Light, fluffy, and bursting with lilikoi flavor! This amazing dessert comes together in 10 minutes for a decadent yet delicate dessert that will have you coming back for more!

I’ve been throwing a lot of lilikoi recipes at you lately…sorry, not sorry! Lilikoi is too fantastic of a fruit to regret any of it! The flavor is incredibly bold and lands somewhere between extremely sweet to extremely tart, depending on the individual fruit. But there really is nothing like it!

We had an incredible harvest this year. We had so much fruit! Our vines produce more than I can use right away, so I freeze the juice in half-cup containers, making it super easy to pull out what I need for a recipe.

This recipe is a favorite not only because it tastes amazing but because it comes together in 10 minutes with just a few ingredients.

One of the challenges with mousse is getting the texture right and having the whipped cream set up and firm. With the addition of just a little unflavored gelatin, it gives this mousse the perfect, foolproof consistency every time! Give it a try! You won’t regret it.

The Simple Steps to Making Lilikoi Mousse:

Place a mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer 20 minutes ahead of time. Whenever whipping cream, you want your tools very cold.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, soften the powdered gelatin in 2 tablespoons room temperature water, stirring gently to moisten all the gelatin. Let it stand for 5 minutes. Then microwave for 10 to 15 seconds until the gelatin is translucent. Set aside.
In the cold mixing bowl, add sugar, lilikoi juice, lemon zest, and heavy cream.
Beat on medium speed until stiff peaks form, wiping the sides of the bowl with a spatula at least once.
Add the melted gelatin mixture and beat at low speed until well-blended and smooth.
Pipe or spoon mousse into desired serving dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Garnish with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

That’s it! You’re done! So simple and so good!

Lilikoi Mousse

Light, fluffy, and bursting with lilikoi flavor! This amazing dessert comes together in 10 minutes for a decadent yet delicate dessert that will have you coming back for more!

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 10

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons water
⅓ cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons fresh lilikoi juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, very cold

Garnish Suggestions:

fresh fruit
lemon wedge
whipped cream or cool whip

Instructions

Place a mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer 20 minutes ahead of time. Whenever whipping cream, you want your tools very cold.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, soften the powdered gelatin in 2 tablespoons room temperature water, stirring gently to moisten all the gelatin. Let it stand for 5 minutes. Then microwave for 10 to 15 seconds until the gelatin is translucent. Set aside.
In the cold mixing bowl, add sugar, lilikoi juice, lemon zest, and heavy cream.
Beat on medium speed until stiff peaks form, wiping the sides of the bowl with a spatula at least once.
Add the melted gelatin mixture and beat at low speed until well-blended and smooth.
Pipe or spoon mousse into desired serving dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Garnish with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Notes

A NOTE ON SERVING SIZE: This is a rich dessert, so I recommend small serving sizes.

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Rich, smooth, fluffy, delicious, dark chocolate mousse…It doesn’t get much dreamier than this! And believe it or not, this decadent dessert comes together in about 10 minutes.

I’ve been thinking about Valentine’s Day and desserts…I think about desserts a lot – but more recently, I’ve been thinking about what desserts would complete a romantic Valentine’s dinner for two. Of course, I always come back to chocolate – chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate lava cake, chocolate pudding… So I finally decided I wanted to create a chocolate mouse that was as easy as it was delicious. But any day is a good day to eat chocolate, am I right? So if you are craving chocolate, look no further; I’ve got you covered!

You’ll often see mousse made with eggs. Some will even use raw eggs. I wanted to create a version that left the eggs out altogether but still had the rich decadence that mousse is known for. Eggs are used to help thicken the mousse and also add to its richness. I chose instead to use unflavored gelatin to help thicken the mousse. Leaving out the eggs also eliminates the need to cook the mousse, which allows this recipe to come together extremely fast – 10 minutes, to be exact!

For this Recipe:

To start with, you always want to chill your bowl and beaters when you are whipping cream. Cream whips up better when it’s cold, and you don’t want your equipment warming up the cream. You’ll have lighter and fluffier whipped cream if the cream and your equipment are good and cold. The best way to quickly chill your bowl and beaters is to place them in the freezer for about 20 minutes before starting the mousse.
Next, add the unflavored gelatin and cold water to a small bowl. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes to allow the gelatin to soften.
After the 5 minutes, heat it in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds. It should be melted and translucent. Set aside. I use unflavored gelatin in a lot of my desserts. It’s a great way to thicken or stabilize your desserts (whipping cream, pies, puddings, etc.).
Now, this is where things come together super-quick! Add to your chilled bowl the sugar, dark cocoa powder, heavy cream, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until stiff peaks form. This will take just a few seconds! **I highly recommend using dark cocoa powder. It gives this mousse a richer flavor that adds to its decadence.
Add in the unflavored gelatin mixture, and beat again at low speed until well blended and smooth.

If the presentation is important, I recommend pipping the mouse into your serving bowls using a large round tip. If it’s not, just spoon it into your serving bowls. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow the mousse to set up.

A NOTE ON SERVING SIZE: This is a rich dessert, so I recommend small serving sizes.

Top with strawberries or raspberries and whipped topping, serve and enjoy!

Chocolate Mousse

Rich, smooth, fluffy, delicious, dark chocolate mousse…It doesn't get much dreamier than this! And believe it or not, this decadent dessert comes together in about 10 minutes.

4.34 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 10

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