Delightful Lemon Mousse With Raspberry Sauce Recipes

DELIGHTFUL LEMON MOUSSE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• STIR boiling water into gelatin and lemon peel in large bowl at least 2 minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add enough ice to apple juice to measure 1-3/4 cups. Stir into gelatin until slightly thickened. Stir in whipped topping with wire whisk.
• POUR half of the raspberry sauce into dessert dishes. Top with mousse. Spoon remaining raspberry sauce over top.
• REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until firm.
• Tip: Substitute 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen strawberries for frozen raspberries. Substitute orange juice for apple juice.

LEMON-RASPBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Drain raspberries well and reserve syrup, if desired, for another use. Press berries through fine sieve to extract seeds. You should have 1/3 cup of raspberry puree. Stir in confectioners sugar, and set aside.
• Lightly beat egg yolks in top of double boiler or small, heavy saucepan. Add 1/4 cup sugar and lemon juice and cook, stirring constantly, over simmering water or low heat, until thick. Do not let mixture boil.
• Soften gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water in separate small saucepan, and dissolve over low heat, stirring. Add the dissolved gelatin and lemon rind to lemon custard and cool mixture to room temperature, stirring occasionally to keep gelatin well blended with the custard.
• Beat room temperature egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Continue beating as you add 3/4 cup sugar.
• Whip cream in large mixing bowl with remaining tablespoon of sugar until stiff (but not too stiff). Fold in first the custard mixture, then the beaten egg whites. Do not overmix.
• Turn half of the mousse into a glass serving bowl. Drizzle with half of the raspberry puree. Add the rest of the mousse and drizzle remaining puree over top. Holding a table knife vertically, swirl raspberry puree through mousse with a couple of figure-eight turns. Again, do not overmix; raspberry puree should remain in streaks. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill until firm. Can hold for 1-2 days.

FRESH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine raspberries, sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until raspberries break down, sugar dissolves, and sauce is heated through, 3 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and press sauce through a fine-mesh strainer to remove seeds. Cool to room temperature, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 45 minutes.

LEMON MOUSSE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk eggs and yolks in heavy non-aluminum saucepan until foamy.
• Whisk in 1 1/2 cups sugar, then lemon juice; mix in peel.
• Stir over low heat until mixture thickens to consistancy of heavy custard, about 10 minutes; do not boil.
• Remove from heat and whisk in butter.
• Transfer mixture to bowl and cool until very thick, stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes.
• Whip cream in medium bowl to soft peaks.
• Fold cream into lemon mixture just until combined.
• Spoon mousse into individual serving glasses.
• Cover and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• (Can be prepared one day ahead.).
• Coarsely mash berries in small bowl using fork.
• Mix in 2 tablespoons sugar;taste, adding more sugar if desired.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to release juices.
• (Can be prepared one day ahead.).
• Spoon sauce over centers of mousse, garnish with mint sprigs and serve.