Lime and Raspberry "Oreo" Parfaits

By DomesticMuse

Lime mousse is layered with crushed chocolate wafer crumbs, whipped cream, and fresh raspberries soaked in black raspberry liqueur and orange juice.

Ingredients

• 2 limes
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 T (1/2 stick) of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2 extra-large eggs at room temperature
• pinch salt
• 1 1/4 c. heavy cream
• 1 T powdered sugar
• 1/2 t. vanilla
• 4 oz. fresh raspberries (set aside 4 for garnish)
• 1/4 c. orange juice
• 1 t. light brown sugar
• 2 T Chambord
• 1 c. crushed Famous Chocolate Wafers

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from domestickmuse.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Remove the zest of 1 lime with a microplane grater. Squeeze the limes to make 1/4 cup of juice and set the juice aside. Put the zest in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the sugar and process for 2 to 3 minutes, until the zest is very finely minced. Cream the butter and lime-sugar mixture together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat in the salt and lime juice until well-combined.

Pour the mixture into the top of a double-boiler over simmering water, being careful not to let the bottom of the pan touch the water. Stir constantly with a whisk until the mixture has thickened, about 10 minutes. Do not allow the lime mixture to boil. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

Whip 3/4 c. heavy cream. Fold the whipped cream into the cooled lime curd. Chill in fridge.

Whip 1/2 c. whipped cream with 1 T of powdered sugar and 1/2 t. vanilla. Cover the chantilly cream and chill in the fridge.

Place the orange juice and the Chambord together in a 4 c. glass measure. Boil in the microwave until reduced to 1/8 c. Pause to stir after each minute of cooking. Cool, then pour the syrup over raspberries and allow to macerate.

Layer the ingredients in a parfait glass. To achieve the "oreo" effect, layer in this order: chocolate crumbs, chantilly cream, chocolate crumbs, lime mousse, and raspberries. Repeat, ending with the lime mousse. Sprinkle some cookie crumbs on top of the lime mousse. Top each parfait with a dollop of chantilly cream, and a fresh raspberry.