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Baking with McCormick Ingredients!

I have to admit, I am not a great cook but I am a great baker- I am not sure how I have limited cooking abilities but have some great baking skills but it is true. I love baking! Whenever someone has a cook out or a party, I am always in charge of desserts. I love creating recipes using real ingredients as opposed to taking the easy route and buying the deserts. Not only is it fun to bake, but it is a learning process for me. Each time I bake, I come up with new ideas where I can make my desserts even better!

One of the main components of my deserts, is incorporating the ever famous McCormick products into my recipe repertoire. I use McCormick products for basically every meal that I make and I have to say, that I might actually own all of the McCormick spices on the market. It is true- every time I pass the spices aisle, another McCormick product gets added to my basket. Lucky for me, I was able to review some of the main McCormick spices including pure vanilla, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, pure lemon extract, and assorted food dyes. I have been using all of these spices for some time now but I wanted to use some of them to create a great recipe for my sons birthday party.

The first place I stop to find the greatest recipes is the McCormick Look Book.  I found so many fantastic recipes here but I wanted to try out the Easy Lemon Mousse. I am a big fan of any type of lemon deserts and knew my friends would love it to, so I figured I would give it a try!  For this recipe, I needed the McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract, as well as the McCormick Pure Lemon Extract.

The recipe is:

4 ounces (1/2 package) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lemon Extract
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

Directions:

 1. Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the sugar in large bowl until smooth and creamy.

2. Beat heavy cream, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice and extracts in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Add 1/2 of the whipped cream mixture to cream cheese mixture; stir until well blended. Gently stir in remaining whipped cream mixture. Cover.

3. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Spoon or pipe into dessert dishes to serve. Garnish with lemon slices, fresh berries and mint leaves, if desired.

I have to say, that my Easy Lemon Mousse came out divine! Here are some pictures of how it looks. Doesn’t it look great!

I am going to plan to use the McCormick Look Book from now on for my cooking needs. The McCormick Look Book gave me so many wonderful ideas such as Lemon Rosemary Chicken, Montreal Peppered Steak, Summertime Slaw, Vanilla Fruit Salad, Onion Baked Chicken, Shrimp Scampi, and so much more!  I can find basically any recipe for any type of meal on there. I just do a keyword search and voila… the recipe shows up and tells me which of my McCormick spices I can use! So easy.. So quick.. So good!

 

 

*I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for McCormick. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for participating

 

Comments

  4. Mariah says

    That looks like delicious! I definitely want to try making this! I wonder if you could make it in different flavors for some variety.

  6. Samantha says

    Looks delish!!! My family loves baking, my grandfather ran a bakery for years! And I I love McCormick stuff, it’s the best!

  8. Isra says

    Melissa, that looks delicious! Baking and cooking are two different things completely..now all you need is a cute apron. 😉

  15. Kecia says

    These look yummy! I use a lot of McCormick spices when I cook, which isn’t too often because, like you, I prefer to bake. My husband is the cook around here! 🙂

  17. To Sew With Love says

    it looks so delish! plus it looked like you spent more time in the kitchen than you actually did! this would be great for parties too! thanks for sharing.

  23. Rebecca Smith says

    Those look terrific! I have always reached for McCormick when I’m shopping, it was what my mother bought, and now I guess I’m sort of a loyal customer!

  25. Kassie says

    I’m not a mouse person, but that looks really good. I love McCormick spices. I even have an old spice rack that holds about 30 jars in the old green capped jars. I just refill them when they get low.

  30. Sandra W. says

    Thank you for sharing. It looks yummy. I love mccormick spices and ingredients. They are very reliable.

  35. Jennifer Hedden says

    This looks so delicious. I have never had lemon mousse. This looks so refreshing with the fruit and mint leaves perfect for summer. Thank you for sharing this recipe!

  36. Jessica Bleasdale says

    this recipe looks so yummy. McCormicks always makes such great products.

    Jessica Bleasdale (Rafflecopter: JACB)
    jessicableasdale at gmail dot com