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Eggless Strawberry Chocolate Mousse
Prep Time
30 mins
Resting Time
2 hrs
 

Learn to make Strawberry Chocolate Mousse From Scratch

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 5 People
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
Strawberry Layer
  • Heavy Cream / Whipping Cream - 1 Cup
  • Strawberry Puree - 1/2 Cup 12-14 Numbers
  • Pectin / Agar Agar Powder - 1 to 1.5 tsp refer note
  • Powered Sugar - 1/4 Cup Optional
  • Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
Chocolate Layer
  • Heavy Cream - 1 Cup
  • Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips - 1/2 Cup
  • Optional Sugar - 2 Tbsp
  • Few Berries to Decorate
Base
  • Biscuit / Cookie Crumbs - 4-5 digestive Biscuits or 6-7 Tbsp
  • Melted Butter - 1.5 Tbsp
Instructions
  1. Powder the homemade cookies (Pic 1 &2 ) or graham crackers.
  2. Add melted butter to it , refer Pic 3 for the consistency.
  3. Place a tablespoon of it in the glass cup.
  4. Press them using small spoon or using the handle of rolling pin (Pic 4).
  5. Keep it in the refrigerator until it sets (15 minutes) or till use (Pic 5).
  6. Also chill a mixing bowl and whisk until you whip the cream.
  7. Soak the Strawberries in Vinegar/Baking Soda/Salt for more details on cleaning the berries check HERE.
  8. Hull the berries (Pic 7) , puree them and keep aside.
  9. In a small bowl add 1 tbsp cold water and dissolve Agar Agar.
  10. Also warm the mixture in microwave and when its not so hot do add it to the prepared puree (Pic 8) and mix well.
  11. In the chilled bowl whip the cream from medium to stiff consistency (Pic 9), add the prepared Strawberry Puree to it (Pic 10).
  12. Adjust sugar while mixing and add vanilla extract to it.
  13. The unset strawberry mousse looks like shown in Picture 11.
  14. Now tilt the glass cups as shown in Pic 12 in the Cupcake Pan.
  15. Fill the prepared puree to 3/4th in each cup (Pic 13).
  16. Leave them in the refrigerator until it sets (may take 1 hour maximum to set).
  17. After an hour warm the cream and melt the chocolate chips or chocolates in it until smooth and shiny (Pic 14).
  18. You can microwave or directly heat this mixture in low flame until it looks glossy.
  19. Pour them gently over strawberry layer (Pic 15&16) and again refrigerate for 1 hour or until it sets.