Strawberry Lime Mousse Parfaits - butter

Method

• Combine butter, sugar, lime juice and lime zest in 2-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2-4 minutes or until mixture just comes to a boil and butter is melted.
• Beat eggs in bowl with whisk.
• Stir small amount of hot lime mixture into eggs.
• Whisk egg mixture into remaining hot lime mixture.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 4-6 minutes or until mixture reaches 160F and is thick enough to coat back of metal spoon.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Refrigerate about 2 hours or until completely cooled.
• Beat whipping cream in bowl at high speed, scraping bowl often, until stiff peaks form.
• Gently stir into cooled lime mixture.
• Assemble parfaits by breaking cookies in half.
• Place 2 cookie halves each in bottom of 6 parfait or serving glasses.
• Top with about 3 heaping tablespoons lime mixture and about 2 heaping tablespoons strawberries.
• Repeat layers two more times.
• Garnish each with 1 cookie half, if desired.
• Variation: Strawberry Lemon Mousse Parfait: Substitute lemon juice and lemon zest for lime juice and lime zest.