Date and Apple Mousse

Name: Date and Apple Mousse (Mousse de dattes et pommes fruits)
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 675 g (1½ lb) cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced; 22.5 ml (1½ tbsp) lemon juice; 45-75 ml (3-5 tbsp) honey; 175 g (6 oz) fresh dates; 15 ml (1 tbsp) pine kernels, toasted; 4 mint sprigs to decorate

Mousse de dattes et pommes fruits

Preparation info

4
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cuisine Naturelle

By Anton Mosimann

Published 1985

About

Toast the pine kernels on a roasting tray in the oven to bring out their nutty taste. This is a very simple but effective recipe.

Ingredients

675 g (1½ lb) cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced
22.5 ml (1½

Europe
France
Switzerland
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place the apple slices in a pan with the lemon juice and 30ml (2 tbsp) water. Cover and cook over a very gentle heat for 10-15 minutes until soft, stirring occasionally.
Sieve the apples to make a smooth purée, then stir in the honey to taste.
Skin and remove the stones from the dates. Cut into thin strips. Stir into the apple purée.
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