Lime Mousse With Raspberries
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1package unflavored gelatin
- Juice of 3 limes (about ⅔ cup)
- 3tablespoons sugar
- 2large egg whites at room temperature
- Pinch cream of tartar
- 1cup heavy cream
- Dash vanilla essence
- 1pint raspberries
Preparation
- Step 1
Dissolve the gelatin in one-fourth cup warm water. Heat the lime juice, add the sugar, dissolve. Mix it with the gelatin. Cool.
- Step 2
Whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar until they stand in stiff peaks.
- Step 3
Whip the cream until stiff.
- Step 4
Fold the egg whites into the lime juice mixture, then fold in the cream and the vanilla essence. Mix well and place in a five-cup souffle dish. Chill overnight.
- Step 5
Turn the mousse out onto a platter and arrange the raspberries in a circle around it. Place a couple of raspberries on top.
Private Notes
Comments
This mousse turned out physically very well, but from a taste perspective was a little flat with a bitter aftertaste. I followed the recipe to a "t". Perhaps some sweet raspberry coulis would help to offset the bitterness.
followed exactly. half of the mousse (made in individual glasses not a bowl) had the lime gelatin mixture on the bottom. Bitter taste, would not recommend
Forgot to say in my review...I added 3 TB of sugar to the whipped cream.
I was careful to use at least, if not a bit more, than 2/3 cup of lime juice. Because of Christopher’s comments about it being bitter, I added 3 TB to the whipped cream. I also happened to have a smooth, raspberry sauce on hand. I swirled it into the mousse after adding the cream to give it a little more dimension. It looks really pretty and tastes great.