Mousse Marron

A dish made with vanilla ice cream and sugar.

Ices, Ice Creams, And Other Frozen Desserts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • Whites two eggs
  • 1 teaspoon granulated gelatine
  • 1½ cups prepared French chestnuts
  • 1 pint cream
  • ½ tablespoon vanilla
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream → lactose-free ice cream
  • 1 pint cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cook sugar and water five minutes, pour on to beaten whites of eggs, dissolve gelatine in one and one-half tablespoons boiling water, and add to first mixture. Set in a pan of ice-water, and stir until cold; add chestnuts, and fold in whip from cream and vanilla. Line a mould with ice cream, and fill with mixture; cover, pack in salt and ice, and let stand three hours.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories473
Protein2.1 g
Fat13.1 g
Carbs19.7 g
Fiber0.0 g
Sodium54 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States