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Mousse de maracujá
Passion fruit mousse
Mousse de maracujá: light, tangy passion-fruit mousse of condensed milk and cream, set without gelatin
Three ingredients, a blender and a fridge: Brazilian home cooks from Recife to Curitiba lean on mousse de maracujá for Sunday lunch dessert because it takes ten minutes and nobody ever refuses it. The acid in passion-fruit juice thickens condensed milk and cream almost instantly, so it sets into a light, tangy, pale yellow mousse without gelatin, topped with the glossy black seeds and pulp. Sharp and sweet at once, it is perfect after a feijoada or a barbecue. Buy wrinkly, heavy passion fruit, which are the ripest and juiciest; frozen unsweetened pulp works too. The trap is diluting the juice: any added water stops the mousse setting, so use pure strained juice. Chef's tip: keep back the pulp of one fruit, warm it for a minute with a spoonful of sugar, and pour it over the mousse just before serving for shine.
- Total time
- 17 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the mousse
- 6 ripe passion fruitor 180 ml unsweetened frozen pulp, thawed
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milkcold
- ¾ cup double creamcold
For the topping
- 1 tbsp sugar
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Halve 6 ripe passion fruit and scoop the pulp into a blender. Pulse 3–4 times, just enough to loosen the juice from the seeds without breaking them, then strain, pressing hard. You need about 180 ml of juice.
Step 2: Blend 14 oz sweetened condensed milk and ¾ cup double cream for 1 minute, until thick.
1 minStep 3: With the blender running, pour in the passion-fruit juice and blend for 2 minutes more, until the mixture is thick and holds soft peaks on the spoon.
2 minStep 4: Pour into a serving bowl or 6 glasses and chill for at least 2 hours, until set.
Step 5: Scoop out 1 ripe passion fruit into a small pan with 1 tbsp sugar and warm for 1–2 minutes over a low heat until glossy. Cool and spoon over the mousse just before serving.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does mousse de maracujá take?
- About 17 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of sweetened condensed milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of double cream?
- Whipping cream, same amount (less rich; whips softer).
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