Vanilla Mousse
This vanilla mousse recipe is light, creamy, and effortless to make! Serve as a vanilla parfait with fruit, cookies, or a drizzle of caramel.
Servings: 6
Calories: 444kcal
Equipment
- stand mixer and whip attachment OR
- pastry bag fitted with large star tip
Ingredients
- 3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix *this is the smaller sized box
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups chocolate sourdough bread cubes (3-4 slices of bread) or cake/brownies/chocolate dessert of choice
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer or a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the pudding mix and heavy cream.
- Using a stand mixer (fitted with a whip attachment) or an electric hand mixer, start combining the ingredients on low speed, gradually increasing to medium-high. Continue mixing until the consistency is light, fluffy, and thick.
- Spoon the vanilla mousse into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (or you can use a small spoon). Pipe or spoon about one-half of the mixture evenly amongst 6 parfait glasses.
- Arrange bite sized cubes of your chocolate dessert evenly over the mousse, then pipe or spoon the remaining mousse over the top. Garnish parfaits with shaved chocolate, if desired.
Notes
- Chill the serving glasses in the freezer for 10 minutes before assembling your parfaits. This helps the mousse stay cool and firm, ensuring a perfect texture when served!
- Chocolate swirl mousse: Gently fold in melted chocolate for a marbled effect.
- Berry bliss parfait: Layer with fresh berries or oven-dried strawberries for a fruity contrast.
- Nutty crunch: Top with almonds or crushed cookies for added texture.
- Coffee-infused mousse: Stir in a teaspoon of espresso for a mocha-flavored twist and extra vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract for that vanilla flavor.
- If you have leftovers, the ingredients for this black-and-white dessert are best stored separately.
- Keep the mousse and bread cubes in their own containers in the refrigerator for up to five days.
- Freezing isn’t a great idea since the texture of the pudding will become grainy when thawed.
- It’s so easy to make though! When you’re ready for this dessert again, you can easily whip up more.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 parfait | Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 275mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1167IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
