This light and airy mousse is full of lemon flavor with just a touch of ginger. It’s a great and easy-to-make summer dessert.
If you like lemon ginger desserts you might also enjoy these individual lemon curd trifles with fresh ginger.
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Ingredients:
Ingredient notes:
- Please note that you cannot substitute fresh ginger in this recipe. Fresh ginger contains enzymes that keep gelatin from setting.
How to make it:
See full ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below!
Step 1. This mousse is set with gelatin and that’s what this recipe starts with: add powdered, unflavored gelatin and cold water to a saucepan and set aside.
Step 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine egg yolks*, sugar, powdered ginger, lemon zest and lemon juice.
*RECIPE NOTE: Add the egg whites to a clean mixing bowl. You will whip them later.
Step 3. Briefly whisk egg yolks, sugar and flavorings together, then set aside.
Step 4. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. Set aside.
Step 5. In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream with sugar to stiff peaks (you don’t need to clean the beaters in between whipping the egg whites and the cream). Set aside.
Step 6. By now the gelatin has soaked up the water and you can heat it up just enough to dissolve it completely (this should only take a minute). Whisk the gelatin into the egg yolk mix.
Step 7. Add the whipped cream to the egg mix.
Step 8. Quickly whisk it into the mix.
Step 9. Add the whipped egg whites to the mix.
Step 10. Quickly whisk them in until fully combined.
Chill the mousse:
Quickly fill the mousse into individual glasses or a serving bowl and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
How to serve it:
To serve the mousse, top each serving with a thin slice of lemon and sprinkle with finely chopped pistachios (optional).
You can keep the mousse refrigerated for several hours but you should consume it on the same day that you made it.
Variations on this recipe:
For a different way to flavor this mousse, check out my Bavarian Cream recipe. It’s the same base recipe but flavored with hazelnut liqueur instead of lemon and ginger.
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Lemon Ginger Mousse
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon powdered, unflavored gelatin
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 2 large eggs, separated
- ⅓ cup + 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger*
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, lightly packed (you need 1 large lemon for that)
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ cup heavy cream
- thin lemon slices, as garnish
- finely chopped pistachios, as garnish
Instructions
- Add gelatin and water to a saucepan. Let sit for 4 minutes.
- While the gelatin is blooming, whisk the egg yolks with ⅓ cup sugar, ginger, lemon zest and lemon juice until well combined. Set aside.
- Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.
- Whip the cream with 1 teaspoon sugar to stiff peaks.**
- Heat the bloomed gelatin until just dissolved.
- Whisk the gelatin into the egg yolk mix.
- Whisk in the whipped cream.
- Whisk in the egg whites.
- Fill the mix into individual glasses, bowls or a serving bowl.
- Chill until set (at least 1 hour).
- Garnish the mousse with a thin slice of lemon and finely chopped pistachios (optional).
Cailee
What a lovely recipe!! SO refreshing and satisfying! Perf for this time of year :) Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Nicole B.
Thank you so much, Cailee! It’s refreshing indeed. :)
Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom
Ooo… what a wonderful combination for a mouse. I always prefer a fresh, citrus dessert to chocolate – so this is perfect for me! Hope you have a fab Labor Day weekend :)
Nicole B.
You too, Kathleen! :)
Jyothi - Currytrail.in
Oh my, these are lovely, Nicole. Mousse looks so incredibly fluffy and delicious. And LOVE the light scene depicted in this shot. You are a genuis
Nicole B.
That’s very nice of you to say, Jyothi, thank you so much! I’m glad you like it. :)