An easy, airy, strawberry mousse recipe that requires just 4 ingredients. The perfect light dessert that can also double as a stabilized strawberry whipped frosting!
We love strawberry mousse. I mean, seriously love it especially when it only takes 4 ingredients and is super easy to make.
This strawberry mousse recipe is a light, airy, creamy dessert that can be made in all different flavors but strawberry is one of our favorites. If you like mousses as much as us, you’ve gotta check out these other recipes:
- EASY 3-INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE – eggless and whips up in less than 5 minutes!
- RASPBERRY MOUSSE – eggless and made with fresh raspberries.
- RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE – sooooo good!
- MINT MOUSSE – easy, unique and perfect with a chocolate cup.
EASY AS 1-2-3-4!
This strawberry mousse recipe is so easy and tastes amazing. It only takes 4 ingredients and 4 simple steps to make.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS STRAWBERRY MOUSSE RECIPE:
- Powdered sugar
- Heavy cream
- Strawberry Jello Mix (in the box)
- Water (and a few ice cubes)
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY MOUSSE:
- Dissolve jello mix in hot/boiling water. Set aside to cool. Don’t let it get chunky though.
- Whip heavy cream and powdered sugar together until medium peaks form.
- Once Jello mixture has cooled and is slightly warm to the touch, slowly pour it into the cream mixture with mixer on low speed. (If jello mixture is to warm and 2-4 ice cubes to it to help cool but make sure it doesn’t cool too much and become jelly. This will cause your mousse to have clumps in it.)
- Finish whipping strawberry mousse mixture until stiff peaks are formed then refrigerate until ready to serve.
HOW MUCH DOES HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY MOUSSE COST TO MAKE?
This strawberry mousse is easy to make and inexpensive! It whips up fairly quickly when following the 4 easy steps above. This mousse recipe yields about 4 to 4 1/2 cups which I’d say is 6-8 servings and can be used as a whipped frosting for cakes, cupcakes or enjoyed all by itself.
Prices for supplies may vary depending on the location and store you purchase groceries from. I try to shop bulk food stores, use coupons, watch ads and shop sales (like case lot), buy supplies in bulk to save money in the long run, and use homegrown produce and herbs when available. These are a great way to stay within my grocery budget without sacrificing flavor or nutrition.
Here’s a breakdown of how much this delicious mousse recipe cost me to make:
- Powdered sugar – $0.25
- Heavy cream – $2.54
- Strawberry jello mix (small box) – $0.50
- Water & ice cubes – FREE
This recipe only cost me $3.29 to make. That’s only about 65¢ per 1/2 cup serving. With 4 simple ingredients, 4 easy steps, and an inexpensive price tag, this strawberry mousse is a fun, easy way to add a touch of elegance to any night of the week.
CAN I USE STRAWBERRY MOUSSE AS FROSTING?
YES, this mousse recipe can double as a whipped, light frosting for cakes and cupcakes.
With wonderful characteristics such as sweet but not too sweet, light, airy, beautifully colored, and can be ready for frosting in less than an hour (you’ll want to make sure you allow it to chill and set before frosting a cake or cupcakes) this strawberry mousse recipe is a fantastic choose to use as a frosting.
If you’re a lover of strawberry shortcake, imagine this strawberry mousse inside this amazing Strawberry Shortcake recipe from my friend over at Sweet Spicy Kitchen! YUM!!!
LOOKING FOR THE FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE?
I hope you enjoy this light delicious mousse recipe as much as we have! Here’s the full printable recipe.
Yield: about 4 1/2 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 12 minutes
An easy, airy, strawberry mousse recipe that only requires 4 ingredients. The perfect light dessert that can also double as a stabilized strawberry whipped frosting!
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 3oz box of strawberry jello mix, just the powder
- 1/2 cup hot/boiling water, plus 2-4 ice cubes if desired to cool quicker
Instructions
- Dissolve jello mix in hot/boiling water. Set aside to cool. Don't let it get chunky though.
- Whip heavy cream and powdered sugar together until medium peaks form.
- Once Jello mixture has cooled but is still runny (not chunky) slowly pour it into the cream mixture with mixer on low speed. (If jello mixture is to warm add 2-4 ice cubes to it to help cool but make sure it doesn't cool too much and become jelly. This will cause your mousse to have clumps in it.) NOTE: If jello mixture is too warm it will deflate the cream and become very runny).
- Finish whipping strawberry mousse mixture until stiff peaks are formed then refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
This recipe can be used as a light airy whipped frosting on cakes or cupcakes. The gelatin in the jello mix offers stability to the cream. If using as a frosting, allow mousse mixture to chill and set in the fridge for at least an hour. This will allow the gelatin to set so you get beautiful pipping tracks when using a pipping tip.
O.P. 7.1.19 Updated: 3.6.21
