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Magical Butterfly Pea Blossom Mousse with Lemon Syrup

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A magical, color-changing mousse made with butterfly pea blossoms and topped with a tangy lemon syrup that transforms the dish from blue to purple.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cupsheavy cream
  • 1/2 cupdried butterfly pea blossoms
  • 1/2 cupsugar
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 tbspgelatin powder
  • 1/4 cupcold water
  • 1/2 cuplemon juice
  • 1/4 cuphoney
  • 1/2 cupwater (for syrup)

Instructions

  1. Steep the butterfly pea blossoms in 1/2 cup of hot water for 10 minutes, then strain and let the infusion cool.
  2. In a bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water and let it bloom for 5 minutes.
  3. Whip the heavy cream with sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
  4. Gently heat the butterfly pea infusion and dissolve the bloomed gelatin into it. Let it cool slightly.
  5. Fold the butterfly pea mixture into the whipped cream until fully incorporated.
  6. Divide the mousse into serving glasses and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.
  7. For the lemon syrup, combine lemon juice, honey, and water in a saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes, then cool.
  8. Drizzle the lemon syrup over the mousse just before serving to see the color change.

Notes

You can customize the seasonings to taste.

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