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Mascarpone mousse

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Ingredients for 6 servings:

  • 250 g mascarpone
  • 250 g quark (low-fat quark)
  • 2 eggs (preferably fresh)
  • 5 tbsp sugar, more if needed
  • 1 vanilla pod(s)
  • some bitter almond flavor, a few drops of

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Delicious cream for fruit cakes and tarts

Separate the eggs and chill the egg whites. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until foamy and completely dissolved. Stir in the mascarpone and low-fat quark. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and stir in along with the bitter almond oil. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and carefully fold in. Refrigerate the mousse for at least 1 hour before serving. This mousse is delicious as an accompaniment to tart fruit cakes such as lemon tart. It also works well as a dessert, perhaps with some fruit.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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