Maple Bisque
From: Aunt Cecile, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
  • 4 [1-tablespoon / 7-g each] packs unflavored gelatine
  • 6 tablespoons [90 mL] cold water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] maple syrup
  • 2 cups [500 mL] heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup [250 mL] finely chopped nuts
  • Sprinkle gelatine over cold water; leave to swell.
  • Into the top part of a double boiler over hot yet not boiling water, using an electric mixer, beat eggs into maple syrup.
  • Mix in swollen gelatine.
  • Pour mixture into a bowl; leave to cool completely.
  • Then whip cream until stiff.
  • Fold whipped cream, and finely chopped nuts, into cooled mixture.
  • Spoon into individual dessert bowls; refrigerate until ready to serve.