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Lemon Meyer mousse domes, crunchy dark chocolate heart| Gluten free

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agrume été sucré sweet entremet sphère dome easyA few weeks ago, in my supermarket (I am not hype enough to shop only at the farmers market, and not hypocritical enough to make you believe that) there was some Buddah’s hand. I was so trilled I started to think about a nice recipe to use my dome molds. Of course, it took me ages to figure something out, and when I was finally ready, there wasn’t any left.

Sad and desperate, almost crying in the middle of Fairway Market I spotted a couple of nice yet expensive lemons Meyer (but if you want it cheap, you don’t live in New York. Q.E.D) that made me think about a strawberries bavarois I baked last summer, which was so good I did not have the chance to take pictures of. Food for dummies, a lemon Meyer is citrus fruit, mix between an orange and a lemon, which tastes fresh and less sour than lemon.

Moreover, I had to take a revenge on the glazing part, since my first attempt, last year, was quite…. Unsuccessful. Anyway. Don’t get scared, it’s a long recipe, but there is nothing difficult in here (and it’s never going to be longer than this huge intro I just wrote!) Less talk, more action, suis-moi, c’est par là!

This dessert is a combination of 4 parts:

  1. Crunchy chocolate insert (to bake a few hours or one day before the rest)
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
    • A handful of crushed almonds
  1. Biscuit dacquoise (gluten free)
    • 5 egg whites
    • 1 cup icing sugar, sieved
    • 1¾ cup almond flour, sieved
    • A pinch of salt
  1. Lemon Meyer mousse
    • 3 gelatin sheets (6g)
    • ¾ cup heavy cream
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar (or a little bit more, to taste)
    • ½ cup lemon Meyer juice
  1. Yellow shiny glaze
    • ½ cup water
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 1/3 cup heavy cream
    • 1/3 cup dark chocolate
    • 3 gelatin sheets (6g)
    • Food coloring (I used gel)

agrume été sucré sweet entremet sphère dome easy

And what do I do with all this crazy stuff?

The crunchy chocolate insert
Heat the heavy cream in the microwave or in a bain-marie, then pour it on the chocolate chips and mix until all the chocolate is melted. Place the bowl in the freezer and when it’s completely cold, beat it until thick and foamy. Add a few crushed almonds, pour in little insert molds (or any mold smaller than the final one) and put back in the freezer.

The biscuit daquoise
Preheat the oven at 356° Fahrenheit. Sift the icing sugar and the almond flour together, into a big bowl. Whisk the eggs white until thick, add the pinch of salt and carefully pour it into the sugar/almond mix, using a spatula. Place in a mold you coated with parchment paper and bake that for 12 to 14 minutes.

The lemon Meyer mousse
Place the gelatin sheets in some cold water until soft (10 minutes). Pour the cream in a large bowl and place it in the fridge or freezer, along with the hand mixer blades. In the meantime, in a saucepan, dissolve the sugar in the lemon Meyer juice on medium heat, while constantly stirring with a spatula (do not use a whisk!). When the sugar is melted, remove from heat, add the drained gelatin sheets, mix and set aside until cold. Take the cream out from the freezer, whisk it until thick and foamy and gently add it to the cold lemon syrup you just made.

Assembly (upside down)
Fill half of your mold with the lemon mousse (using a pastry bag, a funnel or whatever is convenient for you), add the chocolate insert, cover it with more mousse and the dacquoise. Place in the freezer.

agrume été sucré sweet entremet sphère dome easy

When it reaches a good texture, it’s time for the rock’n’roll part: the shiny glaze:
Place the gelatin sheets in cold water. In a saucepan, over medium heat, heat the water and the sugar. When boiling, remove from heat and add the cream and the white chocolate chips. Gently mix with a spatula until all the chocolate is melted (you want to avoid bringing any bubbles in the glaze by mixing too rapidly). Add the amount of food coloring you want and start to wait: you need to reach the perfect point, when the glaze is thick enough to nicely cover the dome, but not too thick so it does not ruin all your hard work. I covered my dome with 2 coats of glaze, reheating the mix in between to get the right texture again. Then place in the fridge for a couple of hours and you’re good to go!

Fun fact (which illustrate perfectly how patient I am): the day I baked it, my hand mixer was stuck somewhere between Amazon and USPS, and since I couldn’t wait anymore (!) to bake, I mixed the entire thing with the manual whisk. (Of course, the order was delivered the day after!) Do we talk about the ache the day after??

See ya’!

agrume été sucré sweet entremet sphère dome easy agrume été sucré sweet entremet sphère dome easy

43 Responses

  5. roh la la ça donne envie (dit elle en mangeant un cheesecake au speculos) et comme d’hab, c’est super beau. Et merci pour la précision à celle du fond de classe que je suis 🙂 moi j’en était restée à la mode du yuzu….

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    1. Je sais pas si la mode du yuzu est déjà passée ici, ou pas encore arrivée, mais j’arrive pas à en trouver! :/ (Et puis sinon, pas de surprise sur le fait qu’on ait croché toi et moi, quelqu’un qui lit des blogs food en mangeant du cheesecake au spéculoos est forcément une bonne personne!) Bises,
      Amy

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  10. Tu m’as bluffée!!!! Déjà, bien que je regarde assidument Top Chef (ouais même pas peur de l’avouer), je ne savais pas ce qu’était un citron meyer, et clairement c’est pas dans les supermarchés de Noisy le Grand que je vais en trouver, et quand bien même je trouverais ça, je crois que je suis à mille lieues d’espèrer un jour réaliser une si jolie patisserie, surtout dans une cuisine à l’autre bout du monde! Alors: bravo!

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    1. Merci Gabrielle pour ton adorable commentaire! Et rassure-toi, je regarde aussi Top Chef, et j’ai même pas honte non plus! (Par contre on en parle des voix off dans les deux dernières saisons??)

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  11. Meyer lemons! They are such a treat to find. (And yes, I know they can be super expensive…) But you totally put them to good use here. What an amazing recipe, Amy. This looks like something that belongs in the showcase of a fancy dessert shop! 🙂

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  16. waaw tes domes sont magnifique le citron Meyer j’en ai parle sur ma l’article de la marmelade de citron et justement je voulais te demander si on France ca existe ou pas car nombreuses m’ont pose la question moi j’adore ce citron
    grosse bise

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  20. Merci de ta visite qui me permet de découvrir ton blog, tes belles recettes et ton humour. Un petit moment de bonheur en venant chez toi. Et comme j’adore le citron, je repars en pleine forme!

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