Cardamom-Yogurt Mousse with Apricots

Cardamom-Yogurt Mousse with Apricots
Cardamom-Yogurt Mousse with Apricots
This yogurt mousse is an exercise in nostalgia for me, evocative of two different memories. The first is recent: cold lassi spiked with cardamom, a favorite drink at Indian restaurants. The musky flavor of cardamom just plays well with the tangy, refreshing taste of yogurt. And so does honey, which brings me to my second memory. My mother often served me and my siblings big bowls of plain yogurt with honey swirled in—it was a favorite summer lunch. I remember how the honey laced the yogurt in thick ropes of sweetness. This is a plain yet comforting dish, the two flavors marrying perfectly. I bring these three tastes together here in this dish, and finish it all off with fresh summer apricots. Top the finished mousse with apricot slices, or get fancy and pipe the chilled, set mousse into apricot halves and garnish with mint.
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  • Served Person: Makes six 1/2-cup (120-ml) servings. Gluten-free.
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  • pinch salt
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons powdered gelatin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) honey
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) cream
  • 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) plain greek or strained yogurt (low-fat or full-fat)
  • 6 to 8 ripe apricots, to serve
  • Carbohydrate 17 g(6%)
  • Cholesterol 47 mg(16%)
  • Fat 14 g(21%)
  • Fiber 0 g(0%)
  • Protein 7 g(15%)
  • Saturated Fat 9 g(43%)
  • Sodium 106 mg(4%)
  • Calories 213

Preparation Pour 1/4 cup (60 ml) water into a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over it. Set aside for 5 minutes to allow the gelatin to soften. Set the pan over medium heat and whisk until the gelatin dissolves. Whisk in the honey and continue warming until the honey has thinned. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl, using a hand mixer), whip the egg whites until stiff. Scrape out into a separate bowl. Wipe out the mixing bowl and beat the cream until stiff peaks form. Add the yogurt and whip until combined. Beat in the cardamom and salt, then slowly pour in the warmed honey and gelatin and whip. Use a spatula to gently fold in the egg whites. Spread the mousse in six separate cups or in a 1-quart (1-L) dish and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, until softly set. Serve with slices of fresh apricot, or remove the pits from apricot halves and pipe in dollops of mousse. Reprinted with permission from Bakeless Sweets: Pudding, Panna Cotta, Fluffs, Icebox Cakes, and More No-Bake Desserts by Faith Durand. Text copyright © 2013 Faith Durand; photographs © 2013 Stacy Newgent. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of ABRAMS.

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