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Mousse Marron
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Mousse Marron

8 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

241
Calories
7g
Protein
16g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Ice Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 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

Directions

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.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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