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Tropical Mini Charlottes

These mini charlottes are made from creamy mango and lychee mousse, topped with a raspberry custard, and wrapped in a savoiardi sponge.
Prep Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 3 hours
Total Time 5 hours
Servings: 6 Mini Charlottes
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

Savoiardi Sponge
  • 6 Eggs
  • Cup Sugar
  • 1 ½ Teaspoon Lemon Extract
  • 2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 ½ Cup Cake Flour
  • 4 Tablespoon Cornstarch
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 12 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar plus more as needed
Mango Mousse
  • 1 Teaspoon Gelatin
  • 1 ½ Cup Mango Puree
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon Sugar
  • ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Lychee Mousse
  • 1 Teaspoon Gelatin
  • 1 ½ Cup Lychee Puree
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon Sugar
  • ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Raspberry Custard
  • 1 Teaspoon Gelatin
  • ¾ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • ¼ Cup Sugar
  • ½ Cup Raspberry Puree
  • ¼ Cup White Chocolate Candy Melts

Equipment

  • 6 Ribbons

Method
 

Savoiardi Sponge
  1. Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit
  2. Separate egg whites and egg yolks. Set the egg yolks aside.
  3. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks are reached. Gradually add in sugar, one teaspoon at a time, until stiff and glossy
  4. Mix in lemon and vanilla extracts into the egg yolks.
  5. Fold the egg yolks into the egg whites until combined. Sift flour, cornstarch, and salt over the egg mixture and fold until combined.
  6. Using a piping bag, cut the tip of the piping bag to have a ½ inch opening. Pipe into 3-inch length logs. Pipe the logs to be close / touching until the sponge is 6 ¼ inches in width. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet and then bake for another 5 minutes.
  8. Let cool, create an acetate tube and line the inside of the tube with the sponge. Cut off excess sponge to even out bottom.
Mango Mousse
  1. Soak the gelatin in 2 teaspoons of cold water.
  2. Pour half of the mango puree into a pan (if you have the mango but need to puree it, see notes). Stir in sugar and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar.
  3. Remove pan from heat and stir in gelatin until dissolved. Add in the remaining mango puree. Let cool until warm but not hot.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks are reached.
  5. Fold the puree into the cream.
  6. Pour into the center of the savoiardi sponge tube and let set.
Lychee Mousse
  1. Soak the gelatin in 2 teaspoons of cold water.
  2. Pour half of the lychee puree into a pan (if you have the lychee but need to puree it, see notes). Stir in sugar and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar.
  3. Remove pan from heat and stir in gelatin until dissolved. Add in the remaining lychee puree. Let cool until warm but not hot.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks are reached.
  5. Fold the puree into the cream.
  6. Pour into the center of the savoiardi sponge tube (on top of the mango mousse) and let set.
Raspberry Custard
  1. Soak the gelatin in 2 teaspoons of cold water.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks, vanilla extract, and sugar until pale and cream.
  3. In a medium pan, heat heavy whipping cream on a low heat until almost boiling. Remove from heat if tiny bubbles are starting to form.
  4. Slowly pour hot cream into the egg yolk mixture while continuously whisking. Pour it back into the saucepan and heat until thickened but not boiling.
  5. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin and puree. Strain into a heat proof bowl and let cool.
  6. Melt white chocolate candy melts in the microwave on 30 second bursts. Once melted, line each cavity of a semi-circle mold with the chocolate. Fill with the raspberry custard. Place in fridge and let set.
  7. Place spheres on top of the lychee mousse. Remove acetate and replace with a ribbon.

Notes

For fruit purees, remove cores / pits and blend remaining fruit. Pour through a sieve to make the puree smooth.