Simple strawberry mousse

SERVES 4 PREP 15 mins plus 1 hr chilling NO COOK EASY V

400g strawberries

100g caster sugar

300ml double cream

1 Choose four of the best-looking strawberries and set these aside to finish the mousse, then hull and roughly chop the rest. Tip these into a blender or food processor along with the sugar and blitz until smooth.

2 Whisk the cream to sti peaks. Reserve roughly 4 tbsp of the strawberry purée in a small dish, then fold the rest through the whipped cream until it turns an even shade of pink. Divide the reserved purée between four small serving glasses or ramekins. Spoon the mousse over the top, then chill for at least 1 hr. Will keep chilled for up to a day. Just before serving, halve the reserved strawberries and use these to decorate the mousse.

GOOD TO KNOW folate • vit c • 1 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 460 kcals • fat 41g • saturates 25g • carbs 20g • sugars 20g • ‡ibre 4g • protein 2g • salt 0.5g

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