only balancing out the extra cals you'd be allowed for bars/flavourings... if that makes sense.
Jo x
Coventry Cambridge Counsellor
Lost five and a half stone on CD, in just under five months.Have maintained a size 10/12 since July 2005, and have recently lost a further stone.
Oh JustJo, that is great justification for me thankyou
I only get choc and vanilla shakes so with vanilla I chuck in cinnamon or mixed spice (I bung it in the mousse, quite a bit of it) and the choc I makes with instant coffee granules-my new fave as this makes it taste really chocolatey rather than of coffee!
Oh dear what a fool.. lol Mouse.. not MOUSSE
id better not apply for Countdown, lol
Madoody: Oh, you're very welcome.It never did my weight loss any harm, anyway.
canary: No worries - you made me chuckle, so it's all good!!
Jo x
Coventry Cambridge Counsellor
Lost five and a half stone on CD, in just under five months.Have maintained a size 10/12 since July 2005, and have recently lost a further stone.
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