Vanilla Mousse with Vanilla custard sauce

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Vanilla mousse is a flavourful dessert served with toppings of different variations. This dessert is creamy & light and the garnish is simply with the vanilla custard sauce & few chocolate flakes. The ingredients may sound simple but the resulting mousse is perfectly balanced and really taste. If you fancy a simple dessert, this really hit the spot. More than that, kids will love it :)

Ingredients :

For vanilla mousse :
  1. Eggs - 2 nos
  2. Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
  3. Vanilla extract (I used vanilla bean) - 1 tsp
  4. Heavy whipping cream - 1 pint
For vanilla sauce :
  1. Milk - 500 ml
  2. Sugar to taste
  3. Vanilla custard powder - 2 tbsp
Can adjust the proportion of ingredients accordingly.

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Method :

1. Seperate the eggs. Beat the egg white until stiff adding half the quantity of sugar & keep aside.

2. Beat the egg yolks till creamy. Add remaining sugar, vanilla extract (or seeds of vanilla bean), whipping cream & whisk well.

3. Finally, fold in the egg whites. Refrigerate it.

For the sauce :

4. Take 5 tbsp of milk & mix the custard powder without any lumps. Keep aside.

5. Warm the balance milk & add sugar. Add the custard powder milk & bring it to boil on simmer.

6. Once it starts thickening, switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

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Serve a scoop of vanilla mousse with the custard sauce.

Source: Cooking With Swapna

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