Easy Strawberry Mousse Parfaits Food

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE PARFAITS

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a food processor; process until pureed. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and strawberries until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a large bowl; refrigerate until chilled. , Set aside 1 cup strawberry mixture. Add condensed milk, orange juice and, if desired, food coloring to remaining mixture; stir until blended. Fold in whipped cream., Spoon 1/4 cup cream mixture into each of 12 parfait dishes or cocktail glasses. Layer each with 4 teaspoons of reserved strawberry mixture and 1/4 cup cream mixture. Refrigerate until serving.

STRAWBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Hull and quarter 1 quart strawberries. Toss with 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Sprinkle a layer of gingersnap crumbs or graham cracker crumbs in the bottom of parfait glasses. Top with the berries. Mix 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt with 2 tablespoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, then spoon over the berries.

EASY STRAWBERRY MOUSSE PARFAITS

Steps:

• Place 2 cups of sliced strawberries in a medium bowl. Stir in sugar and allow to macerate at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
• Take 1 cup of the strawberry mixture and puree in a blender. Then add cool whip and blend until thoroughly combined, smooth and creamy.
• Spoon the reserved strawberry mixture (including juice) evenly into the bottom of four tall parfait glasses. Then fill each parfait glass to the top with the "mousse".
• If desired, garnish with a whole strawberry and sprig of fresh mint.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY MOUSSE PARFAIT

Steps:

• Prepare pudding as per the directions using 1 cup of milk, set aside. Crush graham cracker cookies and put a small layer into the bottom of 6 parfait glasses followed by a layer of strawberries, pudding and then COOL WHIP. Repeat. Garnish with strawberry slices, sprig of mint and chocolate.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 6 (1-cup) servings.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE PARFAIT

Steps:

• Dice 1C Strawberries and mix with sugar and lemon. Cut remaining 1/3C into a large dice and set aside.
• Sprinkle gelatin evenly over water in a very small saucepan and let stand for 1 minute to soften. Then warm over low heat stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Stir gelatin into mashed strawberries.
• Set bowl in a a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir frequently until a spoonful of gelatin mixture holds its shape briefly before dissolving back into mixture. About 5 minutes.
• Beat cream in another bowl with a whisk until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold about a 1/2C of cream into gelatin mixture.
• In a decorative glass or dish, begin layering whipped cream, mousse, cookie crumbs and whipped cream until glass is full.

QUICK CHEAT'S STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put the strawberries, lemon juice, sugar and 2 tbsp water in a large pan over a medium heat and cook for 5 mins until the fruit has softened. Scrape into a bowl leave to cool. Tip 300g of the mixture into a blender (reserve the rest for later), blitz until smooth and sieve into a jug.
• Whisk the mascarpone in a large bowl to soften, then add the double cream, vanilla bean paste and lemon zest, and whisk again until just starting to thicken. Fold in the blitzed, sieved strawberry purée to combine - it will thicken a bit more. Alternatively, swirl it through so you have layers of compote going through the mousse.Will keep chilled for up to a day.
• Spoon or pipe the mousse into glass tumblers and top with the reserved strawberry compote, the gingernut crumbs, pistachios and dried strawberries, if you like.

EASY STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Choose four of the best-looking strawberries and set these aside to finish the mousse, then hull and roughly chop the rest. Tip these into a blender or food processor along with the sugar and blitz until smooth.
• Whisk the cream to stiff peaks. Reserve roughly 4 tbsp of the strawberry purée in a small dish, then fold the rest through the whipped cream until it turns an even shade of pink. Divide the reserved purée between four small serving glasses or ramekins. Spoon the mousse over the top, then chill for at least 1 hr. Will keep chilled for up to a day. Just before serving, halve the reserved strawberries and use these to decorate the mousse.