Summer, a warm gentle sun and, of course, a lot of sweet, juicy berries. And the queen among fruit abundance, undoubtedly, is a delicate strawberry. This is the real princess of all desserts, which captivated millions of people with its delicious taste, unusual shape and useful properties.
No exotic fruits can compare with her. Strawberries are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals for our body. It is enough to eat 100 g of its berries per day to get rid of vitamin deficiency. In its juicy pulp there are B vitamins necessary for the proper functioning of the central nervous system and endocrine system.
After all, it’s not without reason that doctors prescribe berries to people suffering from nervous disorders and depression. It is also rich in vitamins PP and E, which prevent the occurrence of arthrosis, have a beneficial effect on the joints, prevent anemia and cramps. We figured out the useful substances, and now we’ll try to make strawberry mousse.
We need low-fat cream (200 ml), fresh strawberries (600 g), sugar, vanillin and cognac (30 g).
We put about 6 pieces of berries for decoration. Rinse the remaining fruits well, cut each into 8 slices, fill with sugar or powder, vanilla and pour cognac (can be replaced with liquor or rum). Leave for half an hour to soak.
Then this fruit mass should be crushed with a blender. In a separate container, until a lush consistency, beat the cream and gently mix them with berry puree. Mousse leave strawberries for an hour in the freezer. Garnish with a mint leaf and strawberries before serving. This amazing, light, airy dessert will give an unforgettable aftertaste. In addition, it is nutritious, fresh and low-calorie.
Delicious strawberry mousse: the second recipe with the addition of semolina
Ingredients : strawberries (300 g), semolina (50 g), vanillin, sugar and milk (200 ml).
Boil milk and thin stream, stirring all the time, pour semolina. Reduce heat and simmer until the cereal is fully swollen. Add sugar to the finished porridge. While the semolina cools down, make mashed berry.
For this dish, you can take frozen fruits. In a mixer, chop strawberries to a puree state, mix with vanilla. Combine all the ingredients, beat again until air mass, arrange in a bowl and let cool for 3 hours. This is such a delicious strawberry mousse! You can serve whipped cream to him .
Delicate Lemon Dessert with Gelatin
Ingredients: powdered sugar, gelatin (15 g), juice of one lemon and frozen strawberries. The recipes presented above are almost identical with this, the only difference is the layout of the ingredients. Take about 500 g of berries. If you cook a dish for a large number of people, increase the composition of the products.
Turn thawed fruits into mashed potatoes with a mixer. Add lemon juice, powdered sugar and swollen gelatin to it. Put the mass on a slow fire and heat a little so that the gelatin has completely melted - you can’t boil, otherwise you will ruin everything.
The mixture should cool, and then beat it again at a high speed with a mixer so that it increases in volume. Transfer the strawberry mousse into a silicone mold and put in a freezer for a couple of hours. This dessert has a sweet and sour flavor with notes of lemon - a treat for gourmets.