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mint chip mousse

(1 rating)
Karla59 avatar
Recipe by
Karla Everett
@Karla59
Greenacres, WA

If you love chocolate mint patties , your gonna love this mousse , its very cool and refreshing...yum

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 30 Min

Ingredients For mint chip mousse

  • 7 oz
    box of mint patties
  • 1 pkg
    of unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 c
    cold water
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    mint extract
  • 1 Tbsp
    creme de menthe
  • 4-6
    green food coloring drops
  • 1 1/4 c
    heavy cream

How To Make mint chip mousse

  • 1
    Reserve 6 mint patties ; cut the remaining ones into 1/4" pieces.
  • 2
    Sprinkle gelatin over COLD water to soften ; stir over hot water in a double broiler until dissolved ; set aside.
  • 3
    With an electric mixer beat eggs until foamy ; Add the sugar and beat for 10 minutes until thick ; Add mint extract and creme de menthe ; Beat well ; Add food coloring and mix until color is even through out.
  • 4
    Add cooled but unset gelatin to the egg mixture ; stir well.
  • 5
    Whip heavy cream until stiff ; reserve about 1/2 cup for garnish ; FOLD the rest into the egg mixture when its about set.
  • 6
    Fold the mint pieces gently into mixture ; Spoon into 5-6 cup serving dish ; refrigerate.
  • 7
    Arrange reserved whole mint patties on top of the mousse ; Place a dollop of the cream on top of each of the patties.
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