Flavor rut

Occasionally I will look at the desserts I've been making a realize that I'm in a flavor rut. Not that the flavors aren't delicious but I find myself getting bored of constantly doing lemon, coconut, coffee, raspberry, and yes even chocolate. I feel guilty saying that chocolate is that long term relationship that you know you love and you'll always go back to but after so much time you want something a little more exciting. That feels so wrong since chocolate is amazing. Everyone knows chocolate is fantastic, frankly I think even chocolate knows its fantastic. It compliments almost any flavor; but alas, here I am in a flavor rut.

Usually when I get like this I just try to get some new flavor. Something I haven't done in a while or maye a texture I've never tried. This time I asked my boss to get some acai berry purée for me. 

You've heard of acai but if you've never tried it you're missing out. The flavor is pretty subtle the purée tastes a bit like tea, somewhat sweet but nothing overpowering. Since I wasn't sure of the taste at first I decided to make it into a jelly. I won't lie I love making jellies, if I ever have a fruit and I'm unsure what to do with it, I'll make a jelly. After trying out the Acai berry jelly and realizing what a subtle taste it was I decided to pair them with something tart and not overly sweet. Raspberry!

Sophia suggested that I make a mousse out of the organic raspberries we had in the cooler. So we made a Raspberry Mousse Bombe with Acai berry Jelly. It's a bit tart, it's a bit sweet and it's all around yummy. You try something it might not always work and perhaps next week I'll be able to try something a bit more daring with the acai puree that I have but when it comes to experimenting with flavors I suppose there is nothing wrong with the research.