These elegant dessert bombs feature a creamy coconut center wrapped in strawberry mousse and finished with a glossy ruby mirror glaze. They look bakery-level impressive but are surprisingly achievable at home.
Components
- Coconut cream filling
- Strawberry mousse shell
- Soft sponge or cookie base
- Ruby mirror glaze
Ingredients
Coconut Cream Center
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp gelatin powder + 1 tbsp water
Strawberry Mousse
- 2 cups strawberries
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp gelatin powder + 1 tbsp water
Base
- Thin sponge cake rounds or crushed biscuit base
Ruby Mirror Glaze
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup condensed milk
- 1 tbsp gelatin powder
- 150 g white chocolate
- Pink or ruby food coloring
Instructions
1. Make the Coconut Center
- Bloom gelatin in water for 5 minutes.
- Warm coconut cream with sugar.
- Stir in gelatin and vanilla.
- Pour into small molds and freeze until solid.
2. Prepare Strawberry Mousse
- Blend strawberries and strain if desired.
- Heat slightly with sugar.
- Add bloomed gelatin.
- Cool completely.
- Fold into whipped cream gently.
3. Assemble the Bombs
- Fill dome molds halfway with strawberry mousse.
- Insert frozen coconut center.
- Cover with more mousse.
- Add sponge or biscuit base on top.
- Freeze until completely firm.