Caribbean Lime Mousse

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 6 eggs, separated
• 2 large limes
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 4 lime slices
• granulated sugar, as needed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 using a microplane zester, remove zest from limes and set aside.
• 2 squeeze and strain juice from limes into a small bowl and set aside.
• 3 heat the water in a saucepan until steaming (do not boil).
• 4 whisk in the flour, cornstarch, salt, and 2 cups sugar.
• 5 cook, stirring constantly, until lightly thickened.
• 6 separate egg from egg yolks and set each aside.
• 7 whisk together the egg yolks with the lime zest and vanilla.
• 8 using a small ladle, add a small amount of heated mixture to egg yolks, stirring briskly to temper.
• 9 do this a couple more times, then gradually stir the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan, whisking briskly as you do so.
• 10 quickly stir in the lime juice, butter, and heavy cream.
• 11 cook, stirring, for 2-4 minutes or until thickened; remove from heat.
• 12 in a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until very stiff.
• 13 fold beaten egg whites into lime mixture, stirring gently until blended.
• 14 spoon mousse into 4 large wine glasses or dessert dishes.
• 15 sprinkle each dessert with about 1 tbsp shredded coconut.
• 16 cut each lime slice almost in half, stopping cutting just at the edge of the peel on one side.
• 17 dip lime slices into granulated sugar, if desired, and shake off excess.
• 18 twist cut sides of lime into two opposite directions and lay on top of mousse.
• 19 chill for 2-3 hours or until firm and set, before serving.