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A delicate and fluffy raspberry mousse with bright fruit flavor and a soft, cloud-like texture, made with fresh raspberry puree, Italian meringue, whipped cream, and gelatin for a beautifully set dessert.

Ingredients

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  • 7.7 g unflavored gelatin
  • 40 g very cold water
  • 270 g strained raspberry puree
  • 15 g fresh lemon juice
  • 320 g heavy cream
  • 90 g egg whites
  • 13 g granulated sugar (for egg whites)
  • 130 g granulated sugar (for hot syrup)
  • 17 g granulated sugar (for raspberry sauce)
  • 60 g water
  • 170 g extra strained raspberry puree
  • 5 g more fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Soften (bloom) unflavored gelatin in very cold water until soft; if using gelatin sheets, soak about 10 minutes and squeeze out excess water.
  2. Puree fresh raspberries in a blender or food processor, then strain through a fine sieve to remove seeds.
  3. Warm about one-quarter of the strained raspberry puree in a small saucepan until hot but not boiling, then stir in the bloomed gelatin until dissolved.
  4. Mix the warm gelatin-puree with the remaining cold puree to bring the mixture to room temperature.
  5. Stir the measured lemon juice into the raspberry-gelatin mixture.
  6. Chill the mixing bowl and whip the heavy cream to soft, fluffy peaks.
  7. Beat the egg whites until frothy, slowly add the granulated sugar (13 g), and continue beating to build volume.
  8. Cook the sugar (130 g) and water (60 g) to the soft-ball stage (~246°F), then gradually pour the hot syrup into the beating egg whites on high speed to make a glossy Italian meringue.
  9. Fold about half the Italian meringue into the whipped cream to lighten it, then gently fold in the remaining meringue.
  10. Fold the raspberry-gelatin mixture into the cream-and-meringue blend in two additions, starting with a quick whisk then finishing with gentle spatula folds until light and ropey.
  11. Spoon or pipe the mousse into serving glasses or ramekins and refrigerate for several hours or overnight to set.
  12. Optional: simmer the reserved raspberry puree (170 g) with sugar (17 g) and lemon juice (5 g) until it just comes to a boil, cool completely, and drizzle over the chilled mousse before serving.

Notes

Bloom gelatin fully in cold water before dissolving in warm puree to avoid lumps., Avoid adding hot gelatin directly to whipped cream or meringue; cool gelatin mixture to room temperature first., Use chilled bowls and cream for best whipping results., Egg whites must be free of yolk and whipped to stiff peaks for stable Italian meringue., Fold ingredients gently and progressively to preserve airiness in mousse., Strain raspberry puree through a fine sieve for smooth texture., Adjust sugar based on fruit sweetness to maintain balanced flavor., Moderate alcohol additions (e.g., raspberry liqueur) to avoid interfering with gelatin setting., Chill mousse several hours or overnight for best texture and stability., Store mousse covered in refrigerator up to two days; do not freeze when possible as texture may suffer.

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