Bell Tower Grey said:
"Lemon cheesecake mousse cups with homemade graham cracker crust to top it off. Made them last night and they're damn delicious. Perfect summer dessert! "
Care to share that recipe? They sound great.
Yeah, buddy!
Lemon cheesecake mousse cups (makes ~6 servings)
Ingredients
1 package graham crackers, crushed
12 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/3 C brown sugar
2/3 C powdered sugar
2/3 stick butter
Juice of 1 lemon
lemon zest
Pinch of sea salt
1 C whipped cream (or cool whip, if you're into that sort of nasty thing)
Lemon wedges and mint for garnish
Directions
1. Mix softened butter, crushed graham crackers, lemon zest, brown sugar, and salt in a bowl. Divide into 6 small dough balls.
2. Put parchment paper on baking sheet and press dough balls out into little flat 'crusts'.
3. Bake at 350 for around 10 minutes. **could be 8-12 minutes and once it starts browning it goes fast so watch closely**
4. After crusts have cooled, crack each into dessert cups or ramekins.
5. Whip cream cheese until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, lemon juice, and salt and beat until combined. Fold in whipped cream (after whipping it up with a little sugar, obv).
6. Divide cream cheese mixture into cups and place in refrigerator until thickened. (they thicken pretty well in 2 hours)
7. Pull out cups when ready to serve and top with remaining whipped cream. Garnish with a little crushed up graham cracker crust, lemon wedges, and mint.
You can add a little sugar to both the crust and the mousse if you want it sweeter, or swap out 1:1 with granular or confectioner's Erythritol like Swerve if you need to watch your carb/refined sugar intake.
Report back on how it turns out if you try it!