Easy Eight O'Clock Mocha Mousse

The other night I was watching one of my favorite shows on Food TV - Dinner Impossible.
On this episode Chef Irvine was making Chocolate Mousse for the desert in the meal, and it looked really good! So I decided I would have my own Desert Impossible challenge tonight.

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves making Chocolate Mousse without making a trip to the grocery store. You have 2 hours to complete this mission"

So I ran to the kitchen and took inventory of the fridge and pantry. What I found that I could use to make my mousse was some Cool Whip, Pudding and Milk. Well I can make an easy mousse with that, but I want to make it a little unique. So I decided to add a little coffee flavor! I also had Vanilla and Chocolate pudding, so I decided to make French Vanilla Mousse and Chocolate Espresso Mousse.

Here are my 2 recipes

CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO MOUSSE

INGREDIENTS
1 box of chocolate pudding
1-7/8 cup of cold milk
1/8 cup of Eight O'Clock Italian Roast Espresso (chilled - I strained it over ice a couple times)
1/2 tub of Cool Whip

PROCESS
In a chilled stainless steel or glass bowl
Mix the pudding, espresso and milk
Beat ingredients vigorously.
Put mixture in fridge for 1 hour and forty minutes
After 1 hour and forty minutes your pudding should be set up.
Take out of the fridge and add a 1/2 of tub of Cool Whip.
Then with a plastic spatula fold the Cool Whip and Pudding together, until mousse is achieve.

Put in a serving bowl or glass and serve!

FRENCH VANILLA MOUSSE

INGREDIENTS
1 box of chocolate pudding
1-7/8 cup of cold milk
1/8 cup of Eight O'Clock French Vanilla Roast Coffee (chilled - I strained it over ice a couple times)
1/2 tub of Cool Whip

PROCESS
In a chilled stainless steel or glass bowl
Mix the pudding, coffee and milk
Beat ingredients vigorously.
Put mixture in fridge for 1 hour and forty minutes
After 1 hour and forty minutes your pudding should be set up.
Take out of the fridge and add a 1/2 of tub of Cool Whip.
Then with a plastic spatula fold the Cool Whip and Pudding together, until mousse is achieve.

Put in a serving bowl or glass and serve!

RESULTS
I succeeded in my mission, my family enjoyed a unique and tasty Mousse in less the 2 hours start to finish and I did it with what I had in my house!

Chef Irvine - Chef Dad is ready for a Mission!