Peanut butter mousse is a delicious and creamy dessert made primarily from peanut butter, whipped cream, and often some sugar to sweeten the mixture. The addition of cream cheese adds extra thickness and creaminess. The result is a light and airy texture that is perfect for satisfying sweet cravings. The creamy peanut butter flavor is so addictive but you can definitely use other nut butters. Almond butter is a brilliant alternative. Use leftover peanut butter in these vegan peanut butter oatmeal cookies. I love mousse recipes, some of my favourites include:
Eggless Chocolate Mousse and Gelatine-free White Chocolate Mousse Mango Mousse (made with 2 ingredients) Caramel Mousse
Why you will love this recipe
Eggless dessert that is suitable for vegetarians Easy and quick to make Only 4 ingredients Has wonderful flavour of peanut butter
4 ingredient Peanut Butter Mousse recipe
Smooth Peanut Butter – you need any smooth peanut butter for this recipe. If you only have crunchy, you can either blend it until smooth in a food processor. Another option is to heat in the microwave until it becomes runny then sieve it or spoon out the crunchy nuts! Cream cheese – use plain cream cheese or soft cheese. Icing sugar – icing sugar or powdered sugar or confectioners sugar contains a small amount of corn starch which helps stabilise the mousse without eggs Double cream – aka heavy cream. You need any cream which is capable of whipping Optional extras: Add a few drops of Vanilla extract Toppings – chopped peanuts, more whipped cream or milk chocolate shavings
Keto Peanut Butter Mousse
To make this a low carb mousse, you need to swap the regular sugar for sweetener. I like to use a 100% natural sweetener such as stevia and erythritol. In the recipe below, add 1/4 cup sweetener instead of the 1/2 cup sugar.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse
To give this mousse a chocolate flavour, you can also add in some cocoa powder. For the recipe below, I would add in 2 tablespoon cocoa powder.
How to make Peanut Butter Mousse Instructions
Sift the icing sugar if required to remove any hard lumps of sugar. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the peanut butter, cream cheese and icing sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk the cream until stiff peaks form. Use either an electric mixer or wire whisk. Fold the whipped cream and peanut butter mixture together Pipe or fill jar of choice. Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour at least prior to serving.
Serving Suggestions
Serve Peanut Butter Mousse for parties, get-togethers or at BBQs It is also an easy dessert for mid-week sweet cravings. You can serve the mousse in jars, cups or bowls. Serve as it is or top with chocolate shavings, nuts or more whipped cream. You can use this mousse as a dip for apple slices – a dessert like little kids can enjoy!
Storage
Note that if the mousse is kept at room temperature for too long, it may not be as firm. Store in the refrigerator in airtight containers or seal well with plastic wrap (cling film). The mousse will stay fresh for 2-3 days. I do not recommend freezing this mousse recipe.
Other Vegetarian Dessert Recipes
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