Cook the Book: Fresh Lemon Mousse

Name: Cook the Book: Fresh Lemon Mousse
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters cold heavy cream; 6 servings Kosher salt; 6 servings Sliced lemon, for garnish; 118 milliliters good bottled lemon curd, at room temperature; 118 milliliters freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons); 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3 extra larges whole eggs

Cook the Book: Fresh Lemon Mousse is a gluten free dessert. One serving contains 247 calories, 4g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up sugar, lemon juice, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large heat-proof bowl, whisk together the 3 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, the lemon zest, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Egg

Egg Yolk

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for about 10-12 minutes, until the mixture is thick like pudding. (I whisk when the mixture starts to get thick.) Take off the heat and set aside for 15 minutes.

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Water

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

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Frying Pan

Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, until completely chilled.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Place half the egg whites and a pinch of salt in the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed.

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Egg Whites

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to beat until the whites are stiff and shiny.

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Sugar

Carefully fold whites into the cold lemon mixture with a rubber spatula.

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Lemon

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Spatula

Place the cream in the same bowl of the electric mixer fitted whisk attachment (no need to clean the bowl) and beat on high speed until the cream forms stiff peaks.

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Cream

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Carefully fold whipped cream into the lemon mixture.

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Whipped Cream

Lemon

Fold in the lemon curd and pour into a 7-inch-diameter, 3-inch-deep souffle dish. Decorate with sweetened whipped cream and lemon slices that have been cut into quarters. Chill and serve cold.

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Sweetened Whipped Cream

Lemon Curd

Lemon

Sweetened Whipped Cream

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Sweetened Whipped Cream

Place the cream, sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whip on medium and then high speed until the cream just forms stiff peaks.

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Vanilla