Coffee mousse without cream is a delicious alternative to the usual coffee, ready in a few minutes and very easy to make; just follow my instructions and it will be perfect: nice and firm and well whipped. The coffee mousse made with water contains neither cream nor milk derivatives, so it is light. I’ll share some TIPS: to obtain a perfect coffee foam you must use very cold water. I take it from the refrigerator, pour it into a small bottle and put it in the freezer for 15 minutes so it’s really cold. Another tip is to whip everything in a tall, narrow container; this way it traps more air and puffs up much faster and more easily — I use the immersion blender cup. The third tip is to leave the beaters in one spot for the first minute and make only up-and-down movements, not circular ones — a bit like when making mayonnaise, keeping the blender still at the start so it doesn’t split. The fourth and final tip I give you is to use powdered sugar because I think it whips better than granulated sugar and makes the coffee foam more compact and dense. The time needed to obtain a well-whipped coffee mousse made with water may vary depending on the power of your beaters but on average it only takes 3–4 minutes. Please serve it immediately, because if you prepare it and store it in the refrigerator it will deflate and you’ll see a layer of liquid coffee form at the bottom. I also recommend checking Cold coffee cream and Coffee cream ready in 5 minutes, they are also very good. Now let’s see how to make the Coffee mousse without cream and if you try it let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- 9 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup water (very cold)
- unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
- coffee beans (optional)
Preparation
Let’s start preparing the Coffee mousse without cream: pour into the tall, narrow blender cup the instant coffee, the powdered sugar and the very cold water.
Turn on the beaters and keep them still in one spot for a short time, about one minute. When you see the mixture beginning to swell and lighten, make up-and-down movements with the beaters; this way the coffee foam will trap even more air and will puff up much faster.
When the coffee mousse made with water is ready, divide it among glasses and, if desired, dust with unsweetened cocoa powder and add coffee beans or chocolate chips.
How to store the Coffee mousse without cream
Store it in the refrigerator for 1 day
