Coconut Mousse

Name: Coconut Mousse
Prep time: 3 d 3 h
Cook time: 3 d 3 h
Total time: 3 d 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 larges egg whites; 3 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (from two 1/4-ounce packages); 118 milliliters well-chilled heavy cream; 8 servings Garnish: toasted sweetened flaked coconut; fresh lime zest; 369 grams sweetened condensed milk; 651 milliliters 1/2 pound unsweetened dried coconut; 473 milliliters boiling-hot water; 59 milliliters About whole milk

Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 409 calories, 9g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up egg whites, lime zest, coconut, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 75 hours.

Instructions

Pour boiling-hot water over dried coconut in a blender, then blend, scraping down sides as necessary, until combined well, about 30 seconds (use caution when blending hot liquids). Cool in blender until cool enough to handle.

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Dried Coconut

Water

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Blender

Line a large fine-mesh sieve with several layers of cheesecloth and set it over a bowl.

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Cheesecloth

Sieve

Bowl

Pour coconut mixture into lined sieve and squeeze out as much liquid as possible.

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Coconut

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Sieve

Whisk together sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup coconut milk in a large bowl.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Coconut Milk

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour remaining coconut milk into a 1-cup glass measure and add enough whole milk to bring total to 1 cup, then transfer to a small saucepan.

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Coconut Milk

Whole Milk

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Sauce Pan

Sprinkle gelatin over milk mixture in saucepan and let stand 1 minute to soften, then heat over moderate heat, whisking occasionally, until gelatin is dissolved (do not let boil).

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Gelatin

Milk

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Whisk into sweetened condensed milk mixture in large bowl until combined. Quick-chill by putting bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stirring occasionally until mixture is the consistency of raw egg whites, about 10 minutes.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Egg Whites

Water

Ice

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove bowl from ice bath.

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Ice

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Bowl

Beat cream with an electric mixer until it holds soft peaks, then fold cream into coconut mixture gently but thoroughly.

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Coconut

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Using cleaned beaters, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks, then fold into coconut mixture gently but thoroughly. Chill, covered, until set, about 1 hour.

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Egg Whites

Coconut

Salt

·Mousse can be chilled up to 1 day.·The egg whites in this recipe are not cooked. If salmonella is a problem in your area, you can use reconstituted powdered egg whites such as Just Whites.

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Dried Egg Whites