Name: White Chocolate Mousse with Bitter Lime Sauce
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ½ ounce/14 grams loose-leaf Jasmine tea leaves; 1 tablespoon/14 grams cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons/30 milliliters cold water; 1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon/5 grams unsalted (sweet) butter, softened; Zest of 1 lime, finely grated; 4 ounces/120 milliliters heavy cream to infuse the tea leaves; 8 ounces/240 grams fine quality white chocolate, finely chopped; 1 cup/240 milliliters fresh lime juice; 4 ounces/120 milliliters heavy cream, whipped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

The floral notes in a Jasmine-scented green tea insinuate themselves beautifully into the white chocolate. Good quality white chocolate provides the best results in this yin-yang ensemble. The bitter lime sauce sets off the sweetness of the white chocolate with mouth-satisfying results.

Ingredients

The Mousse

8 ounces/240 grams fine quality white chocolate, finely chopped
½ ounce/

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare the bitter lime sauce first as follows then set aside. Bring the lime juice and sugar to a boil, then cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in water then add to the lime juice mixture. Stir until the mixture thickens slightly. Allow to cool. Add butter and grated lime zest and stir to combine.

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Ingredients

The Mousse

Method

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