Quick Coffee Mousse Recipe

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This delightful dish from Vernette Dechaine of Pittsfield, Maine, will become your go-to recipe when you need a simple but elegant dessert “Its texture is light as a cloud, and the taste is perfect for coffee lovers,” she says.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Quick Coffee Mousse Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 2 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

1-1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 ice cube
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons whipped topping, divided
Additional coffee granules, crushed

Directions

In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. In a small saucepan, dissolve coffee granules in boiling water. Add gelatin mixture; heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Remove from the heat; stir in sugar. Add ice cube; stir until ice is melted and mixture begins to thicken. Transfer to a bowl; add 1/3 cup whipped topping. Beat until blended. Fold in 2/3 cup whipped topping.
Spoon into two dessert dishes; top each with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, dust with crushed coffee granules. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 119 calories, 7 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 4 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Coffee Mousse in Cooking for 2 Spring 2009, p53