Wild Blueberry White Chocolate Mousse Pie
Alaskan wild blueberries are a dessert favorite! To complete a good meal, we need a good dessert. The white chocolate topping reminds me of snow-covered mountains in Alaska
Make This Recipe
Ingredients
Crust:
- 6 sheets graham crackers
- 1 cup toasted pecans
- 1 cup toasted sweetened shredded coconut
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
Filling:
- 1.5 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 pound fresh or thawed frozen wild blueberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 Eggland's Best eggs (large)
- 2 Eggland's Best eggs (large), yolks only
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
Topping:
- 8 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
Preparation
Crust
- Process crackers, pecans and coconut in a food processor until finely chopped.
- Add butter and brown sugar; process until well combined. Press mixture firmly onto bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan.
- Chill until ready to use.
Filling
- Sprinkle gelatin over water in a large bowl; set aside.
- Cook blueberries, sugar, butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt in a large sauce pan over medium heat until blueberries are really soft, about 10-12 minutes.
- Using hand blender, puree blueberry mixture.
- Meanwhile, whisk together eggs, egg yolks and cornstarch until combined.
- Remove blueberry mixture from heat; slowly add 0.5 cup blueberry mixture to egg mixture while constantly whisking.
- Return tempered egg mixture, constantly whisking, to mixture in saucepan.
- Cook, whisking constantly, over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbles, about 1 minute.
- Pour mixture through fine-mesh strainer set over gelatin mixture. Discard solids; stir blueberry mixture until gelatin is dissolved.
- Let sit, stirring occasionally, until reaches room temperature, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Whip heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add one-third of whipped cream to blueberry mixture; gently whisk until mixture is lightened.
- Using spatula, fold in remaining cream until well combined. Pour filling over prepared crust.
Topping
- Place chocolate in a medium bowl; bring 3/4 cup heavy cream to simmer; pour over chocolate and stir until smooth. Whip remaining cream until soft peaks form.
- Fold in one-third whipped cream to chocolate mixture; whisk to combine.
- Fold in remaining cream until homogenous. Spread on top of blueberry filling.
- Chill pie for at least 5 hours or up to 24 hours. Run thin knife around edge before releasing the ring.
Nutrition
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Learn MoreServing Size | 1 |
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Calories | 617 |
Fat | 48g |
Saturated Fat | 25g |
Cholesterol | 160mg |
Sodium | 256mg |
Carbohydrates | 47g |
Dietary Fiber | 3g |
Protein | 5g |