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July 7th, 2007

Raspberry & Dahlia mousse with mint choc leaves

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On Thursday we had our little ‘flowery’ event @ La Cocotte for the book launch of ‘Petits bouquets de cuisine’. There were flowery mocktails and these little raspberry dahlia mousses with mint choc leaves. Absolutely delish! I couldn’t stop eating the mint choc leaves. Think After eight but without the sweet filling and calories.

Just a tip if you’re going to use Dahlias to decorate make sure you use pesticide free (flowers from the florist are usually heavily sprayed).

Special thank you to Andrea (the La Cocotte mastermind) who spent the night making the delicious mint choc leaves.

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Raspberry & dahlia mousse
Adapted from ‘Petits bouquets de cuisine’

450g raspberries (frozen)
100g raspberry ‘bits’
400ml whipping cream
150g sugar
3 leaves of gelatine
1 dahlia

6 glasses

For the mint chocolate leaves

150g dark chocolate
Bunch of mint leaves

Dip the mint leaves in the tempered chocolate. Leave to set on a piece of greaseproof paper.

For the mousse

Soak gelatine in ice-cold water. Heat the frozen raspberries with 75g of the sugar for a couple of minutes (or until you have a purée texture). Pass through a sieve. Whip cream to soft peaks, add sugar half way through. Fold together the cream with the cooked raspberries. Squeeze the water out of the gelatine, heat gently in a pot until melted. Add a spoon of the cream mixture to the gelatine. Mix, then add the gelatine to the cream. Folding gently but making sure it’s well incorporated. Fill the glasses and chill for at least 6 hours. Before serving top with raspberry ‘bits’ and decorate with dahlia petals and choc/mint leaves.

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Mousse de framboise et dahlia
adapté de ‘Petits bouquets de cuisine’

450g de framboises (surgelées)
100g de framboises, brisées pour le décoration
400ml crème fleurette
150g de sucre
3 feuilles de gélatine
1 dahlia

6 verres

Pour les feuilles de menthe/chocolate

150g chocolat noir
Feuilles de menthe

Trempez les feuilles de menthe dans le chocolat fondu. Laissez froidir sur une feuille de papier cuisson.

Pour le mousse

Faites cuire une dizine de minutes les framboises avec 75g de sucre. Passez à travers un tamis en pressant bien. Faites tremper la gélatine dans de l’eau froide pendant quelques minutes. Montez en chantilly la crème fleurette bien froide. A mi-montage ajoutez le reste du sucre progressivement sans cesser de batter. Après melangez doucement les framboises cuites. Chauffez légèrement les feuilles de gelatine puis incorporez. Rempliz dans les verrines. Mettre au frigo au moins 6. Avant servir mettez une c. à soupe de framboises brisées dessous et decouréz avec des petales dahlias et feuilles de menthe.

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6 Responses to “Raspberry & Dahlia mousse with mint choc leaves”

  1. That is just the most gorgeous color ever. How inventive to use that flower. I am always afraid of using florals in my food.

  2. It looks beautiful and fancy - adorable!

  3. Cheryl - Don’t be afraid. As long as they haven’t been sprayed with chemicals, go for it. Otherwise you can always use them as a garnish/decoration.

    Patricia - Thanks your walnut camafeus look amazing too, very decadent straight out of Marie-Antoniette.

  4. ITS WOW!
    IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!

  5. Magnifique et délicat! J’imagine aussi le goût fabuleux!

  6. Our dahlias aren’t sprayed.

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