5-Minute Fruit Mousse Recipe

 [Photograph: Nila Jones]

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 ounces (about 2 1/4 cups) frozen berries or other fruit
• 2 tablespoons of sugar (or use sugar, honey, maple syrup or stevia extract to taste)
• 1 large egg white
• Fresh berries and whipped cream for serving (optional)

Directions

Add fruit to the bowl of a food processor. Process to a rough puree, about

1 minute.

Add the sugar or another sweetener and pulse briefly to combine. If you're

using a different sweetener, add a small amount at a time to taste.

Add the egg white and process until smooth and fluffy and the mixture

has lightened in color and doubled or tripled in volume, 2 to 3 minutes.

If the mixture clings to the sides of the food processor's bowl too much

(this may happen if the blade doesn't extend all the way to the sides of

the bowl), transfer the mixture to a normal medium-sized bowl and beat

with a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until fluffy.

Spoon the mousse into glasses and top or layer with fresh berries and/or

Whipped cream (optional). Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator

for up to 2 hours (because this mousse has very little sugar in it, it's not

very stable and it won't hold for longer than that).

Serves 4-6            10 min Total Time prepare

• Because this mousse is made with frozen fruit, you can make it all year round.
• This mousse makes a great last-minute dessert, because it only takes 5 minutes to make and uses ingredients you can easily keep on hand.
• The egg white helps leaven a fruit puree into a light and fluffy dessert.

Note: This mousse contains raw egg white. Pasteurized egg whites can be used, though the mousse might not turn out quite as fluffy. Those concerned with the health risk of raw eggs should not make or consume this recipe. I call for a little refined sugar in this recipe, but feel free to use honey, maple syrup, or even stevia extract instead, or leave the sweetener out altogether.

To view the recipe and read more about it, go to: SeriousEats.com

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Skinny Mini Watermelon Cakes

Skinny Mini Watermelon Cakes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 small watermelon
• 2 c. cool whip
• Rainbow nonpareils, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Using a chef's knife, slice a small portion of the watermelon rind off. Use the flat edge to stabilize the watermelon on a cutting board.
2. Slice the watermelon in 2" thick slices.
3. Using a 3" biscuit cutter, cut small rounds out of the slices of watermelon.
4. Place a dollop of Cool Whip onto each round and sprinkle with nonpareils. Serve.

Recipe from: Delish

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Choose a Fruit - Fool

Choose a Fruit - Fool

Yes, LOL. That's the name of this dessert 😁😋

ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups fruit (raspberries; blackberries; blueberries; thinly sliced strawberries; finely chopped apricots; or finely chopped, peeled peach, mango, or kiwi fruit)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream 
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Additional fruit (optional)
• Cookies (optional)

directions

1. For fruit: In a large mixing bowl, combine the fruit and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar. Let mixture stand for 10 minutes. Place 1 cup of the fruit mixture in a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until pureed. Stir pureed fruit back into fruit in bowl. Cover and chill about 2 hours or until cold.
2. For whipped cream: In a chilled medium mixing bowl, combine whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and the vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer using chilled beaters on medium speed until almost-stiff peaks form.
3. With a rubber spatula gently fold the pureed fruit into the whipped cream mixture, leaving visible swirls. To serve, divide the swirled fool among four to six small dessert glasses or dishes. Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 2 hours before serving.

OK, this looks wicked easy to make! 4 Ingredients! If I can do this, anyone can!!

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No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake

No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake

 

Prep time

4 hours 15 mins

Total time

4 hours 15 mins

 

Looking for a quick and easy Summer dessert recipe? Try out delicious No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake !

Author: CakesCottage

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 12-16

Ingredients

• 19 oz graham crackers
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 (3.4 oz) packages Vanilla Instant Pudding
• 2-1/2 cups cold milk
• 12 oz Cool whip (or homemade whipped cream)
• 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
• 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
• 2 oz white chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Beat cream cheese and dry pudding mixes in large bowl with mixer until blended.
2. Gradually beat in milk.
3. Gently stir in Cool Whip or homemade whipped cream, reserving ½ cup.
4. Spread a thin layer of cool whip in a 9x13 pan just to coat the bottom.
5. Layer 5 graham crackers across the center of the pan, then 2 more, breaking them as needed to fit around the top and bottom edges.
6. Spread a layer of pudding mixture over grahams and top with a layer of blueberries and sliced strawberries.
7. Place graham crackers on top of berries, then pudding mixture, then layer of berries again.
8. Repeat the graham-pudding-berries layers 1 more time (3 times total) and you should reach the top of the pan.
9. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight until the graham crackers have softened completely.
10. When ready to serve, melt white chocolate chips in a bowl as directed on package and drizzle over dessert.
11. You can use a spoon to drizzle it over the tops of the berries or you can put it into a small zip-top bag and snip of the corner for an easy "piping bag."

Recipe found at: Cakes Cottage

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I fell in LOVE with this NO bake recipe above.

Who the heck wants to cook during the hot, humid summer anyway right 😉

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No Bake Summer Dessert w/Raspberries

No Bake Raspberry Cheesecake Pots

Check out Friday's - Fun Drink Friday blog to see drink I think will go well with this scrumptious dessert!!

TOTAL TIME: 0:25

PREP: 0:25

LEVEL: EASY

YIELD: 8 JARS

INGREDIENTS

Cheesecake Batter

• 1½ package cream cheese
• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 c. heavy cream
• 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Other Ingredients

• 8 graham crackers
• 12 oz. fresh raspberries
• ½ c. raspberry jam
• 8 glass jars

DIRECTIONS

1. Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
2. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the heavy cream. Increase the speed to high and beat until thick and stiff, about 2 minutes. Beat in the lemon juice.
3. Spoon graham cracker crumbs into the jars. Top with cheesecake batter, raspberries, and jam, alternating red layers with cheesecake batter. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Compliments of and all right to: Woman's Day