Description
Delectable raspberry vanilla mousse sparkles with French culinary elegance. Silky layers of creamy dessert blend fresh raspberries and smooth vanilla, inviting sweet exploration for passionate cooks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (473 ml/16 fl oz) raspberries, fresh or frozen (thawed)
- 1 cup (240 ml/8 fl oz) heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup (100 g/3.5 oz) granulated sugar (raw sugar optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 3 tbsps (45 ml/1.5 fl oz) cold water
- 1 ½ tsps unflavored gelatin powder
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Purée Preparation: Pulverize ripe raspberries in a food processor, then strain through a fine mesh sieve to eliminate seed fragments, collecting pure raspberry liquid.
- Flavor Integration: Whisk granulated sugar and salt into raspberry liquid, creating a harmonious base while simultaneously blooming gelatin in cold water for precise texture development.
- Thermal Transformation: Gently warm raspberry mixture in a saucepan, incorporating bloomed gelatin and stirring continuously to ensure smooth dissolution without reaching boiling point.
- Cooling and Flavor Enhancement: Allow raspberry gelatin mixture to cool at room temperature, then introduce vanilla bean paste, letting the flavors meld and intensify over 40-45 minutes.
- Cream Incorporation: Whip heavy cream until achieving stiff, glossy peaks, then delicately fold into cooled raspberry mixture using a silicone spatula to maintain airy consistency.
- Chilling and Setting: Transfer mousse into individual dessert cups, smoothing surfaces meticulously, then refrigerate for 4-6 hours under secure plastic wrap to solidify and develop complex flavor profiles.
Notes
- Seed Removal Essential: Use a fine mesh sieve to strain raspberry purée, ensuring a smooth, seed-free texture for a luxurious mousse experience.
- Gelatin Blooming Technique: Let gelatin soften in cold water for exactly 5 minutes to activate its thickening properties and prevent lumpy consistency.
- Temperature Control Critical: Avoid boiling the raspberry mixture when dissolving gelatin to maintain the delicate flavor and prevent texture breakdown.
- Whipping Cream Perfection: Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form, creating a light, airy base that will beautifully integrate with the raspberry mixture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg