Valentines's Mousse
Author: Karina Rivera
Servings: 8 ea
Ingredients:
DACQUOISE
- 37g Powdered Sugar
- 42g Almond Flour
- 22g All Purpose Flour
- 85g Egg Whites
- 5g Egg White Powder
- 5g PROVA Gourmet Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Flavor
- 52g Granulated Sugar
VANILLA RASPBERRY PANNA COTTA
- 2g Silver Gelatin Sheets
- 28g Heavy Cream
- 17g Granulated Sugar
- 98g Raspberry Purée
- 10g PROVA Gourmet Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Flavor with Seeds
- 59g Greek Yogurt
RASPBERRY GELATIN
- 7g Silver Gelatin Sheets
- 120g Raspberry Purée
- 20g Granulated Sugar
VANILLA LYCHEE MOUSSE
- 4g Silver Gelatin Sheets
- 120g Lychee Purée
- 25g Egg Yolks
- 13g Granulated Sugar
- 167g White Chocolate
- 133g Heavy Cream (whipped to soft peaks)
- 20g PROVA Gourmet Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Flavor
CLEAR GLAZE
- 700g Granulated Sugar
- 30g NH Pectin
- 290g Glucose Syrup
- 40g Invert Sugar
- 510g Dextrose
- 1100g Water
- 5g Citric Acid
Directions:
DACQUOISE
- 1. Set oven to 356°F.
- 2. In a bowl, sift together the powdered sugar, almond flour, and flour.
- 3. In a separate bowl, beat together egg whites, egg white powder, vanilla flavor, and sugar until stiff peaked meringue.
- 4. Fold dry ingredients into the meringue. Pour mixture into a lined small baking tray. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool and reserve.
VANILLA RASPBERRY PANNA COTTA
- 1. Soak the gelatin in ice water.
- 2. In a medium-sized pot, combine heavy cream, half the raspberry purée, granulated sugar, and vanilla flavor. Bring to a simmer.
- 3. Add hydrated gelatin and stir to dissolve. Remove from heat.
- 4. Add remaining raspberry purée and yogurt. Whisk until fully combined.
- 5. Pour into silicon inserts and freeze.
RASPBERRY GELATIN
- 1. Soak the gelatin in ice water.
- 2. In a medium sized pot, combine raspberry purée and granulated sugar. Place over heat and bring to a boil.
- 3. Add gelatin and stir to dissolve. Remove from heat.
- 4. Pour over a quart sheet tray, lined with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until set.
VANILLA LYCHEE MOUSSE
- 1. Soak the gelatin in ice water.
- 2. In a medium sized pot, bring the lychee purée and vanilla to a boil.
- 3. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and granulated sugar and pour into hot lychee mixture to temper.
- 4. Return mixture to pot and continue cooking, stirring often, until cooked to 179.6°F. Add hydrated gelatin and stir until dissolved.
- 5. Strain mixture over the chocolate. Emulsify with a hand blender and allow to cool to 86°F.
- 6. Fold in whipped cream and transfer to piping bag.
CLEAR GLAZE
- 1. Combine the granulated sugar and pectin.
- 2. In a large pot, bring glucose syrup, invert sugar, dextrose, and water to 104°F. Begin adding sugar/pectin mixture little by little, mixing, until fully incorporated.
- 3. Bring mixture to a boil for 2 minutes, add citric acid, and continue to cook for an additional 1 minute. Remove from heat and refrigerate to rest.
- 4. To use, weigh 100g of glaze and add 20ml of water. Heat to 140°F in the microwave.
ASSEMBLY
- 1. Using a mini heart-shaped cutter, cut the raspberry gelatin and place inside individual heart shaped silicon molds, using about 6 hearts per mold.
- 2. Pour 1 layer of mousse inside silicon molds, followed by the frozen vanilla-raspberry panna cotta. Cover with additional mousse. Finish with a disc of the dacquoise. Remove excess mousse with an off-set spatula. Freeze overnight.
- 3. Unmold the mousses and glaze with clear glaze. Decorate with heart sprinkles.