Frozen Lemon Mousse

12 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 yolks
  • 1 egg
  • 1 stick butter, cut into pieces
  • 3/4 cup cream, whipped to soft peaks
  • Garnish: blackberry slump, recipe follows
  • Special equipment: 15 cone shaped paper cooler cups
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean, split
  • 1 pint blackberries

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut 2-inch holes out of the bottom of a large tin foil roasting pan in neat rows, leaving 1 to 2 inches in between the holes.
  2. 2
    Invert the pan and place paper cooler cups in the holes to hold them upright during freezing.
  3. 3
    In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan combine the lemon juice, sugar, yolks, egg, and butter.
  4. 4
    Over medium heat, whisk the mixture constantly until thickened.
  5. 5
    Strain it into a bowl set over ice and chill it, stirring to thicken slightly.
  6. 6
    Fold in the whipped cream and pour or pipe into paper cones set in the prepared tin foil roasting pan.
  7. 7
    Freeze overnight.
  8. 8
    Peel off the paper and serve the cone flat side down and serve with berries.
  9. 9
    In a small saucepan bring water, sugar and vanilla bean to a boil.
  10. 10
    Add blackberries and turn off the heat.
  11. 11
    Fish the berries out of the hot liquid with a slotted spoon, and transfer them to a plate in a single layer and allow to cool.
  12. 12
    Yield: 1 cup

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