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.