Valentine's Day White Chocolate Mousse With Raspberries
A Valentine’s dream dessert: silky white chocolate mousse meets tangy raspberry sauce. Your taste buds will fall in love!
Ingredients
- For the Mousse:
- 1 4.4 oz 125g white chocolate bar, chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon sugar optional
- For the Raspberry Layer:
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Garnish:
- Raspberry
- Chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Prepare the Raspberry Layer:
- In a saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Cook over medium heat until the raspberries soften and release their juices.
- Let cool slightly, then strain to remove seeds (optional).
- Make the White Chocolate Mousse:
- Melt the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until smooth. Let cool slightly.
- In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the melted white chocolate into the whipped cream until well combined.
- Assemble the Mousse:
- Spoon a layer of raspberry sauce into the bottom of each glass.
- Carefully spoon or pipe the white chocolate mousse over the raspberry layer, filling the glasses.
- Repeat the layers if desired or if your glasses are tall.
- Chill and Garnish:
- Refrigerate the mousses for at least 30 minutes to set.
- Just before serving, garnish with fresh raspberries and white chocolate shavings.