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Lemon Mousse
Lemon Mousse is a traditional British recipe for a simple but elegant chilled dessert of lemon-flavoured cream set with gelatine. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Lemon Mousse.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Additional Time:
(+6 hours chilling)
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Dessert RecipesBritish Recipes
This is a recipe for a traditional lemon mousse. It's easy to make and guaranteed to wow your friends.
Ingredients:
3 eggs, separated
grated
zest and juice of two lemons
200g caster sugar
1 sachet gelatine
500ml double (or whipping) cream
3 drops vanilla essence
Method:
First add he egg yolks and sugar to a bowl. Whisk together until the mixture becomes pale and fluffy. Whisk the lemon juice into this and then add the zest and whisk that in too.
Meanwhile dissolve the gelatine in 2 tbsp boiling water. Allow this to cool slowly mix this into the egg yolk and lemon mixture, along with a few drops of vanilla essence.
Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until quite stiff then whisk the cream in a separate bowl. Fold the cream slowly into the lemon mixture and then add the egg whites and fold those in as well.
Pour the mixture into a dish and chill in the refrigerator for several hours.
