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Orange and Cranberry Parfait Recipe

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Layers of cranberry sauce, fresh oranges, and cranberry mousse come together in this parfait recipe. An easy winter dessert!

Ingredients

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Cranberry mousse:

120 milliliters cranberry juice (1/2 cup)
140 grams cranberry sauce or compote (1/2 cup), store bought or homemade
50 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
4 grams platinum leaf gelatin (2 leaves), soaked
10 grams finely grated fresh ginger (1 tablespoon), omit if using cranberry ginger compote
180 milliliters whipping cream (3/4 cup)

Oranges:

2 navel oranges, peeled and sectioned
30 milliliters honey (1 tablespoon)

Assembly:

100 grams crushed ginger snap cookies (about 10 2-inch cookies), store bought or homemade
140 grams cranberry sauce or compote (1/2 cup), store-bought or homemade
2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger

To garnish:

Candied ginger, crushed pistachios, orange slices, crushed ginger snap cookies

Instructions

Cranberry mousse:

Place the leaf gelatin in a bowl of cold water, and set aside to soak.

In a medium saucepan, whisk together cranberry juice, cranberry sauce, and sugar. Bring to a boil, whisking gently until the sugar dissolves.

Cranberry juice in pan with whisk

Whisk in the soaked gelatin leaves, and allow them to dissolve in the hot liquid.

Hand holding soaked gelatin

Remove from heat and whisk in the ginger.

Small bowl of ginger

Cranberry juice and ginger in pan with whisk

Pour into a small bowl and refrigerate for 3 hours, or until soft-set, like a thin jelly.

Cranberry jelly setting in bowl

Soft set cranberry jelly

Soft set cranberry jelly

Once the cranberry mixture is ready to use, add the whipping cream to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whip on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.

Cream in metal bowl

Whipped cream in a bowl

With a rubber spatula, fold the cranberry mixture into the whipped cream.

Folding cranberry into whipped cream

Cranberry mousse in a bowl

Scoop the whipped cream into a piping bag fitted with decorative tip. Refrigerate at least 2 hours, or until you’re ready to assemble the parfaits.

Scooping cranberry mousse into a piping bag

Oranges:

With a sharp knife, cut each orange section into 2-3 pieces. Add to a small bowl and toss with the honey. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Orange sections in a bowl

Assembly:

Spoon components into parfait glasses, dividing each one equally between the glasses. (This recipe yields 2 larger parfaits, or 3 smaller (stemless wine glass-sized) parfaits.)

I suggest layering in the following order: oranges, half of the cranberry mousse, cranberry compote, crushed ginger snap cookies, remaining cranberry mousse.

Assembling parfaits in glasses

Garnish with chopped candied ginger, chopped pistachios or chopped pecans, crushed cookies, or additional orange slices.

Cranberry and orange parfaits assembled in wine glasses

 

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