Lemon Mousse with Fresh Blueberries
I had to develop a dessert recipe for a recent gluten and dairy free cookshop.
This is what I came up with…
A light, creamy, tangy mousse; the perfect refreshing finish to a meal
Nobody will believe this is made from tofu. Tofu is very low in fat (and saturated fat), yet it has such a lovely creamy texture
There will be no more separating eggs and whipping cream to make a mousse once you have tried these – half a minute in the food processor is all you need
Plus it won’t take you hours of sweating it out in the gym to burn it off!
I teamed the mousse with fresh blueberries. Not because blueberries are a superfood (due in part to their very high antioxidant content) but because lemon and blueberries are a match made in heaven.
These mousses are just delicious!
Lemon Mousse with Fresh Blueberries – very low fat!
Serves 4
300g silken firm tofu
zest from 1 lemon
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup honey
1 punnet (125g) fresh blueberries
Directions:
- Remove silken tofu from packet, drain and remove extra liquid by dotting it with paper towel
- Place tofu in food processor and puree until smooth – about 15-20 seconds
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice and honey to food processor and puree for another 10-15 seconds until well mixed through
- Add a few blueberies to the bottom of 4 serving glasses. Pour mousse into serving glasses on top of blueberries.
- Cover and refridgerate for at least 2 hours
- Serve topped with remaining fresh blueberries
Per Serve (incudes blueberries): 524kJ or 125 calories; P 4g Fat 1.4g SFat 0.2g CHO 24g Fibre 1g
A typical traditional lemon mousse made from cream, sugar, egg whites and lemon juice has 390 calories per serve – with 35g of total fat and 23g of saturated fat! WOW!!!!
Note: when fresh blueberries are not available, use frozen blueberries to make a sauce to go on the top. If you use frozen blueberries in the mousse, it may not set
For a low FODMAP version, replace honey with maple syrup
YUM! looks delicious!! I’m a huge lemon flavored dessert fan and this sounds like a great healthy dessert to try