Question about Heavy Cream

[Froggi 4]

Okay so you know the heavy cream you get in stores and you mix up in a blender etc to make whipped cream? Well I use heavy cream and mix syrups with it and blend it in my magic bullet to make different flavor mouses.

So the question is: Can you use half and half or something besides heavy cream to make the mouse, because heavy cream is rather fattening and has lots of calories...please let me know. Thanks.

[Hastings 3]

You could get dream whip mix and use fat free milk with it. I am not sure about the Syrup, though.

[VegasGrace 1]

Hmmm...good question.

The fat is what makes the consistancy. I've used other low fat dairy in recipies and they didn't turn out good.

Fat isn't that bad...and a dessert every once in a while isn't going to hurt anything.

A while back I switched from sugar to fat...as in go natural w/ fat and avoid things that have fat taken out and sugar replaced.

Butter, whipped cream, etc. My body processes fat better than sugar.

[brandyII 9]

Have you tried any of the sugar free puddings? I know not the same thing, you must be a gourmet chef. When my daughter was doing her shakes and only had vanilla I bought her all the flavorings they had in the spice isle. Nothing is better than the real deal but you sound creative. There is a contraction that turns skim milk into a whipped cream consistency is that what you have?

[Froggi 4]

It's a recipe that comes with my magic bullet, but I wanted to know if there was something I could subsitute the heavy whipping cream with, because it's fattening and it still make the fluffy mouse. I like the fluffyness hehe

[brandyII 9]

Froggie,

I had to check it out, I have something similar but it's a small food processor with a bullet attachment for smoothies etc...

I don't know if you can whip up half and half, I think you need the fat content to do it but you can always try.

They make a fat free cool whip and a sugar free cool whip, once you start experimenting with other things you'll find a good substitute for the "real mousse". They make an instant pudding that's sugar free and it's not that bad and also I think I've seen an instant mouse in the grocery store that is sugar free. Now it's not perfect but it's probably the closest thing you'll get to the same consistency and probably just need to wisk it.

This is my expertize!!

[Phoenix 2]

YES!

Actually, you can whip skim milk. Freeze beaters and metal bowl. Pour in skim milk and whip away.

Can also be done with 1%.

Heavy cream is nothing but saturated fat. No nutritional value and nasty for the arteries.

Have fun experimenting!

[brandyII 9]

Do you have to use a metal bowl?

[Froggi 4]

So I can take milk 1% or 2% and whip it into a mouse with my syrups and make a mouse? OR will it not be as mousy and it will be like more liquidy

and i can do this in my magic bullet (basically a blender) ??????

[Phoenix 2]

The bowl can be ceramic, it just has to be COLD (plastic doesn't work)

The mousse made with milk won't stay as whipped as cream, it will flatten after a couple of hours, but you can certainly whip it into a decent foam.

I'll have to look up a magic bullet, but if it will whip cream, then it will whip milk.

[brandyII 9]

OMG, too late now my milk spoiled:biggrin:

[Froggi 4]

The bowl can be ceramic, it just has to be COLD (plastic doesn't work)

The mousse made with milk won't stay as whipped as cream, it will flatten after a couple of hours, but you can certainly whip it into a decent foam.

I'll have to look up a magic bullet, but if it will whip cream, then it will whip milk.

Thanks for the advice Phoenix. I'll have to try using milk the next time I make some.

[Froggi 4]

So I tried milk. Just made chocolate milk LOL. So i took 2 tbsp 1% milk and 4tbsp of heavy cream and 1 tbsp chocolate Syrup n tried it..mixed it wasnt too bad a little more runny but still whipped

[luigismama 0]

Froggi- try this:

sugar free fat free pudding (my fave is chocolate fudge)

1c skim milk- stir really, really well with a whisk or mixer

then add 1/2 smaller tub of Cool Whip- either Lite or Fat free

Sets up like chocolate mousse in minutes- seriously good!