NAILED IT!49 STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #2 - 5/30/23

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #2
(WITH CREAM CHEESE & OREO™ BASE)
30 MAY 2023

After I finished this first STRAWBERRY MOUSSE,
I still had some strawberries left,
but not enough (200g) to make the same mousse.
I looked for a recipe that called for around 100g of strawberries,
and I found a STRAWBERRY MOUSSE WITH AN OREO™ BASE.

I'm not overly fond
of strawberries combined
with chocolate,
but I thought I'd
try it anyway; after all,
the CHOCOLATE OREO™
crumb crusts I made previously
(see the NAILED IT! MENU)
have been very good.

Mixing & chopping station #1 . . .
STRAWBERRY

Mixing station #2: Cream cheese, whipping cream, sugar & vanilla extract . . .

Combining the strawberry purée with the cream cheese . . .

My Little Helper.
At least she stays out from under my feet!
Which is more than I can say about Emmie.

She is wearing her "June is Dairy Month" 'dana . . .

Much better picture than the one in NAILED IT! 48,
don't you think?

Now I make the CHOCOLATE OREO™ base in each of the four glasses . . .
STRAWBERRY

. . . and line the glasses with slices of the two strawberries I have left . . .

I couldn't decide which picture was the best . . .

. . . so I used all three . . .

AAAAAND THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE FROM ABOVE . . .

THE SIDE VIEW . . .
STRAWBERRY

They chilled while we played in the pool with Gipsy and her new toy from Jackie I.

THE VERDICT: Neal thinks it's great. I think it's too heavy;
the cream cheese overpowers the flavor of the strawberries.
If I were to do a STRAWBERRY MOUSSE again,
I would make STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #1 with a Chocolate OREO™ base,
even tho this recipe takes longer, due to having to simmer the purée
which then tempers the egg yolk, AND it all has to chill for at least an hour.
I also think that blackerries & raspberries don't go with the OREO™ base,
so this recipe is pretty much a "strawberries only" one.

THE RECIPE I USED

NAILED NAILED

BLACKBERRY MOUSSE HERE

STRAWBERRY

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #2 (WITH CREAM CHEESE & OREO™ BASE) 30 MAY 2023
After I finished this first STRAWBERRY MOUSSE, I still had some strawberries left, but not enough (200g) to make the same mousse. I looked for a recipe that called for around 100g of strawberries, and I found a STRAWBERRY MOUSSE WITH AN OREO™ BASE.
I'm not overly fond of strawberries combined with chocolate, but I thought I'd try it anyway; after all, the CHOCOLATE OREO™ crumb crusts I made previously (see the NAILED IT! MENU) have been very good.
Mixing & chopping station #1 . . . Mixing station #2: Cream cheese, whipping cream, sugar & vanilla extract . . . Combining the strawberry purée with the cream cheese . . . My Little Helper. At least she stays out from under my feet! Which is more than I can say about Emmie. She is wearing her "June is Dairy Month" 'dana . . . Much better picture than the one in NAILED IT! 48, don't you think? Now I make the CHOCOLATE OREO™ base in each of the four glasses . . . . . . and line the glasses with slices of the two strawberries I have left . . . I couldn't decide which picture was the best . . . . . . so I used all three . . . AAAAAND THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE FROM ABOVE . . . THE SIDE VIEW . . . They chilled while we played in the pool with Gipsy and her new toy from Jackie I. THE VERDICT: Neal thinks it's great. I think it's too heavy; the cream cheese overpowers the flavor of the strawberries. If I were to do a STRAWBERRY MOUSSE again, I would make STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #1 with a Chocolate OREO™ base, even tho this recipe takes longer, due to having to simmer the purée which then tempers the egg yolk, AND it all has to chill for at least an hour. I also think that blackerries & raspberries don't go with the OREO™ base, so this recipe is pretty much a "strawberries only" one.
THE RECIPE I USED