VANILLA MOUSSE WITH MARSHMALLOW SAUCE

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This is just one of those odd little recipes that Mom had in her notebook. It sounds like a frozen vanilla mousse with a hot marshmallow sauce to pour over it. Perhaps the sauce can be used when it is cooled also... I don't really know. You would have to try it out and see. I would imagine that you could also use the sauce for...

Provided by Marcia McCance

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

VANILLA MOUSSE
1/2 pt cream, beaten stiff
4 Tbsp level tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
MARSHMALLOW SAUCE
1/2 c sugar
4 Tbsp cold water
1 egg white
1 1/2 c mini marshmallows cut fine (or 12 large) (or 7 oz marshmallow creme)

Steps:

1. VANILLA MOUSSE: whip the cream to stiff peaks, sprinkle the sugar slowly as you continue whipping, add the vanilla and finish whipping -- then freeze
2. Mom gives no directions on how to freeze it. I have thought it would do nicely in a prepared pie crust (any kind), or in individual cupcake liners in a muffin pan, or it could be piped onto parchment paper and frozen in shapes. It could also be put in a bowl, and dipped out like ice cream later. Alternative: since this is basically just frozen whipped cream, you could buy a pkg of frozen whipped topping, too -- Your choice.
3. MARSHMALLOW SAUCE: Put the unbeaten egg white, water and sugar in a double boiler and cook over boiling water for 5 minutes BEATING CONSTANTLY with hand mixer.
4. Remove from fire, add the vanilla and marshmallows (cut fine) and continue beating until it makes a smooth sauce.
5. There are no directions as to whether to use it hot, warm or cold... but I would think it would be nice used like "hot white fudge" sauce on the mousse.
6. NOTE: The original recipe calls for 12 of the large marshmallows cut fine, but I figured it would be easier with the mini marshmallows (or even marshmallow creme). It says to cut them fine... so I don't know if it will be a problem to simply use the minies "as is" or if you will need to chop them smaller to make them melt better.
7. NOTE: I thought it was interesting that it said "remove from fire" -- this may be a very old recipe because we would have said remove from burner or stove. Just thinking.