Simple stuffed strawberries recipe perfect for any occasion: shower, picnic, or party. The lemon mousse turns plain strawberries into a decadent dessert.
Serves: A Whole Bunch
Ingredients
1.5-2 lbs. of strawberries, cored from the bottom leaving the stems (I used a paring knife to hollow them out)
1 cup COLD heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ package Jello Instant Lemon Pudding Mix
½ tablespoon of lemon zest
4 oz (1/2 cup) sweetened condensed milk
½ cup very cold water
Yellow food dye (optional, but makes mousse a pretty yellow)
Instructions
In a large bowl, beat the cream and vanilla on high with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Place in fridge.
In another large bowl, whisk together pudding mix, sweetened condensed milk, water, and lemon zest until thickened, about 2 minutes.
Place in fridge for 5 minutes to set up completely. It should be thick.
Fold whipped cream into pudding just until evenly distributed.
Stir in yellow food dye (I used quite a bit to get the rich yellow color I wanted).
Cover and place in fridge until you're ready to fill strawberries.
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a star tip with lemon mousse or a plastic sandwich bag with the corner snipped off. Pipe mousse into each cored strawberry. Fill strawberries just before serving.
Recipe by Wishes and Dishes at https://wishesndishes.com/lemon-mousse-stuffed-strawberries/