Lychee, Lime and White Chocolate Mousse

I woke up the other morning with the heady smell of freshly peeled tropical lychee still lingering from my dream. As kids we used to eat them fresh from the tree, cracking open the brittle skin, biting the flesh off the big seed inside, then spitting the seed out and finish chewing the sweet juicy fruit before enjoying more.
I no longer live close enough to the tropical temperate zone where a lychee tree in the garden is an option, but have found that these lovely fruits do come canned these days.

lychee fruit

This is what you need:
1 can (565g) lychees
2 teaspoons gelatin
2 tablespoons water
150g white chocolate
1 cup cream
1 lime - finely grated zest and juice


Drain lychees and blitz the fruit few times in a food processor
Push this mix through a sieve to make a smooth purée

Lychee purée

Sprinkle gelatin over the water in a small bowl and let it swell (about 5 minutes)
Break the white chocolate into pieces and add ½ cup cream. You can melt this in a microwave dish on medium power or by using a double boiler - stirring till smooth
Add gelatin - stirring until dissolved
Stir in the lychee purée
Stir in the lime juice and zest
Chill this in the fridge for around 10 minutes
Whip the remaining ½ cup cream just until soft peaks form - not too runny, not too thick
Fold this into the chocolate mixture
Then spoon into small serving glasses (we used Martini glasses)
Back into the fridge for at least half an hour before serving

Sadly, I didn't get to photograph the mousse chilling in the fridge, but here it is half eaten...

Lychee Lime and White Choc mousse

Not a disappointing dish at all...



Lychee, Lime and White Chocolate Mousse