Epcot’s Passion Fruit Mousse with Dragon Fruit Jam Recipe from Festival of the Arts Released!

Directions

For Dragon Fruit Jam:

1. Combine dragon fruit, sugar, and lime juice in small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until liquid begins to boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick. 
2. Place in medium bowl and cool for 30 minutes. Blend with immersion blender until smooth. 
3. Refrigerate until ready to use. 

For Mousse de Maracuya:

1. Combine sugar and passion fruit purée in small saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until hot but not boiling. 
2. Place white chocolate in medium glass bowl. Pour hot passion fruit mixture on top and rest for 2 minutes. Stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. 
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. 
4. Whip heavy cream in bowl of electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into chilled passion fruit mixture. 
5. Transfer mousse to piping bag fitted with large round tip. 
6. Fill twelve 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4-inch rectangular silicone molds half way full with mousse. 
7. Pour reserved dragon fruit jam into piping bag fitted with small round tip. Carefully pipe a thick strip of jam into the center of each mold, being careful to avoid the edges. 
8. Fill each mold with remaining mousse, filling to top. 
9. Freeze for a least 4 hours, or overnight. 

For Sugar Cookies:

1. Cream together butter and sugar in bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed until mixed. Add flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix on low speed until soft dough forms. 
2. Cover and chill dough in refrigerator for at least one hour.
3. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats. 
4. Roll dough on floured surface into 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Cut into twelve 3 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch rectangles.  
5. Place 6 cookies on each baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. 
6. Cool completely. 
7. Once cookies are cool, place all 12 cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet. Set aside. 

For Dragon Fruit Galçage: 

1. Bloom gelatin sheets in ice water. 
2. Heat dragon fruit and sugar in small saucepan over medium heat until boiling. 
3. Drain excess water from gelatin sheets. 
4. Add gelatin and sweetened condensed milk to boiling sugar mixture. 
5. Place chopped white chocolate in large bowl. Pour warm mixture over white chocolate. Let sit for 2 minutes. 
6. Carefully blend with immersion blender until chocolate and dragon fruit are smooth. 
7. Cool to 90°F. 

For Passion Fruit Sauce:

1. Place passion fruit purée, lime juice, and sugar in small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, until boiling. 
2. Simmer for 5 minutes, until sauce thickens and begins to reduce. 
3. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature before use. 

To serve: 

1. Remove frozen mousse from molds. Place on baking sheet lined with silicone baking mat. 
2. Pour 2 1/2 cups of the 90°F dragon fruit glaçage into liquid measuring cup. Carefully pour on top of the frozen mousse, making sure edges and sides are covered. Set in refrigerator for 30 minutes. 
3. Reheat remaining glaçage in a saucepan over low heat until it reaches 90°F. Pour into liquid measuring cup and pour over mousse for a second coat. 
4. Place one mousse onto the center of each cookie. If mousse is too soft, place in freezer for 10 minutes before moving. Refrigerate until ready to serve. 
5. Place 1 tablespoon of passion fruit syrup on each plate. Spread evenly into a circle with a pastry brush or by pressing the flat edge of drinking glass against the syrup. 
6. Place cookie with mousse on sauce to serve. 

This is just one of the many delicious treats featured at the festival this year. There are 14 more food studios celebrating the best in culinary arts.

Source: Disney Parks Blog