Strawberry season is right around the corner. Try this delicate, heavenly dessert from Everybody Eats Well in Belgium. Raspberries can also be substituted for strawberries.
Strawberry season is right around the corner. Try this delicate, heavenly dessert from Everybody Eats Well in Belgium. Raspberries can also be substituted for strawberries.
Place half the strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with the granulated sugar and kirsch.
Let macerate for 15 minutes.
Puree the remaining strawberries together with the confectioners' sugar in a blender.
Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
Reserve a quarter of the whipped cream for garnish and refrigerate.
Carefully fold the remaining cream into the pureed strawberries.
Arrange the macerated strawberries in 4 balloon-shaped wine glasses, reserving a few strawberry slices for garnish.
Fill the glasses with the strawberry cream, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.
Pipe the reserved whipped cream through a pastry bag fitted with a star tip over the mousse and decorate with the remaining sliced strawberries.
For variation, substitute an equal amount of raspberries for the strawberries.
