Description
A light and creamy strawberry mousse made with cream cheese or coconut cream, yogurt or additional cream, and fresh strawberries, sweetened to your preference. This simple, no-bake dessert is perfect for a quick treat and can be easily adapted for dairy-free diets using coconut cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 8 oz cream cheese or coconut cream
- 4 oz yogurt or additional cream cheese or coconut cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar or sugar free alternative
Fruit
- 5 medium size strawberries
Optional
- 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Prepare the cream cheese or coconut cream. If using cream cheese, let it come to room temperature to soften it for easy blending. If using coconut cream, open the can and ensure the contents are thick and creamy, avoiding any cans with hard or flaky cream which won’t work well for mousse.
- Puree the strawberries. Remove the stems from the strawberries and blend or mash them until smooth.
- Combine ingredients. Add the softened cream cheese or coconut cream, yogurt (or additional cream cheese/coconut cream), powdered sugar (or sugar substitute), and optional vanilla bean paste to the pureed strawberries.
- Blend until smooth. Use a food processor, blender, or hand mixer to blend all ingredients together until completely smooth and creamy.
- Chill the mousse. Transfer the mousse to serving dishes and refrigerate to allow it to thicken significantly before serving, usually a few hours or overnight.
Notes
- For a dairy-free version, use coconut cream for both cream cheese and yogurt components.
- The mousse thickens best if chilled for at least 2 hours.
- If using sugar-free alternatives, adjust sweetness to taste.
- Fresh ripe strawberries provide the best flavor; frozen can be used but may affect texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (approx. 100g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
