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white chocolate lemon mousse recipe

White Chocolate Lemon Mousse with Blackberry Lavender Syrup

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Ingredients
  

White Chocolate Lemon Mousse:

  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 4 teaspoons lemon zest
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 2/3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 3.5 ounces high quality white chocolate I used Callebaut

Blackberry Lavender Syrup:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon dried lavender leaves
  • 1 cup blackberry jam
  • fresh lemon juice
  • Blackberries for layering and garnish

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, zest, and salt.
  • Put the egg yolk mixture over a bowl of simmering water. Whisk the mixture until it thickens and a thermometer reads 160 to 170 degrees. It takes about 5 to 6 minutes. Let the lemon mixture come to room temperature.
  • In another bowl, mix together the white chocolate and 1/4 cup heavy cream. Put this bowl over the simmering water. Mix until it melts. Mix until smooth and let come to room temperature.
  • Whip the remaining 2 2/3 cup heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
  • Fold about a cup of whipped cream into the white chocolate mixture and the lemon mixture to lighten.
  • Marry both mixtures and fold in the rest of the whipped cream. Be gentle, you want this to be light and fluffy, not soupy.
  • Make the Blackberry Lavender Syrup by mixing together the sugar, water, and lavender in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the blackberry jam. Let the mixture sit for 20 minutes. Add lemon juice to taste. This syrup will keep for 2 week in the refrigerator.
  • Layer the mousse with the blackberry lavender syrup and blackberries.
  • The mousse can be made a day ahead of time, but I would not layer until you are getting ready to serve.
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