Description
Creamy no-bake strawberry cheesecake mousse delivers sweet summer comfort with minimal effort. Delicate layers of cream cheese, fresh strawberries, and graham cracker crumbs promise pure indulgence you can savor quickly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups (350 g) strawberries, finely diced
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese
- 1 cup (240 ml) whipping cream, very cold
- 5–6 tbsps (63–75 g) sugar
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) sour cream
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) lemon zest
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Cream Preparation: Whip cream cheese in a medium bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, creating a luxurious base for the mousse.
- Flavor Infusion: Blend sour cream, sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and salt into the cream cheese, adjusting sweetness to personal preference and ensuring a harmonious flavor profile.
- Strawberry Integration: Thoroughly incorporate chopped strawberries into the cream mixture, ensuring an even distribution of fruit throughout the mousse base.
- Whipped Cream Development: Craft a light, airy whipped cream by beating heavy cream with sugar until stiff, glossy peaks form, adding volume and richness to the dessert.
- Mousse Assembly: Gently fold whipped cream into the strawberry-cream cheese mixture, maintaining the delicate texture and creating a cloud-like consistency.
- Layering Technique: Strategically arrange fresh strawberry pieces in serving glasses, creating a vibrant foundation for the mousse.
- Final Composition: Expertly layer the strawberry mousse over the fruit base, interspersing additional strawberry fragments and topping with a decorative swirl of remaining whipped cream for visual appeal.
- Chilling Process: Refrigerate the dessert for 3-4 hours, allowing flavors to meld and the mousse to set completely, transforming the ingredients into a sublime, refreshing treat.
Notes
- Cream Cheese Softening Tip: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth, lump-free mixing, which creates a silky texture.
- Strawberry Selection Strategy: Choose ripe, vibrant strawberries for maximum flavor and natural sweetness, avoiding overripe or bruised fruits.
- Whipping Cream Technique: Chill the mixing bowl and whisk beforehand to help heavy cream reach perfect stiff peaks faster and more efficiently.
- Chilling Crucial: Allow full 3-4 hour refrigeration time to let flavors develop and mousse achieve ideal creamy, set consistency.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg