A mousse for summer

8/12/2024

I'm all for making use of seasonal ingredients right now, and spending less time at the stove too - got to make the most of the sunshine! Here's a delicious, simple and fresh mousse. the recipe is based on one from Waitrose - hope you enjoy.

Do you like the glasses? They belonged to my grandmother and came from a punch bowl set. Cute aren’t they!
Recipe:
300g strawberries, 200g raspberries, 100g caster sugar, 3 leaves gelatine, 250ml double cream, zest of 1 lemon. Some spare fruit to serve, along with mint leaves and 2 crumbled shortbread fingers.
Method: put raspberries and strawberries into a food processor or blender and whizz to purée. Push though a sieve into a pan, stir in sugar and heat until simmering. (Do not boil)
Soak gelatine in cold water for 5-7 min.
Remove purée from heat and add the gelatine leaves (squeeze out water) and stir until dissolved. Cool in a bowl for about an hour. Whisk the double cream and lemon zest until forms soft peaks and stir into the berry mixture. Divide into 4 glasses and chill overnight. Serve with fresh fruit, mint and crumbled shortbread

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A mousse for summer

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