Instructions

  1. Place half the strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with the granulated sugar and kirsch.
  2. Let macerate for 15 minutes.
  3. Puree the remaining strawberries together with the confectioners' sugar in a blender.
  4. Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
  5. Reserve a quarter of the whipped cream for garnish and refrigerate.
  6. Carefully fold the remaining cream into the pureed strawberries.
  7. Arrange the macerated strawberries in 4 balloon-shaped wine glasses, reserving a few strawberry slices for garnish.
  8. Fill the glasses with the strawberry cream, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.
  9. Pipe the reserved whipped cream through a pastry bag fitted with a star tip over the mousse and decorate with the remaining sliced strawberries.
  10. Variation: Substitute an equal amount of raspberries for the strawberries.