The right kind of food can turn even the dreariest day into a relaxing day on the beach, so add a little brightness to your day with the following treat!
Orange Slice Bowl with Orange Mousse
A delightful dessert featuring orange mousse served in a bowl made of orange slices.
Equipment
- 5-inch bowl
- 6-inch bowl
Ingredients
- 2 oranges, sliced
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.5 cup orange juice
- 1.25 cups sugar
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 2 gelatin sheets, soaked
- 1 cup whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 225°F. Cut 2 oranges into about ⅛-inch thick slices. Add the water, orange juice, and sugar to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Briefly blanch the orange slices in the liquid, remove them, and let them drain. Set the liquid aside for the orange syrup later on.
- Line a bowl with parchment paper and arrange the orange slices around the inside of the bowl in an overlapping pattern.
- Place the smaller bowl inside the bowl with the orange slices to weigh them down. Place the bowl inside the oven and cook for about 2 hours with the oven door slightly open to dehydrate the fruit.
- Grate the zest of 1 orange, peel the other orange, and set both the orange zest and the orange peels aside. Squeeze the juice from the 2 oranges and add the orange juice, sugar, and soaked gelatin sheets to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
- Fold the whipped cream and orange zest into the liquid for the orange mousse.
- After 2 hours, remove the orange slice bowl from the oven and remove the smaller bowl inside. Soak up the juice in the center of the orange slices with a paper towel and let the orange slice bowl dry for another 3 hours.
- Blanch the orange peels in the liquid from Step 1 and let them dry in the oven until crispy. Reduce the liquid from Step 1 until it reaches a syrup-like consistency. Spoon the orange mousse into the bowl, drizzle a little bit of orange syrup on top, and garnish with the homemade candied orange peels.
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In the end, you’re left with a fruity dessert that still feels super satisfying to eat. Win-win!