Valentine's Day is just a few days away so we though to share this romantic dessert recipe with you, that is really simple to make and has only a few ingredients. You can make this two hours ahead of time so you will have plenty of time to concentrate on your loved ones instead of being in the kitchen all day.  Pin It 

Judit: This recipe comes from my grandmother Karolina's Austro-Hungarian kitchen and since I was a small girl we made if often on summer afternoons. The radio would be playing the Tritsch Tratsch Polka from Strauss and we would beat the eggs with a wire whisk to the beat of the music. Back then the sun kissed raspberries were more flavorful from the Budapest market and sometimes we even got them from our country home garden.

Corina: This dessert is my mom's favorite and no raspberries are safe in the fridge when she is around. It was not one of my favorites, but with the addition of the wine reduction I have come to like it!

All you need are Fresh Raspberries, Sugar, Eggs, Cream of Tartar, and our special Pinot Noir Wine Reduction with honey. Make sure eggs are fresh and you are not alergic to raw egg since this recipe has raw eggs whites. (The entire recipes are below)

The Pinot Noir Wine reduction is made of Pinot Noir wine and honey reduced in the similar way we did this wine reduction, but without the balsamic. Set it aside until you are ready to serve the dessert.

Wash those juicy fresh raspberries gently. 

Set them on a paper towel to dry. This recipe does not have whipping cream or gelatin so you don't want to much moisture to end up with your egg white. 

Place the berries in the bowl of a large stand mixer (or use a hand mixer if you don't have one of those).

Crack open the eggs and only add the egg white.

Set aside the egg yolks and refrigerate them for another recipe.

Now we have 3 egg whites with the raspberries. 

Shake the sugar into the bowl.

Add the cream of tartar - this will help stabilising the egg white. Cream of tartar is also known as Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate and is a byproduct of winemaking.   

Place the Wire Whip attachment on the mixer.  

Lock the mixer in place.

It can splatter so our trick is to place plastic wrap over the mixer - just make sure it does not get into the mixer's moving parts or cover any motors.  Start out mixing at a low speed for a couple seconds.

You can see the mixute has combined. 

Now turn the mixer to high and beat for 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form.

Stiff peaks have formed!

At this point you can refrigerate the mixture for up to 2 hours or serve right away. You could also freeze it for a forzen treat.

Spoon or pipe the mixture into serving cups.

Just before serving, drizzle the Pinot Noir Wine Reduction over the top.

 A little extra sauce for me!

Decorate with a few raspberries on the top and they are ready for that romantic evening dessert.

Here is the complete recipe:

Raspberry Mousse

16 oz Fresh Raspberries

3 Egg Whites - room temperature

1cup Sugar

1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar

1) Wash raspberries, set them on paper towel to dry. Reserve 12 for decoration.

2) To make the mousse, beat the raspberries, egg whites sugar and cream of tartar in a mixer over high for about 2-3 minutes in a mixer. Beat the mixture until it forms a stiff peak if you remove the paddle. My grandmother used a copper bowl and if you have one as well you can omit the cream of tartar.

Pinot Noir Reduction

1 cup Pinot Noir

3 tsp Honey

1) In a small sauce pan over medium high heat add the wine and honey.

2) Reduce the wine with honey for about 5-8 minutes or until becomes a nice syrupy consistency. You can also steer in a piece of dark chocolate. Set aside to cool completely.

Hope you enjoy this romantic sweet treat and have a Happy Valentine's Day!