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Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch Recipe

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch Recipe

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Published : Apr 18, 2025

With Holi celebrations just a few weeks away, wondering how to make the traditional thandai flavor meet the modern creamy desserts? Try this thandai mousse recipe for Holi at home. With just a few ingredients and Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, you can make a restaurant-style gourmet treat and surprise your guests.

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Difficulty:easy

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Serves:1

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Time:31 mins

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Contains egg: No

Holi desserts have a special sense of nostalgia that makes them unique and special. But oftentimes traditional desserts don't give you the pleasure of western treats, especially when you crave chocolatey treats. To bring the western fusion to Indian Holi dessert treats, here is a recipe for Chocolate Thandai mousse with the crunch of cashews and richness of Dairy Milk chocolate. Blending the richness of Dairy Milk chocolate with the refreshing flavor of thandai, this mousse will give you the ......Read More

For the Recipe

  • 10 pieces Dairy Milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tsp thandai powder
  • ¼ cup saffron water
  • ¼ cup cashew

Making Thandai Mousse Without Losing Airiness: Step-By-Step Guide

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Break Dairy Milk Silk chocolate
Step 1

Break Dairy Milk Silk chocolate into a bowl and melt in a microwave for 1 minute at 40°C. Stir at 30 seconds intervals to avoid burning.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Beat melted chocolate
Step 2

Beat melted chocolate until smooth.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Whip with an electric hand beater
Step 3

Keep a glass bowl in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer whipped cream into the cold bowl and whip with an electric hand beater until soft peaks form.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Add thandai powder
Step 4

Add thandai powder to the whipped cream.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Soak saffron
Step 5

Soak saffron strands into 1 tablespoon warm water for 10 minutes. Mix it into whipped cream.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Chopped cashews
Step 6

Fold chopped cashews into the whipped cream.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Fold in melted chocolate
Step 7

After adding cashews, carefully fold in melted chocolate until evenly distributed.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Mix
Step 8

Mix until combined properly. Chill it in the fridge for 2 hours.

Dairy Milk Thandai Mousse With Cashew Crunch - Garnish with chopped cashews
Step 9

Spoon the mousse into glass or serving bowls, Garnish with chopped cashews and cocoa powder.

Tips

Use piping bag with a nozzle to pipe out the mousse into glasses in ruffled pattern.

Dessert Serving Ideas For Holi Parties

Serve desserts in shot glasses: To make the dessert platter look equally vibrant and innovative, serve the creamy desserts like thandai mousse, shrikhand, or rabdi in small shot glasses instead of regular bowls.

Curate a fusion dessert platter: To include fusion desserts in the Holi celebrations, go for a fusion dessert platter where the modern meets the traditional. Here, modern desserts like thandai chocolate mousse, thandai chocolate bark, and chocolate gujiya meet traditional sweets like regular gujiya, malpua, and kheer.

Colorful garnishes: Just as the festival celebrates the beauty of colors, try garnishing the Holi sweets with colored ingredients like chopped pistachios, edible rose petals, and saffron strands.

Conclusion

This Holi, make the celebrations all about a perfect blending od traditional and contemporary. Make sure the classic thandai flavor gets more exposure through the modern creamy desserts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Thandai mousse recipe for Holi suitable for kids? down-arrow

This Thandai mousse recipe for Holi is ideally suitable for children if made without excess and overpowering spices and adjusted to a mild sweetness. Owing to the nutritious elements like nuts, seeds, and spices in the thandai flavor, it is generally safe for consumption.

Can this mousse be made without gelatin? down-arrow

Yes, this Holi mousse dessert can absolutely be made without any gelatin. To create the desired consistency, one may opt for alternatives like whipped cream, whipped egg whites, or cream cheese.

How long does mousse stay fresh? down-arrow

If made at home, this Holi mousse dessert is likely to stay fresh in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. If covered properly and stored in an airtight container, it may stay fresh for 5 days as well.

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