Margarita Mousse

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

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Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
45 min
Cook
5 min
Yield:
3 to 5 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup limeade concentrate or tequila
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice or Triple Sec
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 1 cup whipping cream

Meringue:

  • *3 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream or tartar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • Custard

Directions

In a medium saucepan, combine 1/4 cup of the sugar, the gelatin, and the salt. Stir in the lemon juice, lime juice, limeade (or tequila), and orange juice (or Triple Sec). Stir well. In a medium glass dish, whip the egg yolks until they are light. Stir in the lime zest. Add to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the gelatin is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer to a plastic container and allow it to come to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate, stirring occasionally until the mixture has begun to gel, about 30 minutes.

For the Meringue:

With an electric mixer, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the sugar until stiff. Fold in beaten whipped cream.

Remove custard from refrigerator and fold in the meringue. Place the mixture, when finished folding, back into the refrigerator and let chill.

When serving rim your glass with sugar and pour chilled mousse into glass.

  • *RAW EGG WARNING
  • Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs
  • Due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.

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  • on September 21, 2011

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    This is my sister's favorite dessert. However, I did make a few changes. I add buttered roasted mini pretzels to the bottom and also a shot of tequila in the bottom of the glass before I add the mousse. It gives you the salty, buttery flavor that offsets the sweetness of the mousse. Delicious!!!

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  • on November 03, 2009

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    I made the mousse and put it in mini muffin graham cracker crusts. A great hit.

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  • on July 18, 2009

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    and it becomes delicious and light!

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