Semolina Mousse: A Step-by-Step Dessert Recipe with Photos

Semolina mousse with berry or chocolate filling is a simple and delicious dessert that will take pride of place in your collection of everyday culinary ideas.

Semolina Mousse: A Simple and Delicious Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

65.1 kcal

Proteins: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbohydrates: 15.2 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 15 min
Time in the kitchen: 15 min
Complexity:

A simple recipe.
Number of servings: 3

Semolina appeared around the 12th century, when an enterprising miller decided not to throw away the oversized particles of wheat that formed during the milling process, but to use them to make porridge.

Since then, a wide variety of sweet and savory recipes have emerged for preparing delicious and inexpensive dishes based on classic semolina porridge. Desserts are most often prepared:

By adding regular cow's milk or cream, you can make a classic vanilla semolina dessert with a delicate creamy taste, which can be served with any jam;
chocolate mousses, puddings or soufflés are prepared in the wild with the addition of cocoa or dark chocolate;
You can make an unusual coconut or almond semolina mousse with plant milk;
Fruit and berry desserts are made without milk, using berry or fruit juice, and in some cases even compote.

Today we'll tell you how to quickly and easily make a delicious berry mousse at home using semolina and adding juice or compote. The ingredients for this dessert are readily available in any home, and the recipe is so simple that even the most inexperienced cook can handle it.

We'll only need three ingredients, but to ensure the result is as airy and delicate as possible, we recommend preparing the mousse, paying attention to the ingredient quality requirements:

The main requirement for semolina is that it must be made from durum wheat (grade "T"). This type of semolina doesn't form lumps when cooked and is generally healthier.
It's best to use homemade juice, which has a rich flavor and rich color. You can use cherry juice, apple juice, cranberry juice, blackcurrant juice, or simply make a compote from your favorite jam and strain it.
Sugar can be replaced with any low-calorie alternative: natural honey, xylitol, fructose, stevia, sorbitol, aspartame, etc.

You can make mousse from semolina and juice in a saucepan with a thick bottom or even just in a frying pan.

Semolina mousse – a simple classic dessert from childhood

Airy mousse made from juice (compote) and semolina – a homemade dessert recipe

Ingredients

Servings

Juice

500 G
Semolina

50 G
Sugar

to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Pour the cooled fruit and berry mixture into a thick-bottomed saucepan and add sugar or sweetener to taste, stirring until completely dissolved. Keep in mind that most juices already contain quite a bit of sugar.

Tip! It's a good idea to refrigerate juice, fruit drink, or compote beforehand. Chefs have long noticed that semolina doesn't clump and mixes much more easily when added to a cold base.

Step 2

Slowly add semolina to the cold base, stirring vigorously.

Step 3

Place the saucepan over low heat, bring to a boil and simmer until thickened, stirring constantly.

Step 4

Pour the finished mixture into a bowl to cool. At this point, it will be bright and translucent, but not very thick. This is how it should be.

Tip! You can quickly cool the mousse base by immersing the bowl in cold water and stirring occasionally.

Step 5

The cooled mass will become even thicker, as in the photo.

Step 6

Now the semolina, brewed in juice, must be beaten with a mixer for about 4-5 minutes until it becomes airy and light.

Step 7

The finished semolina mousse, the recipe for which we presented on this page, can be used not only as a standalone dessert, but also as a cream for various cakes and pastries.

But the simplest option is to divide the mixture into glasses, cool and serve as a light summer dessert.

Step 8

You can add variety to the recipe by garnishing the semolina mousse with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and currants in the summer, or by topping it with some cranberries or grated apples in the winter.

This dairy-free dessert can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. However, if you use a different semolina mousse recipe with milk, the shelf life will be reduced to 18 hours.

If you don't find the photo instructions convenient, watch the video, which explains step-by-step how to make cranberry mousse with semolina: