Best Lemon Mousse 🍋 (Light, Creamy & Perfectly Citrusy!)

I'm sharing how to make exceptional lemon mousse at home step by step. The texture is like no other - It is so airy, fluffy, and creamy. And it's perfectly citrusy for all lemon lovers!🍋
I'd love you to try it at home and let me know how you enjoyed it with your family and friends.😋

📌 Ingredients To Make Lemon Mousse
Lemon Curd Base
• Granulated sugar: 50 g | 1.7 oz (1/4 US cup)
• Egg yolks: 50 g | 1.7 oz (3 eggs)
• Lemon zest: 1 Lemon
• Lemon juice: 100 g | 3.5 oz (1/4 + 1/6 US cups)
• Gelatin: 3.5 g | 0.1 oz *
* Gelatin powder: 1/2 bag of Knox gelatin powder + 1 Tbsp of Icy cold water
* Gelatin sheet: 2 Gelatin sheets (Bloom 230) Soak them in icy water.
Whipped Cream
• Heavy cream: 300 g | 10.5 oz (1 1/4 US cups)
Italian Meringue
• Egg white: 95 g | 3.3 oz (3 eggs)
• Water: 60 g | 2.1 oz (1/4 US cup)
• Granulated sugar: 150 g | 5.3 oz (3/4 US cup)
Heat the syrup to 244ºF (118ºC).

** For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements are provided for your convenience. **

One batch of the recipe is enough for 5 8-oz cups with fruits inside or 4 8-oz cups without them.

[When making cakes with the lemon mousse🎂]
Cover the sides of the cake with a sponge cake to sustain the body better, or Increase the amount of the gelatin slightly:
• When using gelatin powder: 1/2 bag → 1 1/4 tsp or slightly more
• When using gelatin sheets: 2 sheets → 2.25 - 2.5 sheets
(Watch the additional tips section at the end of the video for more details!)

📌 More Fluffy Mousse Recipes
Strawberry Mousse
Raspberry Mousse
Chocolate Mousse

📌 More Lemon Dessert Recipes
Lemon Pound Cake
Lemon Madeleines
Lemon Buttercream Frosting

📌 The tools/ingredients I used/mentioned today:
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PerfectaGel Gelatin Sheet
Knox Gelatin Powder
8-oz Glass Cups
3.5-oz Mini Glass Cups

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[PastryLivingwithAya]

A light & airy dessert for lemon lovers😊🍋 Enjoy!!

[sarahnapier]

I’ve made this twice in the past few weeks. As someone who has gradually lost my sweet tooth over the years, I have looked more recently for fruit flavoured desserts in the hopes they will fill the sweet craving without being overly sugary. This mousse like your lemon tart are simply lovely. The tartness has made them both family favourites at our house- and encouraged my adult kids to come for supper when they know I’m making one or the other. My only challenge is ensuring I have the correct amount of gelatin- ie not too much. Surprisingly for me I feel that I have mastered making the Italian meringue- following your instructions has been key to my success.
But can I say, I’m going to make an ethnic generalization here and you must please excuse me, but I have reviewed professional pastry chefs - specifically Asian trained pastry chefs, and I have found that YOU tend to appreciate a balance in flavours that does NOT weigh excessively on the sweet side. Meaning you tend not to like desserts to be too sweet.
This has been such a wonderful revelation for me. I have spent the darker months during covid lockdowns experimenting with your lovely recipes, and other chefs from South Korea and Japan. I’ve loved your nod to texture, butter, cream, fruit nuts, chocolate… balanced against sweetness. And of course- I may be wrong about my generalization….
BUT- this mousse confirms it for me, as does your glorious lemon tart.
Next…. I must conquer your raspberry mousse. I can only imagine it will be equally amazing.
Thank you for sharing these lovely recipes and your wonderful guidance in conquering these techniques.
❤

[juancarrera]

Chef Aya, your lemon mousse recipe is truly exceptional. The balance of lightness and citrus flavor is masterfully achieved, creating a delightfully refined dessert experience. The clarity and accessibility of the instructions make this recipe approachable for bakers of all skill levels.

[jennlizzy]

I love lemon desserts! I have many recipes that use lemons, but this is a superior mousse recipe. I will serve it on my next family gathering. Thank you for the great instructions as well.

[Grondhammar]

With a 74 degree March day in the upper midwest, I thought this would be the perfect after-grillout treat. *So* good! Perfect texture, amazing flavour. Couldn't be happier, thank you.

[tinakudelka]

The texture looks AMAZING! I can’t wait to try it! 👏👏👏

[LGCblessed]

just wanted to say thank you for sharing not only this recipe but all the very useful information through out! I'm constantly looking for lemon desserts because I'm just obsessed with citrus fruits especially lemons! Mine turned out amazingly delicious! Please keep the videos coming! Love your channel 🍋❤🥰

[angelisserivera]

Would love to see your version of a chewy dark chocolate brownie

[crystalwhitledge]

Really great techniques watched till the end and I was blown away!

[ЛюдаБурцева-йс]

Выглядит аппетитно... обязательно сделаю...ждем новых рецептов, спасибо 🙏😊Looks delicious... I'll definitely make it... looking forward to new recipes, thanks🙏😊

[福永順子-zb]

Looks delicious !! I`m glad it seems easy to do. 🥰The cream also seems light, so I feel like I can eat as many as I want.😋
I like that it can be arranged into various sweets.! 👍 Japan is still cold.🥶 Aya-chan, please take care of your health.💪

[jshet]

Excellent, as always! Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us.

[vybz_tv]

Am learning some new an i won't forget dis sister i had it stro in my head 🇯🇲😁

[katalinaj]

This is so refreshing, LEMON! I just finished making your raspberry mousse to cover my chocolate cake yesterday. IT was so good and a big hit amongst friends! Thank you!

[otiliaclapa]

I can’t wait to try this. Very often I taste a metallic taste to my lemon curd and not sure how to fix that.

[margaridabaptista]

Aya you are amazing, kisses from Portugal ❤👏👏👏👏🇵🇹🥰

[beyummy]

I love lemon desserts, do you have any no oven bread recipes?I would love you to make ❤

[MajaPelko]

Hey there! It looks amazing! Can i make bigger cake 26 cm with this mousse and what do you think about to cover with mirror glaze?
Thank you for answer! ;)

[lenapawlek]

Looks delicious! I want to try this and maybe make a mousse cake!

[ManyGhosts]

Beautiful, I will definitely be making this one!