Apricot Mousse

Name: Apricot Mousse
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1 strip lemon zest (½ by 2 inches); 2 cloves; ¼ cup sugar, or to taste, plus 3 tablespoons for the egg whites; 1package unflavored gelatin; 8 ounces dried apricots; 6 sprigs fresh mint for garnish; ½ teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 cups fresh orange juice; 3 egg whites; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Healthy Jewish Cooking

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2000

About

This tangy mousse belongs to a large family of Jewish desserts that includes the fruit jellies of Eastern Europe and the fruit leathers of the Near East. Serve the mousses in wine or martini glasses and you have a quick, easy, regal dessert.

Ingredients

8 ounces dried apricots
1package unflavored gelatin
2 cups<

Asia
Dessert
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Soak the apricots in warm water to cover for 30 minutes. Drain well.
Sprinkle the gelatin over ¼ cup cool water in a metal measuring cup. Let sit until spongy, 10 minutes.
Combine the apricots, orange juice,