[kazeya]

hi all! i've been looking around for a good mango mousse recipe! i found some recipes which include lime juice and egg whites and some othes which do not include both. what does the lime juice function as anyway? i know the egg whites function to give it volume and aerate it and stuff

the recipe which ive got in mind is just heating up the mango puree..adding gelatin and lightening it with whipped cream. any ideas if this is correct or not?

cheers

[chalkdust]

lime juice can preserve the color of other fruits

it can enhance the flavor/make more sweet

adds a fresh fruity taste/sensation

[Blueicus]

There are many ways to skin (cook) a cat, and each aerating agent (stabilized whipped cream vs. meringue) adds a different characteristic to the final product. Yes, you can just technically mix mango coulis in with some stabilized whipped cream but you will need to beware of its stability, the mango will deflate and dilute the cream and adding too much will either get you basically creamy jello or a liquidy mess.