help with poor mans mousse

helenhugs

Hiya. I saw this earlier on a thread & when I nipped to the shops earlier I grabbed some jelly & tip top but now I'm not sure if tip top is going to be ok, wasn't it condensed milk I should be using? Does it make a difference?
Jelly is cooling now lol you would think i'd make sure first wouldn't you :rolleyes:
Any help appreciated.
hugs
Helen

the_cat

hi
I use condensed milk for this, sorry. I haven't used tip top before so I don't know what its like but I guess it might be ok if you can whip it up - the mousse texture comes from whipping the milk up to get bubbles into the mix.
HTH Cat

Churchmouse

I use evaporated milk for this, and that works fine. I'm sure tip top will be just as good, it's just a matter of using something milk-like that's been whipped-in to airate the jelly.

Pink.

Hi helen,

I normally use condensed milk for this but it'll be good to see how yours turns out and if tip top is a good substitute.

Have a look here to see the differences in tip top and condensed milk.

Pink

helenhugs

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi helen,

I normally use condensed milk for this but it'll be good to see how yours turns out and if tip top is a good substitute.

Have a look here to see the differences in tip top and condensed milk.

Pink

lol I'm feeling a bit wussy about trying it now. What if it turns out absolutely awful. I've never tried the poor mans mousse before so would be unable to compare. Just thought it would be worth a try as I've got my friends 2 children here aswell at the moment (she's had a heart attack). Oh decisions lol.
hugs
Helen

Churchmouse

Go for it Helen!:D They have nothing to compare it with, and it'll probably turn out lovely anyway! The worst that can happen is nobody likes it:rotfl: :rotfl:

CMxx

edit: I hit submit before saying I do hope your friend will be OK. She must be very young for a heart attack.

helenhugs

Churchmouse wrote: »

Go for it Helen!:D They have nothing to compare it with, and it'll probably turn out lovely anyway! The worst that can happen is nobody likes it:rotfl: :rotfl:

CMxx

edit: I hit submit before saying I do hope your friend will be OK. She must be very young for a heart attack.

Lol ok I'll go for it but if its awful I'll blame this site
You are right my friend is only young. 38 & has had 2 heart attacks, they just aren't sure why. Feeling useless but at least I can help out with her children while she recouperates.
hugs
Helen

Ytaya

My mum used to give us jelly mixed with yogurt when we were little, without whipping the yogurt. It set just fine and tasted great I'll bet your tip-top version will work just as well, even if it's not as frothy as intended (but I think you can whip tip-top?)

Let us know how it works out!

Pink.

helenhugs wrote: »

lol I'm feeling a bit wussy about trying it now. What if it turns out absolutely awful. I've never tried the poor mans mousse before so would be unable to compare. Just thought it would be worth a try as I've got my friends 2 children here aswell at the moment (she's had a heart attack). Oh decisions lol.
hugs
Helen

Go fot it! I bet it'll taste scrummy and they'll all love it! Come back and let us know!

Pink

hazzie123

I make it with Evap milk,I think thats what Tip top is? Works fine for me.Make sure you use a massive bowl cos it turns out huge.

helenhugs

ok the tiptop Jelly is in the fridge. It didn't whip very well or maybe I was too impatient and not really expecting it so I gave up a little early lol. I dipped my finger in though & it tastes nice enough so even thought it won't be a mousse it should be edible enough
Thanks for all your help
hugs
Helen
Oh & I will be sure to let you all know how it went down with the children (all 6 of them). At least 1 of them is bound to like it