Description
This Easy Fresh Strawberry Mousse is a light and airy dessert made with pureed fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Sweetened with sugar and chilled to perfection, it’s a refreshing treat perfect for warm days or elegant gatherings. The mousse is topped with fresh sliced strawberries for a delightful presentation and burst of fruity flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberry Mousse
- 12½ ounces strawberries (3/4 pound), cleaned and sliced
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream, cold (with at least 30% fat content)
- Extra strawberries for topping
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberries: Clean and slice the strawberries thoroughly. Add the sliced strawberries and sugar into a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Remove ½ cup of the puree and set it aside for layering.
- Whip the cream: In a cold bowl, beat the cold heavy cream until stiff peaks form. This makes the cream light and fluffy, which is essential for a smooth mousse texture.
- Combine puree with whipped cream: Gently fold the remaining strawberry puree (all except the reserved ½ cup) into the whipped cream. Be careful to fold evenly to maintain the airiness of the mousse.
- Assemble the mousse: Divide the reserved ½ cup of strawberry puree evenly between 4 small to medium glasses (each glass around 1 cup volume). Spoon the strawberry mousse over the puree layer in each glass.
- Chill and serve: Refrigerate the assembled mousse for about 1 hour or up to overnight to allow flavors to meld and the mousse to set slightly. Before serving, top each glass with fresh sliced strawberries for an appealing, fresh garnish. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- To use this mousse as a filling for pies or cakes, whip the cream until thickened and stir in the puree first.
- To stabilize, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of gelatin over 2 tablespoons of milk in a small pot and let stand for 1 minute.
- Heat the gelatin mixture gently on low heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring until the gelatin has dissolved without boiling.
- Temper the gelatin by stirring in 1-2 tablespoons of whipped cream mixture, then fold the gelatin mixture back into the rest of the whipped cream mixture.
- This process will help the mousse set firmly if used as a filling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass (about 1 cup)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
