Little treats: 100 calorie strawberry mousse

It is possible to satisfy your sweet tooth and keep within your numbers. Savour this deliciously girly fruity mousse without feeling naughty afterwards.

Serves 4

2 gelatine leaves, cut into strips
200ml apple juice
200g strawberries, hulled
100g ricotta cheese
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 medium organic egg whites
1 heaped tsp caster sugar
Slivers of strawberries, to serve

Method

1 Place gelatine in a bowl, cover with cold water, soak for 5 mins, then drain. At the same time, simmer apple juice till it reduces to a quarter of volume. Pour over gelatine, stir to dissolve. Leave for about 5 mins to cool a little.

2 Whizz strawberries with ricotta and vanilla in blender, pass through sieve into a bowl. Slowly stir in gelatine solution.

3 Whisk whites till stiff using an electric whisk, sprinkle over sugar and whisk for 20 secs till glossy. Fold this, half at a time, into strawberry base. Divide between four 150ml ramekins, cover; chill overnight. Serve with a few strawberry slivers on top.

Stawberry mousse from Low Carb Revolution by Annie Bell (Kyle Books, £16.99).

Summary

Recipe Name

Little treats: 100 calorie strawberry mousse

Author Name

Annie Bell

Published On

2015-01-24

Preparation Time

0H30M

Cook Time

0H0M

Total Time

0H30M