It’s All About the Presentation: Passionfruit Mousse

You can make any dessert as pretty as this Passionfruit Mousse in 5 simple steps

Every time I get a phone call from someone asking me for a new dessert idea, I cringe. Dessert is my hardest course. (Ask me for a new salad instead.)

This summer, my friend Toby Engel sent me a photo of  dessert in a cup with a message, “We should totally do something like this.”

So we both did.

She made a chocolate mousse in a cup, and I adapted my mother’s lemon mousse. (You can use any mousse – try the passionfruit mousse at the end of this post) Then to top it off we made a sugar cookie. We pulled gold spoons out of our cabinets (a la Target) and then all that was left was to decorate that.

As fancy as it looks, this dessert is actually pretty simple if you break it down. Dessert is more about presentation and a concept than actual recipes.

Start with the Glass

These glasses are from Ikea, or use any stemless wine glass.

 Add a Mousse

Use your favorite recipe, or try the Passionfruit Mousse at the bottom of the post.

Accent it with a Gold Spoon

Our gold spoon is from Target.  

Bake Some Sugar Cookies as a Topper.

Use the recipe we posted here. Cut the cookie slightly bigger than the top of the glass. With a small circle cut out a circle for the spoon handle to stick out (make sure the circle is big enough for your spoon).

Decorate It

Use gooseberries, fruit, chocolate. We topped this one with a small lemon macaron, lemon curd to hold it in place, and an open gooseberry.