Vegan Bunny Elle

Inspired by the Brazilian passion fruit mousse, this light, refreshing, and fruity dessert is a breeze to make and a dream to eat!

One of my biggest joy in cooking and recipe creating is learning about food from different cultures and trying to recreate them. And when I happened to see a photo of the Brazilian passion fruit mousse I was instantly in love! Something about the creamy texture and the whimsical black and white pattern resulted from blending the passion fruit seeds just feel so fun to me.

Sadly though, passion fruits are not in season where I live but let’s not see that as an obstacle and instead, it can be a fun challenge to find alternative fresh ingredients available to you locally. And in my opinions that makes it even more fun and further enriches our shared food culture because each region will be bringing their own flavors and twists! So take a scroll at your local market and feel free to substitute your local fruits that have similar flavor and texture.

Dragon Fruit Mousse with Mango

An edible art dessert, this creamy, velvety, and fruity mousse is not just decadent and yummy but also incredibly chic and whimsical. Treat yourself or wow your guests with this sneakily easy sweet treat!

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Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 yellow dragon fruit yellow ones are way sweeter!
• 1 ripe mango
• 1 can condensed coconut milk see note for homemade option
• 1 can coconut cream
• 1 1/2 tsp agar agar powder
• 1 cup water

Method

 

1. Peel and cube the dragon fruit;
2. In a sauce pot, off heat, add in the water and agar agar powder, stir vigorously to dissolve the powder, heat the mixture over medium heat while continue stirring, bring to a simmer;
3. Add the cooked agar agar mixture, coconut cream, condensed coconut milk, and dragon fruit cubes all to a blender, blender till smooth;
4. Lightly grease your container or mold, transfer the blended mixture into the mold, cover with lid or plastic wrap, let it set in the fridge for at least 1 hour;
5. Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice the mango;
6. When ready to serve, take the mousse out of the fridge, turn the container upside down to de-mold, arrange the mango slices on top, slice and enjoy!

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Notes

To make your own condensed coconut milk, follow the instrustions in this recipe, you can omit the salt for use in this mousse.