Strawberry Cheese Mousse – Country Living

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Servings: 8 Difficulty: Advanced
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Latin-American-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Strawberry Cheese Mousse – Country Living

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 8 Calories: 105.2

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This Latin-American dessert features Unflavored gelatin -cream, Orange juice 2 pt Baskets strawberries, Vanilla extract 4 lg Egg whites, at room temp., Oz carton nonfat cottage 2/3 c Sugar. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. cheese 1/4 c Strawberry jelly 1/4 c Light or reduced-fat sour 1.
  2. In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand 5 minutes to soften.
  3. Heat gelatin mixture over low heat just until gelatin dissolves.
  4. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and set aside.
  5. In food processor with chopping blade, process cottage cheese and sour
  6. cream until smooth, scraping side of container frequently.
  7. With processor motor running, pour gelatin mixture through the feed tube into the cheese mixture.
  8. Process until smooth; set aside.
  9. Rinse 1 pint strawberries, pat dry, hull, and slice.
  10. In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy.
  11. Slowly add sugar while beating constantly; continue to beat until stiff peaks form.
  12. Fold cheese mixture and then the sliced berries into the beaten whites.
  13. Pour mixture into 1 1/2 quart bowl and refrigerate until set-at least 6 hours or overnight.
  14. About 30 minutes before serving, in a small saucepan, or microwave-safe bowl, melt jelly.
  15. Remove from heat and cool slightly-about 5 minutes.
  16. Meanwhile, rinse, dry, and hull remaining strawberries.
  17. Dip strawberries into the melted jelly and place, hulled side down, on small plate.
  18. Refrigerate until jelly sets, about 15 minutes.
  19. Arrange the glazed strawberries on top of the mousse.
  20. Country Living/June/92 Scanned & fixed by Di Pahl &

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 105.2kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1.3g2%
Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
Cholesterol 3.5mg2%
Sodium 121.2mg6%
Total Carbohydrate 2.7g1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 1.9g
Protein 23.7g48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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