Ingredients
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For the Strawberry Mousse
- 1.5 lbs (680 grams) frozen strawberries, thawed
- 1 3/4 tsp unflavoured gelatin
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup allulose
- pinch of salt
Lemon Whipped Cream:
- 1/2 cup heavy whipped cream
- 1-3 tsp sugar-free powdered lemonade (such as Crystal Light)
- 1 tsp lemon zest (optiona)
- sweetener to taste
Instructions
Prepare the strawberry mousse:
- Strain the strawberries through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl (you should have 2/3 cup of juice). Measure out 3 tablespoons of juice into a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the juice an dlet sit until gelatin softens, about 5 minutes. Place remaining juice in a small saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add softened gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin has dissolved. Add cream cheese and whisk until smooth. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
- While juice is reducing, process strained strawberries in food processor until smooth, 15-20 seconds. Strain puree through a fine-mess strainer into a medium bowl, pressing on the solids to remove seeds and pulp (you should have about 1 2/3 cups puree. Discard any solids in strainer. Add strawberry puree to juice-gelatin mixutre and whisk until incorporated.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with a whisk, whip cream on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increas speed to hgih and whip until soft peaks form, 1-3 minutes. Gradually add sweetener and salt and whip until stiff peaks from, 1-2 minutes. Whisk 1 cup of whipped cream into strawberry mixture, until no white streaks remain. Portion into dessert dishes and chill at least 4 hours and up to 48 hours. (If chilled longer than 6 hours, let mousse sti at room temperature 15 minutes before serving)
Prepare the Lemon Whipped Cream:
- While strawberry mousse cups soften, whip the cream at low speed until foamy. Add the sweetener, lemon zest and lemon juice and whip until stiff peaks form.
- Dollop lemon whipped cream on top of strawberry mousse right before serving.
