Description
A luxurious make-ahead Christmas dessert with spiced gingerbread cookie base, creamy coffee mousse, and a shiny mirror glaze. Elegant yet simple for home bakers.
Ingredients
FOR THE GINGERBREAD COOKIE BASE
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp salt
6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup molasses
1 egg yolk
FOR THE COFFEE-GINGERBREAD MOUSSE
1 tsp powdered gelatin
2 tbsp cold water
1 cup chilled heavy cream
¼ cup mascarpone (optional)
¼ cup strong brewed espresso or coffee, cooled
⅓ cup white chocolate, melted
2 tbsp brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger
Pinch of nutmeg
½ tsp vanilla extract
FOR THE MIRROR GLAZE
1½ tsp powdered gelatin
2 tbsp cold water
⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
⅓ cup white chocolate, chopped
Brown gel food coloring (optional)
OPTIONAL DECORATION
Mini gingerbread cookies
Cocoa powder for dusting
Edible glitter or gold leaf
Instructions
1. To make the cookie base, mix dry ingredients in one bowl and cream butter with sugar in another. Add molasses and egg yolk to the creamed mixture, then combine with the dry mix to form a soft dough.
2. Roll out and cut into circles slightly larger than the mold base, bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes, and cool on a wire rack.
3. For the mousse, bloom gelatin in cold water. Heat espresso with brown sugar and spices, stir in gelatin, then add white chocolate and vanilla. Let it cool.
4. Whip the cream and mascarpone to soft peaks, then gently fold in the cooled coffee mixture.
5. Fill dome molds ¾ full with mousse, press in the cooled cookie bases, and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
6. To make the glaze, bloom gelatin. Heat sugar, water, and condensed milk until just boiling, then remove from heat and stir in gelatin.
7. Pour over chopped chocolate and blend until smooth. Cool to 90°F before using.
8. Unmold frozen domes and place on a rack. Pour glaze smoothly over each, let set for a few minutes, then transfer to a tray and decorate as desired. Keep refrigerated until serving.
Notes
Use glossy silicone molds for smooth dome finish.
Domes can be frozen up to a week before glazing.
For a bolder coffee taste, choose espresso over regular coffee.
Glaze should be applied the same day as serving to maintain appearance.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Easy & Decadent Christmas Desserts
- Method: Chill and glaze
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dome
- Calories: 883
- Sugar: 77g
- Sodium: 355mg
- Fat: 46g
- Saturated Fat: 28g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 109g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 182mg