Lemon Yoghurt Mousse

Lemon Yoghurt Mousse

I went to see my granddad in the weekend and we got chatting dessert.  Granddad is a great cook, and always makes a yummy dessert for Sunday dinner. This put the idea in my head that I really wanted to try out a new dessert on Sunday.   So I decided to treat myself and have a go at making mousse.  One of my favourite flavours is lemon so I whipped up this lemon yoghurt mousse. The good thing about this recipe is there is no refined flour or sugars, so even though it’s a treat and a little indulgent, it’s not going to send your blood sugars through the roof.  I sweetened this with stevia and coconut sugar, but it would be fine with all stevia to keep the sugar low.   I wanted it to be quite yoghurty so I used more yoghurt than cream.

This dessert is a source of calcium and vitamin C.  It’s quite high in fat since it uses cream and it tastes smooth, creamy and delicious.  Highly recommended as a bit of a weekend indulgence.

 

Lemon Yoghurt Mousse Ingredients:

Serves 4

3/4 cup of thick natural, unsweetened yoghurt
2 tablespoons stevia
1 tablespoon of other sweetener (I used coconut sugar)
Rind of one lemon
1/2 cup cream (I used zany zeus organic)
Juice of two large lemons
10g of gellatine

Method:

Place yoghurt, stevia and lemon rind in a medium sized bowl and fold together.  In another bowl, beat the cream until light and fluffy.

Place the juice from the lemons in a small pot and heat over a medium heat until it boils.  Add the sugar, stir till dissolved. Add the gelatine, stirring well with a fork until it has all dissolved.  Mix the gelatine mix into the yoghurt.  Next, gently fold the cream into the yoghurt/gelatine mix.  When it’s combined, spoon the mixture into small glasses or ramekins.  Refrigerate until set.  I takes a couple of hours in the fridge, but you could speed things up in the freezer.

I served mine with some passionfruit pulp and it was delicious.  Also nice would be some raspberries – defrost some frozen ones and sprinkle on top.

Eat slowly and enjoy!

Nutrition information (made with mix coconut sugar + stevia):

838kj
5.6g protein
14.7g fat
– 9.4g saturated fat
11.7g carbs