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Strawberry Mousse
Serves4
Cooking time
1h
Like silky-smooth clouds, this dreamy mousse is both sophisticated and surprisingly simple to whip up. Crowned with fresh strawberries and a dusting of icing sugar, the dessert adds effortless elegance to any dinner party or special celebration.
Ingredients
300mlthickened or whipping cream (35% fat)
1/2 cupGreek-style yoghurt
2 tspvanilla bean paste
1/2 cupicing sugar mixture
2 punnets250g Driscoll's strawberries, hulled and halved
Method
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Mousse
Beat the cream, yoghurt , vanilla and 2 tablespoons of the icing sugar with an electric mixer with whisk attachment until very stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until required.
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Strawberries
Reserve about 1/4 of the strawberries for topping the mousse. Blend the remaining strawberries and icing using a hand-held blender, blender or small food processor until smooth. Remove and set aside 1/2 cup of the puree.
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Mixture
Fold the remaining puree into the cream mixture. Divide the reserved puree between 4 x 250ml serving glasses. Spoon in the mousse and refrigerate for about 1 hour or until firmed up slightly. Top with fresh strawberries and serve.
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Storage
The mousse can be made up to a day in advance. Store covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.
