Jul 17 2026
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Ménage À Trois Recipe

Inspired by A Bite Of Belgium
Time2h
Serves3

Three liège waffles with lemon mousse, bavarian cream, whipped cream, bananas, chocolate ganache, and caramelized almonds. Dressed with fresh fruit or dried fruit.

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Ingredients

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For the Liège Waffles

For the Lemon Mousse

For the Bavarian Cream

Method

For the Liège Waffles

  1. 1

    Prepare the Dough

    In a bowl, combine warm milk and yeast. Let it sit for 5 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add melted butter, eggs, and the yeast mixture. Mix until combined. Fold in pearl sugar.

  2. 2

    Rest the Dough

    Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

  3. 3

    Cook the Waffles

    Preheat the waffle iron. Cook the dough in the preheated waffle iron until golden brown and crispy.

For the Lemon Mousse

  1. 4

    Bloom the Gelatin

    In a small bowl, combine gelatin powder and water. Let it sit for 5 minutes.

  2. 5

    Make the Mousse

    In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. In another bowl, mix lemon juice and sugar, then gently fold in the whipped cream and the bloomed gelatin.

For the Bavarian Cream

  1. 6

    Bloom the Gelatin

    In a small bowl, combine gelatin powder and water. Let it sit for 5 minutes.

  2. 7

    Make the Bavarian Cream

    In a saucepan, heat milk, sugar, and vanilla. Remove from heat and add gelatin. Let it cool slightly, then fold in whipped cream.

Assembly

  1. 8

    Layer the Components

    On a plate, place a Liège waffle, add a layer of lemon mousse, followed by Bavarian cream. Repeat for two more layers.

  2. 9

    Add Toppings

    Top with whipped cream, banana slices, chocolate ganache, caramelized almonds, and fresh or dried fruit.

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