Raspberry Mousse

September 13th, 2015

I played with berries again and this time it’s for raspberry mousse. I made something very similar awhile back, but with strawberries. With a little bit of tweaking, I substituted strawberries with raspberries and the results were still the same- phenomenal.

Folding in fresh raspberries with the mousse gives it more texture but you can also omit them if you prefer a smooth consistency. The mousse is thick enough to use as a filling for cakes, which I’ll try next time. For this occasion I opted to use mini jars for individual servings for a dinner get-together. 

Raspberry Mousse, I modified the strawberry mousse from Miette’s book, in which I made here:

1 bag of frozen raspberries
⅓ C sugar
juice from half a lemon
1 T cold water
2 tsp powder gelatin
¾ C heavy cream
fresh raspberries

Y= enough to fill five 5-oz jars

Directions

1. Heat raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, water in a saucepan. Let it come to a boil then reduce the heat. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
2. Bloom gelatin in the cold water by mixing the two together in a small bowl.
3. Meanwhile, strain the raspberry mixture into a clean bowl. Discard the raspberry pulp.
4. Return the raspberry juice back to the saucepan. Add the gelatin mixture.
5. Heat and stir until the gelatin dissolves.
6. Strain into a clean bowl.
7. Place plastic wrap directly on the surface and chill for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
8. In a clean mixer bowl whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks.
9. Fold raspberry mixture and fresh raspberries into the cream. (If the raspberry mixture solidified overnight, slightly heat until it becomes a liquid state. You want the mixture to be melted but not super hot, otherwise this will melt the whipped cream. For a more intense flavor, fold in more raspberry mixture.)
10. Divide into serving cups. Garnish with more raspberries. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

Tags: Berries, Mousse, Raspberry