Cantaloupe Mousse

Name: Cantaloupe Mousse
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 very ripe cantaloupe, seeded, peeled, and diced; 1/4 cup turbinado sugar; 2 tablespoons sauternes or white grape juice; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup sliced blanched almonds; Fresh mint sprigs

December 9, 2011

Sauternes and melon fluff spooned over ripe cubes of cantaloupe make a fabulously mature dessert for a late-afternoon luncheon. When the fruits are at their aromatic best and you want a dessert that is not overly sweet or directed at the kiddies, this comes together with remarkable sophistication.

Cooks' Note

If you want some pretty silliness when you serve this, use hollowed-out melon wedges as bowls.

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