Chilled Raspberry Espuma Recipes

RASPBERRY SPUMA

Steps:

• Put raspberries in a small saucepan with 1/2 cup sugar over medium heat. Mash berries with a wooden spoon and simmer for 2 minutes. Strain through a fine-meshed wire sieve, pushing against berries to extract all juices. Discard seeds and solids. You should have 1 cup raspberry syrup. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a mixing bowl, combine egg whites with 1/4 cup sugar. Set bowl over a pan of boiling water and, using a wire whisk, beat egg whites and sugar just enough to dissolve sugar and until whites are warm to the touch, about 1 minute.
• Remove bowl from heat. Beat egg whites vigorously until you have a fluffy meringue with shiny stiff peaks, about 3 minutes. (You may use electric beaters or stand mixer.)
• Using a rubber spatula, quickly fold raspberry syrup into meringue. Transfer to a serving dish, cover and freeze for at least 2 hours. (You may freeze mixture up to 3 days in advance.)
• To serve, garnish with berries and spoon raspberry spuma into small bowls.

CHILLED RASPBERRY ESPUMA

Steps:

• Select appropriate dispensing tip for recipe and screw onto head. Check that appropriate gasket is positioned inside the head. Pre-chill bottle and head. In a saucepan over low heat, cook the raspberries with the sugar. When the raspberries have broken down into a puree, pass them through a fine mesh sieve to remove any seeds. In a mixing bowl, combine raspberry puree, lemon juice and egg whites. Mix until smooth. Pour mixture into a chilled iSi Thermo Whip. Screw head onto the bottle. Charge with one iSi cream charger and shake bottle vigorously 4-6 times. Remove charger holder, discard used charger, and screw on decorator cap. Turn bottle upside-down with dispensing tip in the vertical position. Press lever to dispense.

CHILLED RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Stir together crumbs, cocoa and powdered sugar in medium bowl, stir in melted butter. Press mixture onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up the side of a 9 inch spring form pan. Bake 10 minutes, cool completely.
• Puree and strain raspberries; set aside. Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in small bow; let stand several minutes to soften. Add boiling water; stir until gelatin dissolves completely and mixture is clear. Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl until smooth. Gradually add raspberry puree and gelatin, mixing thoroughly; pour into prepared crust.
• Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Loosen cake from side of pan with knife; remove side of pan. Spread raspberry preserves over top. Garnish with Chocolate Whipped Cream. Cover; refrigerate leftovers.
• Chocolate Whipped Cream: Stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa in medium bowl. Add 1/2 pint chilled whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until stiff.

CHILLED RASPBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the cranberry juice, sugar and 5-1/3 cups raspberries; cover and process until blended. Strain and discard seeds. Stir in 1-1/3 cups sour cream. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., To serve, pour 1/4 cup of soup into 12 cordial glasses. Top each with a raspberry and 1/2 teaspoon sour cream.

CHILLED RASPBERRY SABAYON

Steps:

• Whisk first 4 ingredients in large metal bowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bottom of bowl touch water). Using electric mixer, beat mixture until very thick and thermometer registers 160°F., about 12 minutes. Remove bowl from over water and set in larger bowl of ice. Let cool completely, whisking occasionally.
• Using electric mixer fitted with clean beaters, beat cream to firm peaks. Gently fold into egg mixture. Chill sabayon until cold, about 1 hour. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Divide raspberries among 4 bowls or stemmed goblets. Spoon sabayon over raspberries and serve immediately.

CHILLED RASPBERRY SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Set a few berries aside for decoration and pulse the rest in a food processor. You're looking for a consistency between chopped and puree.
• Whip heavy cream till you get peaks.
• Transfer berries to a bowl and fold in the sugar, then the whipped cream reserving a little for garnish later.
• Cut a two inch wide strip of parchment paper and tape it to a stemmed glass so as to make a collar that increases the depth of the glass by about 3/4 inch.
• Spoon in the raspberry mixture till level with the top of the paper.
• Chill in a cold refrigerator for several hours.
• When ready to serve, remove the paper. The souffle should be above the rim of the glass. Top the soufflé with a dollop of whipped cream and place a couple of the reserved berries on top.