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Color-Changing Butterfly Pea Blossom Mousse with Lemon Syrup


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  • Author: Chef Billy

Description

A visually stunning mousse that changes color from blue to purple when paired with the tangy lemon syrup.


Ingredients

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For the Crust:

  • 1 cup dried butterfly pea blossoms
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp gelatin powder
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup water (for syrup)

Instructions

1. Prepare the Crust:

  1. Steep butterfly pea blossoms in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes, then strain and cool.
  2. Bloom gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes, then dissolve in warm pea blossom tea.
  3. Whip heavy cream with sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
  4. Gently fold the cooled tea-gelatin mixture into the whipped cream.
  5. Pour into serving glasses and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
  6. For the syrup, simmer lemon juice, honey, and water until slightly thickened. Cool before serving.
  7. Drizzle lemon syrup over mousse before serving to activate the color change.

Notes

You can customize the seasonings to taste.