Description
This Easy Fresh Strawberry Mousse is a light and refreshing dessert made with ripe strawberries, sugar, and whipped cream. It features a smooth, fruity mousse layered over a strawberry puree base and topped with fresh strawberry slices, perfect for a simple yet elegant treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 12½ ounces strawberries (3/4 pound), cleaned and sliced
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream (with at least 30% fat content), cold
- Extra strawberries for topping
Instructions
- Prepare the Strawberries: Clean and slice the strawberries thoroughly to ensure freshness and uniform size for blending.
- Puree the Strawberries and Sugar: Place the sliced strawberries and sugar in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Remove ½ cup of this puree and set it aside for layering later.
- Whip the Cream: In a cold bowl, beat the cold heavy cream until stiff peaks form to create a light and airy texture.
- Fold in Puree: Gently fold the remaining strawberry puree into the whipped cream, being careful to maintain the mousse’s light, fluffy consistency.
- Assemble the Mousse: Divide the reserved ½ cup of strawberry puree evenly among four small to medium glasses (each glass holds about 1 cup). Spoon the strawberry mousse mixture over the puree in each glass.
- Chill: Refrigerate the assembled mousse for approximately 1 hour or overnight to allow it to set and the flavors to meld.
- Garnish and Serve: Top each mousse with fresh sliced strawberries just before serving to add extra freshness and appeal. Enjoy your delicious, easy strawberry mousse!
Notes
- If using as a filling for pies or cakes, whip the cream until thickened and stir in the puree.
- Bloom 1 tablespoon of gelatin in 2 tablespoons of milk for 1 minute, then gently heat until dissolved (do not boil).
- Temper the gelatin by mixing a small amount of the whipped cream mixture into it, then fold the gelatin mixture back into the rest of the whipped cream to stabilize the mousse.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass (approximately 1 cup)
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
