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This Key Lime Mousse Parfait with Strawberries is a tart, light, and refreshing dessert perfect for warmer weather.

I bet you have been saying to yourself, isn’t it playoff hockey?

Why haven’t we heard Peabody talk about it then?

Well, it is your lucky day!

First an update on my own teams. Calgary…out.

Sigh.

Flyers…surprisingly in and up 3-1 in the series so things are looking good to make it to the Eastern Conference finals.

Sadly I predict that the Penguins and the Red Wings will make it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year, with, and I hate to even type it…the Red Wings winning.

Ugh.

I could be wrong.

I have only been wrong once in the last 8 years now…and that is when Calgary lost to Tampa Bay.

Anyway, I will now go on my rant.

Other than food blogs, I read hockey blogs.

There is nothing I hate more than when I read people saying that their team DESERVES to win the cup this year.

No one deserves to win the cup except the team that actually does.

It does not matter if you had the best season in franchise history.

If you did, that is why they give out the President’s Trophy…to say good job.

But when playoffs roll around, it’s anyone’s game…and that is what makes it special.

Your team has 7 games to get it done.

If they don’t get it done in that time they don’t deserve to move on.

Don’t bitch about the call the referee made in the 3rd period that made you lose the game.

Your team lost the game. They get paid to win games, no matter what the circumstance.

That is their job….their million(s) dollar job.

I was crushed beyond all belief when Tampa Bay won game 7 against Calgary.

You can ask my husband, I cried for hours and moped for days.

I really thought it was their year.

But they didn’t get it done, and they had more than ample opportunity to do so.

And so, sadly, they did not deserve to win that year….Tampa Bay did.

So the nice girl you know here in food blogging world is actually less than nice in the hockey world to those stupid enough to write on their blog that their team deserved to win. 😛

And speaking of deserving things.

After a long day of super Spring cleaning the house I decided I deserved a little treat of my own.

Not a giant silver cup to hoist over my head, but a Key Lime Mousse Parfait.

I still had leftover key limes from my pie making day and so decided to do something with that.

Combine that with my giant flat of strawberries that needed to be dealt with.

What you get is a tart, silky mousse that meets a sweet ribbon of fresh strawberries that took a little bath in some sugar and lime juice.

Followed by the tart and silky mousse again….and so on.

I’ll be sure and keep you posted about the Flyers as I know you will be on the edge of your seat waiting to hear all about it. 🙂

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!

Want More Key Lime Desserts?

Key Lime Pie Sweet Rolls

Double Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie Babka

Cherry Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Mousse Parfait

Key Lime Mousse Parfait

Ingredients

  • For the Key Lime Mousse:
  • 2 TBSP water
  • 1 tsp unflavored gelatin
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 TBSP grated key lime zest
  • ½ cup fresh key lime juice
  • pinch of salt
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
  • For the Macerated Strawberries
  • 2 cups sliced strawberries
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 TBSP key lime juice

Instructions

  1. For the Mousse:
  2. Pour water into a small bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over the water.
  3. Let stand for about 10 minutes, until softened.
  4. Place bowl in a large bowl of hot water, and stir until gelatin has dissolved and the liquid is clear.
  5. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
  6. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the sugar, zest, lime juice, and salt.
  7. Whisk in the yolks until smooth.
  8. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it thickens and leaves a path on th back of a wooden spoon when a finger is drawn across it, don not allow this mixture to boil.
  9. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the gelatin mixture, and immediately pour through a strainer into a bowl.
  10. Let cool to room temperature, whisking occasionally.
  11. Beat the cream with an electric mixer on high speed in a large bowl just until the cream forms stiff peaks.
  12. Add the cream to the lime mixture in 3 batches, gently folding it in with a whisk or rubber spatula.
  13. For the Strawberries:
  14. To assemble:
  15. Place in alternating layers, mousse then strawberries, mousse than strawberries and then mousse.
  16. Or really however you would like to layer them.
  17. Makes about 3 servings in stemmed glasses.
  18. Refrigerate, loosely covered, for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days, until set and thoroughly chilled.

