This Keto Strawberry Mousse is thick, creamy, sweet, and flavorful. Made with just 4 simple ingredients and is the perfect little treat to keep in your fridge.
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I don’t eat dessert every single day, but I definitely like to have easy treats on hand for when the cravings hit!
There’s nothing worse than needing something sweet and not being able to find anything that fits your low carb lifestyle.
This low carb strawberry mousse recipe is simple and sweet, light and refreshing, and it keeps in the fridge for a few days so you can sneak a spoonful or two any time the urge hits.
We think this is very reminiscent of strawberry shortcake, but obviously without the shortcake.
Speaking of strawberries, we use a simple strawberry sauce over this keto mini cheesecake recipe too. We love strawberry cheesecake!
3 Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:
- Perfect portion control built right in. Make it in individual dishes and you’ve got six perfectly sized treats ready to grab whenever cravings hit.
- It’s stupid simple. Four ingredients, fifteen minutes of work, and most of that is just waiting for your mixer to do its thing.
- Fresh strawberry flavor that actually tastes like strawberries. Not artificial, not overly sweet, just pure strawberry goodness in creamy form.
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How To Make Strawberry Mousse:
Make the strawberry puree: First up, you’ll want to make the sweet strawberry sauce. Add berries and sweetener to a blender or food processor and process/blend until everything is broken down and you have a gorgeous pink liquid.
Pop that strawberry mixture in the fridge for about 30 minutes. We want our strawberry puree to be nice and cold.
Whip the cream: Add the whipping cream and sweetener to a glass bowl and use an electric mixer to whip the cream until stiff peaks form.
We’re using 1/4 cup of the powdered sweetener here and it doesn’t make the cream super sweet. This is a very light and delicate tasting dessert, not overly sweet or rich.
If you’d like the cream to be sweetener, up the powdered sweetener to 1/3 or 1/2 cup, depending on your preference. Our kids like this on the sweeter side, but I love it with just 1/4 cup of sweetener.
Pour 1/2 of the strawberry puree into the cream and gently fold it all together using a rubber spatula. Your cream should have ribbons of light pink throughout.
Divide the remaining strawberry puree evenly between 6 small dishes and then top it all off with dollops of the cream.
The Secret to Perfect Mousse:
Here’s something I learned the hard way: you absolutely have to chill that strawberry puree before folding it into the whipped cream. I know it seems like an unnecessary step when you’re craving dessert RIGHT NOW, but trust me.
Just blend your strawberries with sweetener, pop it in the fridge for 30 minutes while you do other things and then proceed. Your patience will be rewarded with sweet strawberry mousse.
Storage:
Fridge life: Keeps for 2-3 days stored separately (puree in one container, cream in another) so you can assemble fresh servings.
Best serving practice: Store components separately and assemble right before eating for the prettiest presentation and best texture.
Freezer situation: Don’t do it – whipped cream gets weird when frozen and thawed, and you’ll be sad.
FAQ’s:
Sure! You could just as easily make a mousse out of raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries.
We like monk fruit sweeteners the best but erythritol based sweeteners like Swerve are also popular! Allulose based sweeteners work too.
I have not tried it but I think that it would probably be okay to use frozen and thawed strawberries here. They should blend up into a puree just as easily, but the flavor may not be as good as fresh!
More Low Carb Dessert Recipes:
- Keto Peanut Butter Pie
- Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
- Keto Apple Crisp
- No Bake Pumpkin Pie
- Mini Chocolate Cheesecake
- Maple Almond Fudge Fat Bombs
Keto Strawberry Mousse
Ingredients
- 6 ounces strawberries
- ⅓ cup granulated sweetener
- 2 cups whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sweetener see notes
Instructions
- Add the strawberries and granulated sweetener to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes or until ready to use.
- Add the whipping cream and powdered sweetener to a cold mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in ½ of the cold strawberry puree with a rubber spatula.
- Before serving, pour the remaining strawberry puree evenly between 6 serving dishes.
- Top with the strawberry cream and serve.
Lynne Cannon says
How long will they last? Six days?
Karly Campbell says
It should last for a couple of days.