Rasmalai Mousse Phyllo Cups Fusion Dessert Ruchiskitchen

It’s a convenient pick-me-up kind of dessert that tastes delicious and literally screams – ‘HAPPY DIWALI’!

This stunner is an insanely easy and quick dessert that takes no time to whip and is entirely customizable. You can make the Rasmalai Mousse cups in advance and store them in a fridge to serve later. It is the ultimate fusion dessert for any Indian festival that is purely blissful and an irresistible indulgence that allures and gratifies people of every age. These tissue paper-thin sheets are used for making warm or cold desserts with savory and sweet fillings. These are so versatile that you can bake them quickly and go utterly creative, carving gorgeous-looking and fabulous-tasting desserts in myriad ways. This recipe, Rasmalai Mousse Phyllo Cups, is a finger food dessert that is great for introducing at birthday parties, holiday gatherings, family reunions, etc. In this term Rasmalai, Ras means juice, and malai indicates milk cream dumplings. Collectively, it symbolizes succulent cottage cheese dumplings soaked in sweetened and thickened milk. It is subtly flavored with saffron and cardamom powder and is best served chilled.

Crispiness from the phyllo cups gives way to a pillowy soft rasmalai mousse, and you’re left with a memorable whipped cream flavor that lingers in your mouth along with traces of sweet rasmalai chunks, giving it a rich, creamy ending.

Insanely easy to prepare Super yummy and full of flavor Easily customizable A perfect make-ahead recipe Scalable- can be scaled up or down to feed a large gathering!

Butter — Unsalted butter is used for brushing each of the filo sheets when readying them for baking. Heavy whipping cream — The foundation of the mousse makes our rich, creamy, and deliciously flavored mousse. Make sure to use a cream that contains at least 30% fat, or else it will not curate light and fluffy mousse. Agar-agar — An ideal replacement for gelatin, agar-agar is used as a naturally vegan/ vegetarian thickening agent with gel-like characteristics. Cornstarch — This recipe of Rasmalai mousse is thickened with cornstarch which helps it retain its creamy and smooth finish. Cardamom Essence — This lends our mousse a pronounced aftertaste that takes the recipe to another level. Rasmalai Mix — This is added to the recipe to enhance its flavor manifold! Rasmalai wedges — These make the recipe more enjoyable to dig into. Pistachios — Crushed pistachios are added as the garnishing to render an enticing crunch. Edible dried rose petals — These are added for garnishing and a lovely touch of floral flavor.

If hydrating agar-agar — Agar-agar tends to set quickly; therefore, it should be whisked to room temperature (cooled) before adding it to the whipping cream mixture. It firms up the mousse in the desired way. Storing the phyllo sheets —Phyllo Sheets tend to become sticky when left at room temperature for a long duration. Therefore, make sure to store the unused sheets in the refrigerator as soon as you finish working with them. Roll them in plastic wrap and refreeze them. Keep the sheets covered — The phyllo sheets are very thin paper-like sheets that tend to dry up quickly when left exposed to room temperature for a long. Therefore, keep the rest of the sheets covered with a moist kitchen towel when working with a sheet. This will prevent them from drying and breaking up. Use the sheets meticulously — Phyllo Sheets are fragile sheets that are very delicate to use. They may break quite quickly and need to be handled with care. While applying butter, they may curl up and may need to be held from one end to facilitate the process. Beat until the stiff peak — Reaching a stiff peak is essential for making the best mousse. To ensure this rasmalai mousse is done, remove the whisk from the cream and hold it upside down. If the mousse stays intact without falling off, it means you do not need further beating. But if it falls off the attachment, you need to beat it for another 15-30 seconds to allow it to reach a stiff peak. Line the workspace with parchment paper — The thin paper-like Phyllo Sheets may stick to the surface on which they are unrolled. Therefore, before unrolling your thawed phyllo sheets, place a parchment paper over the workspace.

Remove the baked cups immediately — Remove the baked Phyllo cups from the muffin pan as soon as they are done. If they are left to cool down, their oil solidifies, making removing them from the muffin pan difficult. Step up the flavors — Try brushing the phyllo cups with cardamom-flavored sugar syrup that produces a crunchy sweet phyllo cup! However, don’t go overboard with the syrup, or the phyllo cups will spoil the recipe. A perfect make-ahead recipe — This brilliant make-ahead recipe is ideal for surprising your loved ones. You can bake the phyllo cups in advance and store them for two weeks in an airtight container at room temperature. They can also be stored for a month in the freezer. Also, prepare the mousse and store it in the refrigerator in the piping bags. When ready to serve, assemble the recipe by piping the rasmalai mousse into the phyllo cups and garnishing them. Now, fill them with pride! For toasting saffron –

Take a heavy-bottomed skillet and sprinkle a few strands of saffron in it. Saute the strands over low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes until they are fragrant. Keep vigilant during toasting, as these may burn up pretty quickly. Burnt saffron strands cannot be used and are wasted. Remove from heat after 2- 3 minutes and crush them gently. They are ready to be used in the recipe as instructed.

Other filling variations — These crispy and flaky Phyllo cups can be enjoyed with myriad flavors and sweet and savory fillings. There are endless possibilities for using these crispy phyllo cups. For sweet fillings —

Drizzle some chocolate or strawberry syrup over the ice cream scoop to prepare a yummy delicacy. Try Thandai mousse with soft Gulab Jamuns to dig into an irresistible treat. Add some chilled custard with fruits, and enjoy! Swirl in whipped cream with fresh fruits and gobble away the excellent whip! Create strawberry mousse phyllo cups and treat yourself to the surprise. Add some seasonal fruits, dust them with confectioners sugar, and dig into a healthy treat.

For savory fillings —

Make a healthy sprout salad Samosa filling is so enticing Aloo Tikki chaat tastes irresistibly delicious! Fill them with noodles for a spicy twist. Corn Salsa for a super delightful delicacy!