Sweet ricotta mousse, sour cherries and vanilla brittle: chef Mulargia’s Valentine’s Day recipe

For the mousse:

250 gr cow’s milk ricotta

75 ml fresh cream

25 gr powdered sugar

6 gr gelatin sheets

For the sour cherry insert:

250 gr sour cherries in syrup

100 gr sugar

3 gr gelatin sheets

For the vanilla brittle:

100 gr butter

50 gr brown sugar

1 vanilla bean

12 gr flour

For the mousse

Start by soaking the gelatin sheets in a bowl with room temperature water.

With the help of a stand mixer, whip the ricotta with the powdered sugar until you get a frothy mixture.

In a saucepan, over low heat, pour the cream and the gelatin sheets so that they melt completely. After a few minutes, incorporate it into the previous mixture gently, stirring with a whisk from the bottom to the top.

For the sour cherry insert

Prepare the insert by putting the sour cherries in a saucepan together with the sugar and half a glass of water, boil for about 10 minutes. Add the previously hydrated gelatine.

Pour the still hot mixture into smaller molds than the mold you are going to use for the mousse and put in the blast chiller in negative mode (at least -18).

Once the insert is frozen, pour the ricotta mousse into another mold of your choice and place the insert in the middle. Put the molds in the blast chiller for 2 and a half hours.

For the vanilla brittle
Prepare the crunchy base by combining the butter at room temperature, the seeds of the vanilla pod, the brown sugar and the flour, kneading everything together. The mixture should be spread on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and baked at 180°c for 8-10 minutes.

Out of the oven, still hot, we can shape it at will by making shapes with the help of tongs.

Once the mousse is well frozen, remove it from the mold and let it thaw in the refrigerator for an hour (depending on the mold you will use: the larger it is, the longer it will take to thaw).

Serve the mousse on the crispy vanilla base and decorate with a few sour cherries.

• If you don’t have a blast chiller, before preparing the mousse, prepare the black cherry insert.
• Freeze both the black cherry insert and the ricotta mousse well so as not to have defects on the final shape of the dessert.
• If you have silicone molds available, it’s better. You will be able to take them out of their molds better once frozen.

This dessert is a masterpiece of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you completely satisfied.

All that remains is to wish you a sweet evening.