Strawberry Cream Cheese Mousse
This decadent strawberry cream cheese mousse is made with just 4 ingredients. It’s light, creamy and has all the deliciousness of cheesecake without the fuss! Serve it in little Mason jars and garnish with fresh fruit for a casual dessert or pipe it into cocktail glasses for special occasions.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- very easy to make
- just 4 ingredients
- easy to customize
- perfect for every day dessert or special occasions
What You Will Need
equipment
- stand mixer or hand held electric mixer
- whisk attachment and paddle attachment if using stand mixer
- rubber spatula
- measuring cups
- small dessert cups or Mason jars
ingredients
- cream Cheese – regular full fat cream cheese is recommended for the richest flavour
- whipping cream – also known as heavy cream (35% milk fat)
- confectioners sugar – also known as icing sugar, sifted for smoothest texture
- strawberry jam – gives it the perfect strawberry flavour
- fresh strawberries and chocolate cookie crumbs for garnish – optional
How to Make Strawberry Cream Cheese Mousse
Add cream cheese and strawberry jam to bowl of electric mixer. Beat until well combined.
Add confectioners sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
Add whipping cream to mixing bowl of stand mixer (or hand mixer if using) fitted with wire whisk attachment. Beat until stiff peaks form.
Transfer whipping cream to the strawberry cream cheese mixture; fold in until well blended.
Transfer mixture to dessert dishes, garnish with fresh strawberries and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Prep Tips
- chill the mixing bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream
- use room temperature, regular cream cheese (not the whipped kind)
- use good quality strawberry jam or preserves with bits of strawberries, not strawberry spread
- sift confectioners sugar before adding it to the cream cheese mixture for the smoothest texture
Variations and Serving Ideas
- Use any flavour of jam or preserves that you like! Raspberry or blueberry would be particularly delicious on top of a layer of graham cracker crumbs.
- Make it a chocolate strawberry cream cheese mousse simply by adding chocolate cookie crumbs to the bottom of the dish before spooning in mousse. Top it with a chocolate covered strawberry for an extra-special touch!
- Serve it in little Mason jars as I did here, or very special occasions serve it in martini or other footed cocktail glasses.
- Pipe it into dessert dishes using a large star tip for an elegant presentation
This would be delicious swirled with my dark chocolate mousse for Valentine’s Day or any other occasion that calls for an extra-special dessert!
How To Store
This dessert requires refrigeration. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve, and return any leftovers to the fridge.
This dessert may be frozen when sealed in an airtight freezer container for up to 8 weeks. Thaw in the refrigerator.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Mousse
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer, paddle and whisk attachments or hand mixer with mixing bowls
- 1 spatula
- measuring cups
- 4 dessert dishes
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce block of regular cheese cheese
- ½ cup strawberry jam or strawberry preserves
- ¾ cup confectioners sugar, sifted
- 1 cup whipping cream (35% fat), very cold
Instructions
- In bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment beat cream cheese and strawberry jam until smooth and well combined, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Add confectioners sugar and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
- In separate bowl whip cream (with whisk attachment if using stand mixer) until stiff peaks form. Add to cream cheese mixture and gently fold in using a rubber spatula just until blended. Spoon or pipe into dessert dishes and chill for at least 1 hour. Garnish with fresh fruit.
