Strawberry Mice Recipes

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place half the strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with the granulated sugar and kirsch.
• Let macerate for 15 minutes.
• Puree the remaining strawberries together with the confectioners' sugar in a blender.
• Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
• Reserve a quarter of the whipped cream for garnish and refrigerate.
• Carefully fold the remaining cream into the pureed strawberries.
• Arrange the macerated strawberries in 4 balloon-shaped wine glasses, reserving a few strawberry slices for garnish.
• Fill the glasses with the strawberry cream, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.
• Pipe the reserved whipped cream through a pastry bag fitted with a star tip over the mousse and decorate with the remaining sliced strawberries.
• Variation: Substitute an equal amount of raspberries for the strawberries.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Chop hulled strawberries in a food processor, leaving a few chunks. Stir in sugar. In a bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into strawberries. Fold egg whites into strawberry mixture. Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY MICE

Steps:

• For each mouse, slice a small section from one side of the strawberry so it sits flat.
• Press a mini chocolate chip into the tip for a nose. You may need to use icing to secure it in place.
• Add two dots of icing above the nose for eyes.
• Stick two almond slivers onto the top of the strawberry for the ears.
• For the tail, use a toothpick to carve a small hole into the back of the strawberry and push the end of the licorice lace into the hole.
• Serve with small triangles of cheese.