You are going to love this peanut butter mousse! It is so easy to make with just four ingredients including peanut butter, cream cheese and maple syrup. This mousse makes the perfect no bake dessert and it can be used in so many ways.
No bake desserts like edible no bake cookie dough bites, peanut butter pretzel bars and gluten-free chocolate chip cookie dough, are some of my favourite because they are so easy to make, which is why I can't wait for you to try the no bake dessert recipe I am sharing with you today.
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Why you will love this mousse:
- This homemade mousse tastes amazing! It's rich and creamy and perfectly sweet.
- It's quick and easy to make and takes less than 5 minutes to prepare - just like my peanut butter bliss balls recipe and lactose free mascarpone.
- This is a no bake dessert that is naturally gluten-free and refined sugar free and can easily be made dairy-free and vegan. It's also made without gelatin and without heavy cream.
- Because this dessert is refined sugar free it's healthy compared to many other mousse recipes - just like my almond flour peanut butter cookies recipe.
If you love mousse recipes you will also love my avocado chocolate mousse (but don't worry, it doesn't actually taste like avocados!) and pumpkin mousse recipe.
Ingredient notes:
For the full ingredient list and exact measurements refer to the recipe card later in this post.
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- Peanut butter - use smooth, unsweetened peanut butter or smooth natural peanut butter to make this mousse. If you can't have peanuts or have a peanut allergy I would use smooth cashew butter instead.
- Cream cheese - this helps make this mousse thick and fluffy when you blend the ingredients together. Be sure to use plain, unflavoured cream cheese.
- Maple syrup - this is used to naturally sweeten this creamy mousse and keep it refined sugar free.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- To make this peanut butter mousse dairy-free and vegan: use a dairy-free cream cheese.
- If you want to make this recipe peanut free: use cashew butter, almond butter or another nut butter instead.
- To make this recipe paleo: use cashew butter instead of peanut butter.
- To make this into a 3 ingredient peanut butter mousse: omit the vanilla extract from the recipe.
- Once the mousse is ready you could add a few chocolate chips to turn this into chocolate peanut butter mousse.
How to make peanut butter mousse:
Step 1
Add the cream cheese and maple syrup to a large bowl.
Step 2
Then using a hand electric mixer or standing mixer, beat the ingredients for a few minutes until you have a smoothy, thick, creamy texture.
Step 3
Next add the peanut butter and vanilla extract to the bowl and using the hand mixer or standing mixer, beat the peanut butter mixture until the mousse is thick and creamy.
Top Tips:
- If you let your cream cheese come to room temperature before making this mousse it will be even faster to make because it will blend even easier than if the cream cheese is cold.
- For best results be sure to use smooth, unsweetened peanut butter.
How to serve:
- In cups or ramekins: this is the classic way to serve mousse. You can then add toppings such as whipped cream, coconut whipped cream, chocolate chips, or chocolate shavings.
- As a dip: serve this as a dessert dip and use it for dipping fresh fruit, cookies or graham crackers.
- Use it as a filling for cakes, pies or cupcakes. It's also perfect for making peanut butter pie.
- Use it as a topping for different dishes such as overnight oats with protein powder, oatmeal, pancakes with oat flour, crepes, grain free waffles or to spread on protein muffins with bananas.
- To make parfaits: to do this you layer the mousse with other ingredients such as whipping cream, chocolate chips, cookie pieces, graham cracker crumbs, chopped nuts or Oreo crumbs.
Peanut butter mousse FAQs:
Mousse it meant to be a light and fluffy dessert. By beating the ingredients with a hand blender or a standing mixer this allows it to fluff up, similar to the way whipped cream does when you whip it.
No, this recipe is not low carb or keto. If you want to try making it keto you could try using a keto friendly liquid sweetener. Note that I have not tested the recipe using any keto friendly sweeteners so I can't guarantee results.
No it is not because neither peanut butter or dairy are permitted on the paleo diet.
Store this healthy mousse in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 14 days.
Yes! To freeze it, put it in an airtight container and freeze it for up to 6 months. Then thaw it in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
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Recipe
Peanut Butter Mousse
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 cup smooth, unsweetened peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the cream cheese and maple syrup to a large bowl.
- Using a hand mixer or standing mixer, beat the ingredients for a few minutes until you have a smoothy, thick, creamy texture.
- Add the peanut butter and vanilla extract to the bowl.
- Using the hand mixer or standing mixer, blend the ingredients until everything is thick and creamy.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
- Be sure to use smooth, unsweetened peanut butter for this mousse recipe.
- Store this mousse in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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