Esponjado de Mandarina is a Colombian style tangerine mousse. This dessert is light, creamy and refreshing.
Esponjado de Mandarina or Tangerine Esponjado
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup fresh tangerine juice
- Zest from 1 tangerine
- 1 can 14 oz condensed milk
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 egg whites
Instructions
- In a small pot add the water and gelatin. Over medium heat let it cook for about 2 minutes or until the gelatin dissolves.
- Place the tangerine juice and condensed milk in a blender and blend for about 2 minutes. Add the dissolved gelatin to the blender and blend for 1 minute more. Add the tangerine zest and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream for about 3 minutes. Fold the whipped cream into the tangerine mixture.
- Using an electric mixer beat the egg whites and sugar in a clean bowl until stiff.
- Add half of the egg whites to the mixture, gently folding to incorporate them. Don't overwork the mixture. Add the rest of the whites and fold the mixtures together.
- Spoon the mixture into individual serving glasses or bowls and refrigerate for about 5 hours or overnight.
Notes
*For serving the mousse, you can use small glasses, martini glasses, small bowls or small coffee cups.
*Esponjado needs to set in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving, so plan accordingly.
*This mousse can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover well with plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve and add whipped cream right before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 418kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 21gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 262mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 1109IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 0.5mg
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This mousse recipe is made with fresh tangerine, heavy cream, sweet condensed milk, unflavored gelatin, sugar and egg whites. I love tangerines so is not a surprise that tangerine desserts are on my list of favorite treats. Esponjado is a traditional Colombian dessert and there are many variations such as passion fruit, lime, coffee and more.
Esponjado has a mousse texture and is light, fluffy, creamy and rich. It is one of those perfect desserts, simple and easy to make, but absolutely delicious. My husband said that this Tangerine Esponjado was one of the best desserts he ever had. Enjoy it!
Soma
OMG this sounds and looks so beautiful. I love anything citrusy. Really like it that you added the zest too.
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen
It looks so wonderful and creamy! I have never had a tangerine flavored dessert - besides of course tangerines themselves.
Erica
Thank you everyone for the comments!
Joanne
Yum! i love citrus desserts because they never taste extremely heavy the way some desserts can. This looks fantastic!
Maria
Oooh, I've never heard of this dessert! It sound slike my kind of dessert... creamy and sweet. The tangerine must make this quite refreshing!
Chef E
Oh Erica, you have touched a nerve! I could live on that Mojo marinade I made at my son's, and now seeing this citrus peel just brings back the memory of that, and the memory of zesty oranges, juice squirting, dripping down our chin, an aroma delight I have enjoyed since childhood. The smell would suit me as a perfume...
peanutts
We get a lot of mandarins here during the chinese new year, can I use that instead?
Erica
Peanutts- I didn't try Chinese mandarins.