We’re off on a little break, so if I don’t comment on your blog right away, please know I still love reading your blog and will be back as soon as I can.
Inspiration comes from anywhere but the places I seem to be getting my inspiration are the wonderful blogs I read. Liz over at That Skinny Chick can Bake made this incredibly beautiful Lemon Cream Dessert with the Secret Recipe Club; I was immediately smitten. Plus I needed a nice light dessert for the finalé of our Indian Feast. Now we’d all like to eat like Liz and look like her, but sadly, that is not my world, so I had to take her beautiful dessert as inspiration and find a ‘lighter’ version and I found it at Serious Eats — It’s a Greek Yogurt Lemon Mousse!
It’s an easy dessert to make and the egg whites are cooked over a bain marie, as if you were making Italian Meringue! I didn’t change a thing!
Now you’ll see in the last picture that the texture was described as spray foam insulation, but tasting way better. It’s definitely a firm mousse with very good lemon flavour! I will book mark this recipe for the future!
I have loved your Indian Dinner party recipes Eva! This dessert looks like a fantastic way to round out the meal! Yum!
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Thank you so much Amber. It was relatively light after such a heavy and flavourful meal.
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Hope your brother and his family are over the flu and everyone is well. Enjoy your break. Wishing you and JT all the very best for the New Year.
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Thank you Norma, Happy New Year to you too. The kids are all done but now my poor SIL has it.
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What an incredible spread! I wouldn’t grumble one bit for a breakfast like that! =)
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Thanks Betsy
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I would LOVE this dessert!!! I’m glad you made it a little lighter too. I need that after the last month! Enjoy your getaway Eva and have a wonderful New Year! 🙂
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There is really nothing as refreshing as a nice lemony dessert after some really robust flavours as Indian food has. Thanks again.
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Oh, you are so sweet, Eva! Thank you! What a perfect finale for a spicy meal…and I love how you lightened these up, too! I hope you try the roasted pepper, artichoke dip…I think you’ll enjoy it. Happy New Year, my friend!!! xo
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Thank you Liz. Happy New Year to you too!
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Such a perfect dessert! I love the yogurt pots from Paris 🙂
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Thanks Judy.
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I love those pots. They’re such a pretty shade of blue. Liz has a great blog. I always wonder how she has the time to do so much baking. Enjoy your break, Eva xx
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I do love the pots, I’ve got to find a few more recipes to use those pots in, they are so sweet.
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Oh, my, these looks so adorable in those pots!! I am with you on the “lightened” version.. especially after Christmas, this would be so welcome in my kitchen, all the flavor and less of the calories to ski off:D I hope you had a great Christmas, Eva?! xx
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Oh.. I just read above.. so sorry to read about your Christmas Eve.. your poor family!!
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It did suck, but then I have Christmas in January to look forward to and the kids get presents then too! Win / win!
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Thanks Barb. I’m laying off desserts for the month of January!
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Hi, Eva. I hope you are spending wonderful Christmas and enjoying your wonderful festive feasts. This mousse looks very flavoursome and elegant and it’s clever how you have used the yogurt pots (actually they are sold all year round in my supermarket in France and I always wonder why their yogurt is barely more expensive than the one in plastic tubs…). Happy Holidays!
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Thank you kindly Sissi. Sadly Christmas Eve dinner (this is my Christmas) was cancelled because my brothers family who hosts came down with the stomach flu, so JT and I ate leftovers for dinner. JTs family Christmas was on Christmas Day and we had a lovely turkey lunch.
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A lemon dessert is always a favorite of mine.
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Thanks Karen, I should have made little amaretti with it, it would have been a great accompaniment.
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This sounds very delicious!
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Thank you kindly Donna, welcome to my blog.
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A lemony mousse sounds like a perfect finish to a fine meal. Well, it would be for me. Those serving pots were quite a find! I doubt you could find a better color to serve a dessert with a lemon garnish.
Enjoy your break, Eva. If I don’t “see” you beforehand, wishing you and JT a Happy New Year !
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Happy New Year to you too John. I really love souvenirs like those little pots, so useful.
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Sweet and tangy…this is definitely my type of dessert. Enjoy your break ;-))
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Thanks Angie, I enjoyed the flavour, for sure.
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The pots are adorable and a light lemony mousse sounds like a perfect end to a rich Indian feast. 🙂
I hope you give gulab jamun another try though.
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Thanks Maria, one of these days I’ll give your lovely recipe a try,
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