Strawberry Mousse

Summer is just around the corner, so what better dessert to add to your meal or BBQ than a light and refreshing strawberry mousse?

The ingredients used for this recipe are for 4 to 6 people, so feel free to adjust the quantities.

You will need:

• 400 grams of strawberries
• Up to a 100 grams of sugar ... taste one of your strawberries first, and if you feel that it is sweet enough, reduce the quantity of sugar
• 250 ml of whipped cream
• 2 egg whites*

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Resting time: 1 to 3 hours

Start by removing the strawberries' stems.  Then clean the strawberries and strain the water.

In a blender, add the strawberries and the sugar, and blend until it becomes a purée (you can leave some strawberry chunks).

In a bowl, mix the whipped cream with a hand-mixer until it is nicely firm.

Once the whipped cream is nicely firm, add the strawberry purée and continue mixing.

In another bowl, mix the egg whites with a hand-mixer ...

... until they become fluffy and firm.

Gently add the egg whites to the whipped cream-strawberry mix.

Gently stir ...

... until you obtain a fluffy mousse.

Pour the mousse into individual ramekins or other containers, cover them with some plastic film, and place them in the fridge for 1 to 3 hours (don't let them sit too long in the fridge or your mousse will separate into a half-mousse, half-juice).

You can decorate your strawberry mousse with fresh strawberry pieces and enjoy it with Cadbury® Chocolate Fingers.

And the final step: Eat and enjoy!

*Tip: Don't throw away your egg whites, refer to our "Let's not waste anything!" page, and check out few ideas on how to use your egg whites.

As with all the other recipes we put on this site, this is meant to be easy to follow. We are hobby chefs who love to cook, and we are always up for learning new techniques. If you know of anything in this recipe which can be done a different way, whether for increased ease of preparation or better taste, please add a comment below!

Whipped up by Charline Leblond