Mango Mousse
For this light, make-ahead dessert recipe, combine mango-flavored gelatin with whipped topping to layer with fresh fruit on serving plates or in pretty parfait glasses or stemware.
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
6 servings
Ingredients
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1 3-ounce package mango- or peach-flavored gelatin
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1 teaspoon shredded lemon peel
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3/4 cup boiling water
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1-1/2 cups chilled pineapple juice
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1 8-ounce container frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed
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Fresh fruit (such as chopped mango or papaya, pineapple chunks, and raspberries)
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Toasted shredded coconut
Directions
1.
In a large bowl, stir together gelatin and lemon peel. Stir boiling water into gelatin mixture for at least 2 minutes or until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in pineapple juice. Chill in refrigerator about 1 hour or until gelatin is partially set (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
2.
Using a wire whisk, stir half of the whipped topping into the gelatin mixture. Cover; chill in the refrigerator about 1 hour or until mixture mounds.
3.
Spoon half of the mixture into six parfait glasses. Top with desired fruit. Spoon remaining gelatin mixture over fruit. Cover; chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours or until set.
4.
Top with remaining whipped topping and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 230, Total Fat 8 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 49 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Fat 1.5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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