Recipe

Cranberry Mousse

Cranberry Mousse

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Non-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert
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    Kevin's Notes: A few years back I was preparing a Thanksgiving dinner and as usual it didn't involve turkey, dressing, or gravy. It may have been a rack of lamb or roast pheasant, I don't recall, but I always...

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Serves 6

  1. Reserve a few cranberries for garnish.

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  2. Sprinkle gelatin on 1/4 cup Triple Sec and allow to bloom (dissolve).

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  3. Place cranberries in a large sauce pan with orange juice, 1/4 cup Triple Sec, 1/2 cup sugar, orange zest, and ginger over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.

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  4. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cranberries break down - about 15 minutes.

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  5. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin mixture. Transfer to a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Cool.

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  6. Force cranberry mixture through a sieve, discarding solids.

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  7. In the top of a double boiler, beat the egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar until they are a pale yellow. Cook over just bubbling water, stirring constantly, until yolks have thickened. Cool to room temperature.

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  8. Combine cranberry mixture with egg mixture.

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  9. In a large bowl, whip cream until stiff (gradually adding remaining 1/4 cup sugar) and stir 1/3 of whipped cream into cranberry mixture to lighten it. Then pour cranberry mixture into bowl with whipped cream and gently fold together.

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  10. Cover and chill mousse for at least 4 hours. This can be done in the large bowl or in individual bowls or glasses. Serve garnished with additional whipped cream and a 2 or 3 cranberries.

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6 Comments on Cranberry Mousse

Sausage2 Reply

Oh this looks delicious! Into the recipe box it goes!

Mrs Reply

mmmm....yum!

Ab_sum Reply

This looks seriously good!

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luv it!

Halloween Reply

Pretty!

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

yum!

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