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  • 300g or 312g jar good-quality lemon curd
    (we used Tiptree)
  • zest 1 lemon
  • 300ml pot whipping or double cream
  • Optional: 25g lemon shortbread
    or crunchy lemon flavoured biscuits, plus extra to serve, if you like

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal354
  • fat24g
  • saturates13g
  • carbs35g
  • sugars23g
  • fibre0g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.14g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Put two-thirds of the lemon curd into a large bowl with the zest and cream, then beat with an electric whisk until it just holds its shape. Dribble over the rest of the lemon curd and divide between 6 small glass pots or glasses, marbling the curd through as you go. Sit the pots on a small tray, cover the whole lot with cling film and freeze for 30-40 minutes.

  • step 2

    Put the biscuits in a strong plastic bag and bash with the end of a rolling pin to crumbs. When you’re ready for pudding, remove the pots from the freezer (they should be ice cold but still soft and creamy), top with crumbs and serve.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKE AHEAD

You can make thse ahead of time, just store in the fridge and transfer to the freezer roughly 1-1½ hours before you plan to eat them.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010

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question

Is it safe to freeze the mousse in glasses ?Has anyone had the glass crack ?

wussnuss

question

Can this be frozen for, say two weeks before taking out, or only a couple of days? Thank you.

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. These are at there best when made as per the recipe, but it's fine to freeze for longer if you need to, although the texture might not be quite as creamy and we wouldn't recommend freezing for any longer than 2-3 weeks. Make sure to transfer them to the fridge about 2-3…

Dot7

Used plain shortbread biscuits as didnt fancy lemon ones. I agree that enough lemon flavour from the jam (lemon curd) was plenty. I layered some of the biscuits at the bottom as only making for 3 so was kind of a moussey-cheesecake! Didn't dribble the extra lemon curd due to the one I used was too…

alekdobric

Surprisingly good for a british recipe 👌🏼🤪

michelle.westbury

question

Sorry, another question: will this mousse hold its shape for 48 hours, or would the cream break down?

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goodfoodteam

Hello, thank you for your question. These are really best made on the day or the cream might become watery. Hope that helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team

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