Lemon Mousse Recipe

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Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Carrie Vasios Mullins is the former national editor at Serious Eats, with a focus on all things sweet.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Recipe Details

Lemon Mousse Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Cook 6 mins
Active 30 mins
Refrigeration Time 60 mins
Total 71 mins
Serves 6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest, finely grated

  • 3/4 cup lemon juice

  • 6 large large eggs

  • 2 large egg yolks

  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Directions

  1. Put a medium sized double boiler over simmering water. In bowl of double boiler, combine sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir until combined. Add eggs and egg yolks and whisk constantly until mixture has thickened and darkened in color, and a thermometer reads 160 degrees, about 6 minutes. Take lemon curd off the heat, cover, and chill in the refrigerator until cool.

  2. In a medium bowl, whip heavy cream until medium-stiff peaks form. Take curd out of the refrigerator and fold in a large dollop of the cream. Fold in the rest of the whipped cream, until no streaks remain.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
442Calories
29gFat
37gCarbs
11gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories442
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29g37%
Saturated Fat 16g80%
Cholesterol 346mg115%
Sodium 120mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 37g14%
Dietary Fiber 0g1%
Total Sugars 36g
Protein 11g
Vitamin C 7mg33%
Calcium 86mg7%
Iron 1mg8%
Potassium 188mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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