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Light and fluffy Summer Berry Mousse Cups <\/em>–<\/em> fresh strawberries, raspberries, coconut and lemon combine with agar agar (a plant-based alternative to gelatin) for a quick and simple dessert. Naturally nut and dairy free.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you’re after a dead easy dessert to impress then you’re in for a treat today my friends.<\/p>\n

Now, I have my beautiful Moroccan glass tumblers to thank for this recipe. I know it sounds a bit odd, but I was admiring them on the dining table the other day when they all but sung out to me demanding I make a summery strawberry mousse to fill them with!<\/p>\n

Who was I to argue?!<\/em> A strawberry mousse I most certainly would make! And pronto!<\/p>\n

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What I love about this recipe, is that you can very easily whip it up in about ten minutes flat, pour into glasses, and chill ready to be enjoyed. I think they'd be great for Christmas day - you can make them the day before to save time, then top with fresh berries and mint before you serve them. Too easy.<\/p>\n

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Your typical mousse relies on gelatin for the soft texture, however agar agar makes for a great plant-based alternative.<\/p>\n

Agar agar is a type of red seaweed, it comes powdered, as flakes or as strips. It is the polysaccharide content of the seaweed that lends the jelly-like texture once it is rehydrated, boiled, simmered and cooled. Gelatin will dissolve at room temperature, whilst agar agar will hold its shape a lot longer.<\/p>\n

The key to preparing it is to whisk the agar agar into cool<\/em> water before you bring it to a boil. If you add it to hot water, it will clump and be impossible to dissolve.<\/p>\n

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To make the actual mousse, it is as simple as blending the ingredients, and adding the boiled and simmered agar agar at the end. As a rough guide, you use 1 teaspoon of agar agar flakes to one cup of liquid.<\/p>\n

I decided on a combo of strawberries and raspberries, and used a mixture of fresh berries with mint leaves to decorate them. Super cute.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading – enjoy and see you next week!<\/p>\n

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Summer Berry Mousse Cups {nut free, V}<\/h2>\n
<\/div>\nNaturopath Lauren Glucina<\/a><\/span>\n
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Light and fluffy Summer Berry Mousse Cups – fresh strawberries, raspberries, coconut and lemon combine with agar agar (a plant-based alternative to gelatin) for a quick and simple dessert. Naturally nut and dairy free. <\/span>
<\/div>Serves 10 (1\/2 cup per).<\/span><\/div>\n
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