LIME MOUSSE TART
Serves 12
Crust: 1 1/2 cups graham wafer crumbs 1/2 cup ground pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup sifted cocoa powder 1/2 cup melted
butter
Filling: 1/2 cup sugar 2 envelops unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup lime juice 1 tablespoon grated lime rind 1 can (14 oz)
coconut milk 3 eggs yolks 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons white rum
1 pound cream cheese, softened 3 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar
Raspberry sauce: 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries 1/3 cup
sugar
Crust: In large bowl, combine Graham crumbs, pecans, sugar,
cocoa. Stir in butter. Press mixture onto base of greased 10-inch spring-form
cake pan, pressing mixture slightly up sides. Bake at 350 F for 12 minutes or
until golden brown. Filling: In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and
gelatin. Stir in lime juice and rind. Set aside to soften. In a medium
saucepan, heat coconut milk. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks with 1/2 cup
sugar until lemony. Whisk in the hot coconut milk. Return mixture to
saucepan. Cook stirring constantly, over medium heat to the consistency of
thin custard. Do not boil. Stir in gelatin mixture with rum. Cool to room
temperature. Beat cream cheese. Blend in coconut mixture. Cover and
refrigerate for one hour or until barely set. Beat egg whites to soft
peaks. Add sugar, and beat until stiff. Gradually fold into the prepared
mixture. Pour into crust. Refrigerate 2 hours. Sauce: Puree raspberries
with sugar. Strain to a sieve. To serve: Loosen edges of tart. Remove
side of pan. Decorate with lime slices.
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