CORE - Tropical Fluff / Mousse

This tropical mousse is made just from jelly and yoghurt,
so is Core for snacks or dessert.

Only 0.5 points per serve.

Serves: 4

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 packet of raspberry diet jelly crystals
• 1 packet of peach and apricot diet jelly crystals
• 2 x 200g tubs of non fat vanilla yoghurt (I used Nestle Diet)

Method:

In a 6 cup capacity bowl, add jelly crystals and 1 cup boiling water.
Stir with fork to dissolve and allow to cool on bnch for 30-60 minutes.
Add 1 cup cold water and yoghurt and mix with hand beater or whisk.
Pour into four 200ml glasses or glass bowls.

Try different combinations of jelly flavours, just be mindful of the colours you will create (ie green + orange = looks disgusting, even if it tastes good)

Not on Core? The total for this recipe is 2 points (0.5 pts per serve)

CORE Breakfast Mousse

This is similar to Oats and Yoghurt Slice but has been blended for a smooth consistency.

Serves: 2

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 packet diet apricot and peach jelly
• 1 200 g tub vanilla Nestle Diet yoghurt
• 1 snack pack size tub/can peaches in juice
• 100g quick oats
• 3 tsp Splenda
• Optional - chopped fruit to top

Method:
Dissolve jelly in 1 cup boiling water, mix with stab mixer.
Add peaches and oats and blend. Add yoghurt and Splenda and blend again.
Pour into 2 glasses and set in fridge overnight.

Not on Core? The total of this recipe is approx 7 points or 3.5 points per serve

Alternatives: Mix up your flavours.
I used peach and apricot because that's what I had.
Try raspberry jelly and strawberry yoghurt, melon jelly and vanilla yoghurt, port wine and vanilla yoghurt, orange-mango jelly with mango yoghurt, lemon jelly and vanilla yoghurt (it's "almost" a lemon cheesecake)
I don't recommend lime - bright green food is so wrong if you are out of junior primary school!

CORE Peach / Apricot Mousse

This is a great recipe when you have visitors, as it separates into 3 layers and looks like you've spent all day making a fancy layered dessert. It doesn't tend to layer well in wide glass bowls, so if for dessert, I suggest using plain el cheapo juice glasses (like the ones jam come in). You can use champagne glasses if you like, but they don't fit well in my fridge.

Is is also Core for snacks - put in plastic containers or disposable plastic glasses.

Serves: 4

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 2 x 200 g Yoplait ForMe yoghurt in apricot, peach or vanilla flavour
• 2 x sachets Aeroplane Peach Apricot Diet Jelly
• 1 x 400g can (or half a big can) of peaches or apricots in juice

Optional - a few drops of sweetener

Method:

Empty the jelly crystals into a heatproof mixing bowl with a capacity of at least 2l.
Add 1 cup of boiling water and use stab mixer to mix.
Add 1 cup of cold water.
Optional - if using sweetener, add here. I only use if having regular people for dinner who expects sweets to be ummm......sweet :)
Leave on bench and allow to cool to room temp (1 hour or so)
Meanwhile, drain the canned peaches/apricots. Slice half and arrange at the bottom of the glasses. It is OK for a little juice to be pooled around them - for some strange reason it seems to cause a layer.
When the jelly mix is cool, add the rest of the tinned peaches/apricots and blend.
Add the yoghurt and blend. Tilt the blender at an angle to it breaks the surface of the mix to add air to the mix. It needs bubbles on the top. (You can put in fridge for 30 mins and blend if you don't get bubbles).
Pour into the glasses with fruit and put in fridge to set for a few hours.

Notes:
You can use whatever flavour canned fruit, jelly or yoghurt you have to hand to make interesting flavour combos, however, I do not recommend using lime jelly (green colour is way too weird). If using a strong flavoured jelly, go for vanilla flavoured yoghurt to tone down a bit.

I also do not recommend using berries as you get that gritty seeds messing up the smooth texture (like in smoothies).
I also do not recommended any type of acidic fresh fruit like oranges or kiwi as it might make the yoghurt separate (and they have enzymes which can break down the setting power of gelatine).
You could use fresh stoned fruit which has been peeled and steamed.

Not on Core? The total of this recipe is approx 4 points