Brazil Nut Mousse



 
 

Ingredients:
Basic Vanilla Mousse:
  •     1      cup   heavy cream
  •     1               egg
  •  1/4      cup   sugar
  •                      few grains salt
  •     1      ts      vanilla
 
Brazil Nut Mousse:
  •  1/2       cup           braxil nuts -- chopped
  •     1      pint            basic vanilla mousse mixture
  •     4      whole         brazil nuts
  •     8                        candied cherries


 
 

Direction:

 Chill cream throughly, chill bowl and beaters well. Whip chilled
 cream until stiff (DO NOT OVER BEAT). Beating the egg, sugar, salt
 and vanilla.If you want just the basic vanilla mousse for dessert,
 freeze until firm. Otherwise, FOR THE BRAZIL NUT MOUSSE: at this
 point, add chopped nuts to mousse mixture,then freeze until firm.
 Serve in sherbert glasses. Garnish with nuts and cherries.