Strawberry Mousse Recipe
I absolutely love desserts with strawberries, and this one is no exception. This blends a creamy, homemade strawberry mousse with a rich strawberry gelatin puree and a homemade whipping cream layer for a delicious dessert. Not only will it taste great, it’s a dessert that is perfect for a party as it looks pretty, too!
Homemade Strawberry Mousse
- 1聽package Unflavored Gelatin
- 2 1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries
- Juice of 1/2 Fresh Lemon
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Whipping Cream
Directions:
Wash,聽hull and slice your strawberries.聽Puree the strawberries in a food processor.
Strawberry Layer: Scoop 1 cup of strawberry puree into a small sauce pan and simmer until thickened. Set aside to cool.
Strawberry Mousse Layer: Pour聽1/4 cup of cold water into a glass measuring cup and sprinkle gelatin over it. Allow the gelatin to set for 2 minutes. Microwave on high for 40 seconds, then stir. Allow to stand another 2 minutes.
Whip up 3/4 cup of whipping cream until it can stand in a peak.
Add聽lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the remaining strawberry puree. Gently whip the gelatin mixture, then combine with the strawberry and lemon juice mixture. Fold into your whipped cream until thoroughly mixed together.
Whipped Cream Layer: Prepare the remaining whipping cream using the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, beating together until it forms stiff peaks.
Now, Layer your dessert alternating strawberry mousse, strawberry puree, and whipping cream. Garnish with a strawberry and serve!
Strawberry Mousse Recipe
- 1 package Unflavored Gelatin
- 2½ cup Fresh Strawberries
- Juice of ½ Fresh Lemon
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1½ cups Whipping Cream
- Wash, hull and slice your strawberries. Puree the strawberries in a food processor.
- Strawberry Layer: Scoop 1 cup of strawberry puree into a small sauce pan and simmer until thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Strawberry Mousse Layer: Pour ¼ cup of cold water into a glass measuring cup and sprinkle gelatin over it. Allow the gelatin to set for 2 minutes. Microwave on high for 40 seconds, then stir. Allow to stand another 2 minutes. Whip up ¾ cup of whipping cream until it can stand in a peak. Add lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the remaining strawberry puree. Gently whip the gelatin mixture, then combine with the strawberry and lemon juice mixture. Fold into your whipped cream until thoroughly mixed together.
- Whipped Cream Layer: Prepare the remaining whipping cream using the remaining ½ cup sugar and ¾ cup heavy whipping cream, beating together until it forms stiff peaks.
- Layer your dessert alternating strawberry mousse, strawberry puree, and whipping cream. Garnish with a strawberry and serve!
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This looks so good. This would be the perfect dessert for the summertime.
Wow! This is mouthwatering! How I wish I can just grab the photo and eat it. Haha! I wanna try it so bad! Thanks for the recipe. 馃檪
This is one of those times where you wish you could reach into your screen and pull out what your looking at. This Strawberry Mousse looks like a dessert that would be served at a 5 star restaurant. To say it looks delicious is an understatement.
This looks amazing! It’d be fun to make a red white and blue version for July 4th!
This just looks so good (no fake stuff!) and easy too. Thanks – and pretty!
My mouth is watering as I write this…. This looks amazing.
This Strawberry Mousse recipe look beyond delicious! So beautifully layered of yummy goodness. Great summer treat!
I love coming to your blog and seeing all your yummy recipes. I’m going to make this one. This not only looks delish, it’s also so pretty & colorful. It would be pretty to add some blue in there for the 4th. Thanks for sharing 馃檪
Oh my goodness! I have to make this light delicious recipe and have it cold for summer. I love Mousse, and it is so delicious. Thanks for sharing.
OK you found my weakness. I love strawberries. They are like one thing I could eat every day. This looks so good I will definitely have to pin it and make it for me and my grandsons because they are as much strawberry addicts as their Nanna.
Oh my this dessert looks like heaven! I love mousse but have only had chocolate mousse. This dessert might possibly be good with a layer of chocolate mousse too.
This looks really yummy. I am hosting a bridal shower, and this would be the perfect dessert. 馃檪