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Strawberry Mousse
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Strawberry Mousse
From Family Circle All-Time Favorite Recipes (Canada, UK).
Ingredients:
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2 cups hulled, sliced strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Whole strawberries for garnishInstructions:
Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a small saucepan; let stand I minute to soften. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Place strawberries, granulated sugar and gelatin mixture in a food processor or blender. Whirl to purée. Pour into a bowl. Chill until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon, 1 hour.
Beat cream and confectioners' sugar in a chilled bowl until soft peaks form. Stir one-quarter of cream into strawberry purée to lighten mixture. Fold in remaining cream.
Spoon into 6 stemmed glasses or dessert bowls, dividing equally. Chill 2 hours. Or, after lightening purée with cream, layer remaining whipped cream with strawberry purée in stemmed glasses. Garnish with whole berries.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Refrigerate: 3 hours
Per serving: 199 calories, 2 g protein, 15 g fat, 16 g carbohydrate, 18 mg sodium, 54 mg cholesterol
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