Lemon Mousse | Fresh & Refreshing Dessert

I am sooo tired of comfort food.  During my entire pregnancy I craved heavy, gravy-y, rich comfort food.  Now that our petty packet is hither I can't larn far plenty away from it.  Except for Oreos.  For to a greater extent than or less argue I can't rest away from Oreos.  I'll blame it on the pectus feeding.  

Besides my Oreo shortcoming, I'm craving fresh, lite in addition to well for y'all food.  Maybe it is the New Year... or perhaps it is my body's agency of telling me it is no longer fourth dimension to shop 'maternal weight' that is influencing my lighter urges.  Whatever it is, I'll get got it.


Thank goodness for the aptly timed wintertime citrus season.  What could move to a greater extent than fresh than a refreshing lemon dessert?  By the way, does anyone else mean value that it is foreign that citrus flavour is inwards the middle of winter?  Seems similar it should move a summertime thing... I'm glad it is not.  The freshness is but what I postulate correct now.

  
This Lemon Mousse is light, airy, fresh in addition to creamy.  Great past times itself served inwards a parfait drinking glass topped alongside whipped cream, but it would move every bit dandy inwards a graham cracker crust or mini tart shell.  If y'all are brusque on time, y'all tin flame purchase a pre-made lemon curd, in addition to but add together gelatin in addition to crease inwards whipped cream.  However, store-bought lemon curd tin flame move expensive, hence the homemade version is a to a greater extent than damage effective pick if y'all get got the time.   

Lemon Mousse 
creamy in addition to refreshing

ii tablespoons water
1 teaspoon obviously gelatin
1/2 loving cup unsalted butter
3/4 loving cup sugar
iii tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
1/2 loving cup fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
half dozen large egg yolks

1 1/2 loving cup heavy cream
ii tablespoons of sugar

In a modest bowl add together the H2O in addition to sprinkle the gelatin on top. Allow it to 'gel'  for virtually 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt the butter inwards a heavy bottomed sauce pan over medium heat. Remove from estrus in addition to add together the sugar, salt, lemon juice in addition to zest. Whisk together in addition to and hence add together the egg yolks. Place over medium depression heat, stirring constantly alongside a whisk. Cook until the mixture has thickened in addition to coats the dorsum of a spoon (this should get got roughly 8-10 minutes). Do non permit the mixture to boil or it volition curdle, if it begins to steam take it from the estrus for twenty seconds to permit it to cool in addition to hence provide it to the heat.



Once it has thickened, whisk inwards the gelatin.  Allow this mixture to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.  Once the lemon curd has cooled, crunch the whip cream to strong peaks. Adding one-half of the whipped cream into the lemon curd, gently crease it in.

Pour the lemon mousse betwixt 4-6 parfait glasses.  Top alongside a large dollop of the whipped cream.

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