Blueberry Lemon Mousse Pastry Cups Recipes

Steps:

• Make the cream puffs: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine water, butter, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in flour until combined, and return to medium heat. (This mixture is called a panade.)
• Dry the panade by stirring constantly for 4 minutes. It is ready when it pulls away from the sides and a film forms on the bottom of the pan.
• Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on low until slightly cooled, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add 4 eggs, one at a time, incorporating each completely before adding the next. Lightly beat fifth egg, and add a little at a time until batter is smooth and shiny. Test by touching it with your finger and lifting to form a string. If string does not form, the batter needs more egg. If you've added all the eggs and the batter still doesn't form a string, add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it does.
• Using a pastry bag fitted with a plain 1/2-inch round tip, pipe ten 2 1/2-inch rounds of batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees, and bake until puffed and golden and centers are dry, about 35 minutes more. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Make the blueberry sauce: Bring 1 cup blueberries, the water, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer until most of the berries have burst, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining cup blueberries, and crush lightly.
• Make the lemon mousse: Lightly whisk lemon curd, and fold in whipped cream using a rubber spatula. Halve each cream puff, and fill bottoms with lemon-mousse. Spoon on blueberry sauce, replace tops, and serve.

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice and lemon zest; stir until ice is completely melted. Reserve 1/4 cup COOL WHIP and 2 Tbsp. blueberries for garnish. Add remaining COOL WHIP and blueberries to gelatin; stir until blended.
• Spoon into 6 small dessert dishes. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
• Garnish with reserved COOL WHIP and blueberries just before serving.

Steps:

• To make mousse:
• In a heatproof mixing bowl, combine sugar, lemon juice, butter, lavender,egg, and yolks.
• Place over a pot of simmering water and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Strain into a bowl set in a larger bowl filled with ice water and stir until mixture is cold and thickened.
• Fold in whipped cream. Pour mixture into eight 5-ounce paper cups.
• Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
• To make soup:.
• In a medium saucepan, combine blueberries, sugar, 1/4 room temperature water, lemon zest and juice, and cinnamon stick.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer about 15 minutes.
• Let mixture cool for about 10 minutes.
• Remove and discard cinnamon stick. Puree mixture in blender until smooth.
• Strain through a sieve over a bowl. Discard solids, cover soup and refrigerate.
• To serve, peel paper cups off mousse and place in shallow bowls. Pour soup around mousse and garnish with fresh blueberries.

Steps:

• Make the pastries:
• Make the pastries: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, honey, and lemon juice. Use the back of a wooden spoon to crush the blueberries and then bring the mixture to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut the puff pastry sheet into six equal squares. On three of the squares, brush beaten egg on the outside edges of the square and spoon blueberry filling throughout the middle. Top each square with the remaining pieces of pastry. Press the edges together and then seal with a fork. Transfer to the baking sheet and brush the tops with beaten egg. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pastry browns and puffs up.
• Make the frosting and topping:
• Whisk the yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and vanilla together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the pastries and top with the freeze-dried blueberries and fresh mint. Serve.