The pistachio mousse is an excellent no-bake dessert that is easy and quick, perfect for ending an evening on a sweet note with family or friends. It is a dessert with very few ingredients that everyone will love because it’s truly delicious. If you want, you can also enrich it with pistachio crumbs which I didn’t have, so I didn’t add them, but it’s tastier and the creamy contrast of the mousse with the pistachio crumbs adds an extra touch.
In short, this pistachio mousse can also be personalized with crumbled cookies maybe soaked with some liqueur of your choice, as long as it is not intended for children, and you will see how delicious it is. As I tell you the recipe, I’m already imagining the variations I want to make soon.
Mousse, a dessert loved worldwide for its light and creamy texture, has fascinating origins that are rooted in pastry history.
There is a legend that the mousse was born by chance, in a French kitchen in the 18th century. A pastry apprentice, distracted, accidentally poured boiling cream over chocolate. To fix his mistake, he decided to add eggs and whip it all together. The result was a light and frothy cream, which in French means “mousse.”
The main characteristic of the mousse is its light and airy texture, obtained by incorporating air during preparation.
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If you like spoon desserts you can read the recipe from the mascarpone and cookies cup or the one with custard.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6 People
- Cooking methods: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 422.14 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 19.52 (g) of which sugars 15.31 (g)
- Proteins 6.15 (g)
- Fat 36.55 (g) of which saturated 8.04 (g)of which unsaturated 0.00 (g)
- Fibers 1.28 (g)
- Sodium 17.36 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the pistachio mousse
- 7 oz heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 7 oz mascarpone
- 3.5 oz pistachio cream
Tools
- 1 electric whisk
How to Prepare Pistachio Mousse
Prepare the pistachio mousse by lightly beating the mascarpone with the sugar.
In another bowl, whip the cream to stiff peaks.
Mix the pistachio cream with the mascarpone, still using the electric whisks.
Gently fold the mascarpone into the whipped cream using a wooden spoon or spatula with delicate movements from the bottom upwards.
Serve the mousse in cups, decorating the surface with more pistachio cream and, if you like, add some pistachio crumbs and..
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
A creamy base is prepared, which can be based on melted chocolate, custard, cream, or fruit.
Pistachio Mousse Storage
The mousse can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days in an airtight container.
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