Summer Fruit Mousse Recipes

SUMMER FRUIT MOUSSE

Steps:

• Blend fruits and remove pips.
• Soak gelatin in 3 tbsp water and leave to soak.
• Whisk cornflour, egg yolks, sugar and milk in a bowl till thick and pale.
• Heat remaining milk till almost boiling and then gradually pour on egg mixture, stirring constantly. Return to pan and cook, stirring, over a low heat until thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir in the softened gelatin till completely dissolved.
• Transfer to a large bowl and leave to cool slightly.
• Stir in the fruit puree and liqueur and leave to cool until the point of setting.
• Whip the cream until it just holds its shape, fold into the mousse.
• Refrigerate until the mousse has set.
• Serve.

SUMMER BERRY MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush using a rolling pin. Melt the butter in a medium pan, then stir in the biscuits. Tip this mixture into a loose-bottomed 24cm round cake tin, about 5cm deep and press down evenly. Chill.
• Make the mousse: submerge the gelatine leaves in a large bowl of cold water and leave to soak for 5 minutes. Heat the single cream in a small pan until it just comes to the boil. Take off the heat. Lift the gelatine leaves out of the water and give them a good squeeze to get rid of the water. Stir into the hot cream one by one - they will dissolve immediately. Leave to cool slightly.
• Beat together the fromage frais, sugar, orange zest and juice with a whisk or wooden spoon. Stir in the cooled cream and gelatine mixture and the raspberries. Crush just a few of the raspberries against the sides of the bowl and stir again to ripple through, leaving most whole.
• Whip the double cream lightly to soft peaks, then fold it into the raspberry mixture. Pour into the cake tin and leave to chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight, until set.
• To make the sauce, blitz all the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Chill until ready to serve. (The sauce and the mousse can be made up to a day ahead).
• To serve, run a knife between the mousse and the tin, lift it out of the tin and take it off its base. Put on a serving plate and pile a mixture of fruits on top to decorate. Dust with icing sugar and serve with the sauce.