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Cindy McCain's Passion Fruit Mousse

Source of Recipe

Cindy McCain


Recipe Introduction

(In April, this recipe was found to have been taken from the Food Network Web site, as reported by the Huffington Post. John McCain's campaign subsequently pulled this recipe from its Web site.)

List of Ingredients

1 1/4 cups passion fruit purée
1 1/4 cups orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
Scant 1 tablespoon gelatin, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
3 cups heavy cream, whipped
2 finger (baby) bananas
Coarse sugar
1 kiwi, peeled, cut in half, and sliced


Recipe

1. In a saucepan, heat the passion fruit purée, orange juice, and sugar until dissolved.

2. Add the dissolved gelatin to the hot juice and stir to melt and combine. Strain the liquid into a bowl and place it over an ice bath. Stir it constantly with a rubber spatula and when it just starts to set, fold in the whipped cream. Pour this into soup plates or dessert bowls and chill. If storing them overnight, cover them with plastic wrap.

3. To serve the mousse, remove the bowls from the refrigerator. Peel and slice the bananas in half lengthwise and dip the flat side in coarse sugar and caramelize them under a broiler or with a blowtorch. Place them on the mousse, fanning them, and then tuck in a few half slices of kiwi.