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Comments

  1. I can never comment on hockey because I have no clue about the sport… sorry… but this? this looks delicious and creamy and sweet… perfect!

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  6. This mousse looks delicious! You are killing me with all the key lime. I need to make something with it soon.

    You are more sure about the Wings than I 😛 I also think it will be Pittsburgh v. Detroit but the Penguins have a ridiculously good lineup so I’m not 100% sure the Wings will take the cup this year.

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  8. oh you beast, Peabody. I have no time to cook right now, and you are tempting me with this when I have a punnet of ripe strawberries!! I am so going to make this.

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  11. *sigh* I have been so out of the loop this season as far as hockey goes. Between work and kids, I just can’t keep up. My husband is a huge Flyers fan (and I don’t have any objection to them), so things are pretty happy around here right now. It pains me to hear you predict that the Red Wings will win the Cup. I’m glad you had that lovely parfait to take the bad taste out of your mouth. =)

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  14. Yes, please DO keep up updated about the Flyers!! I love your enthusiasm about it :0)

    That parfait is quite a lovely, refreshing treat for yourself – enjoy!

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  15. Serious question – I made something very similar with lemon instead of key lime and it was waaaaaaay too much for the wine glasses. It got rave reviews, but no one could finish their glass of parfait. Is yours more manageable to eat in a single serving?

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  17. I don’t a darn thing about hockey except it’s fun to watch!

    This dessert looks wonderful and the presentation is just perfect. What a great combo of flavors.

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  19. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PARFAIT!! LAST SUMMER I MADE THE KIDS PARFAITS FOR DESSERT, THEY LOVED THEM!! THEY’LL BE HAVING THIS ONE SOON!!. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE HAVING SOMETHING CREAMY, COLD AND SWEET ON A HOT SUMMER DAY.

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  22. This looks yummy! I think ALL HOCKEY FANS deserve one of these!! 🙂 I hope you’re wrong about the Red Wings….I can’t even stand the thought of them winning. Still holding on for Habs(Crazy I know :)!! Love your site!

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  25. When I was a kid, I thought a parfait was the epitome of great eating. But, I don’t make them anymore. Why? I still think they’re the bees knees. So, you have kicked me in the behind and made me realize I must have one!

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  30. Oh mmm…that looks delicious to say the least! I grew up in Canada, and Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights was a right of passage. We absolutely did nothing else, watched nothing else, talked, lived, esperienced nothing else. Of course back in them there days it was a sport that was played in the frozen back yards of just about every household in the country. Young hockey players cut their teeth on the frozen back yard ice rinks in little or next to no equipment. To be a hockey player all you needed was a stick, a puck and a pair of skates. I dare say we no longer recognize the sport from what it once was.

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  32. I am sorry that I am not a hockey fan…seems to me I am missing out on a lot of fun, but good golly I will cheer my lungs out for one of the delightful desserts. Damn it looks good.

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  33. Yum! Seriously yum! I don’t know anything about hockey really, but I like what you had to say. Seems to me it makes sense over any sport. Around our house though it is all about skydiving and supercross, so I guess we just aren’t into team sports period. Sounds like we are missing out!

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  38. I’d even consider doing spring cleaning if some of this mousse was waiting afterwards.
    Hope that the Flyers do well and do their job. And it’s OK to not ba nice in the world of hockey 🙂

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  39. I’m so glad I finally get to see the gorgeous pictures in this post! Strawberries bathing in key lime juice? I really think that’s a winner by itself!

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  42. Ah well, some folks deserve a good swift kick in the shins 😉 I love this combination of flavors! and it looks gorgeous to boot.

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  48. Your pictures were irresistable! I made the parfait this past weekend, and it was just perfect (not as pretty as yours though). =) Thank you!!

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  49. As always, great post, great work. I just did a summer fruit with cream parfait with simple syrup. If you have the time come by and take a look. I made a quick cream with whipping cream, sour cream and honey.

    http://cookingquest.wordpress.com

    Thanks so much and thanks for the great ideas all the time!

    Joe

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