Easy Creamy Lemon Mousse Recipe
This Easy Creamy Lemon Mousse Recipe is made with 5 ingredients and is ready in 5 minutes. A delicious, quick and simple dessert!
If you’re looking for a delicious creamy citrusy dessert, this 5 minute fresh Lemon Mousse will satisfy all your lemon cravings! Made with just 5 ingredients.
About this recipe:
This Creamy Lemon Mouse is an easy no bake dessert made with fresh lemon, whipped cream, cream cheese and sugar. It has a light fluffy texture and is full of delicious lemon flavour.
So versatile!
This mousse is so simple to make, and I bet it would be delicious with any kind of citrus fruit…oranges or grapefruits or limes.
Serving Suggestions:
You can serve this fluffy lemon mousse for dessert as individual servings in small cups or parfait glasses, or out of a larger serving bowl. It’s also delicious with a dollop of this easy lemon curd, or with lemon cake, graham crackers or shortbread cookies. SO so good. This a great recipe for a last minute dessert, it’s perfect as an Easter dessert, or double the batch and serve it for your next dinner party!
Lemon Mousse Recipe Tips
- LEMON: Use 1 fresh lemon. You will need both the lemon zest and the fresh lemon juice.
- WHIPPING CREAM: Use heavy cream for the whipped cream. I prefer to use homemade whipped cream as I find that many pre-made whipped creams can be a bit watery and could have an effect on the creamy texture of this dessert.
- CREAM CHEESE: Use an 8 oz block of cream cheese.
- STORAGE: Keep this dessert in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it. Just make sure to cover it with plastic wrap to keep it fresh.
- WHY ISN’T THE MOUSSE YELLOW? The ingredients in this mousse are not really yellow in colour…fresh lemon juice is very pale yellow and will not add much colour. If you want the mousse to be more yellow you can add a drop of yellow food colouring to the mixture. Or you can add some lemon curd.
Easy Creamy Lemon Mousse Recipe
This Easy Creamy Lemon Mousse Recipe is made with 5 ingredients and is ready in 5 minutes. A quick, simple and delicious dessert!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
Lemon Mousse:
- 2 cups of heavy whipping cream (500 mL)
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lemon plus the juice
- zest from 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Garnish:
- fresh fruit or berries: blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi
- or add lemon slices to each dish
- fresh mint leaves look nice too
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream until medium-stiff peaks form. Transfer to a clean bowl and set aside.
- With the mixer (you can even use the same mixing bowl you used for the whipped cream) cream together the cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth.
- Then gently fold the whipping cream into the lemon mixture and stir until combined.
- Transfer to pretty serving cups and garnish with fresh berries and lemon zest.
- Enjoy!
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I hope you enjoy this easy lemon mousse recipe as much as we do! Have a delicious day!
Note: This post was originally published in February 2014. I have since updated it with new images and helpful recipe tips.
I am tired of this winter weather as well!
Where did you get the little glass jars your lemon mousse is in?
Stay warm!
Hi Gena! They are Weck jars that I found at Crate & Barrel, but I’m sure you can get them in other places as well.
Lemon mmmmmmm… anything lemon makes my mouth water!
Mine too! I love lemon!
This is beautiful, Jo-Anna! I really want to make this!
Thanks Tara!
I’m salivating just looking at these! Seems nice and simple, dangerous territory where cream is concerned – I’m too easily tempted!
Me too! Anything with cream is dangerous….but SO good!
Thank you for your recipe! I made this today using tartlets and pistachios and it’s worked out perfect, they’re super tasty!
Thanks again,
Amiee
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What is the shelf life? How long will it last in the fridge?
I think it’s best eaten within a day or two!
Can I use this for a cake filling? sounds delicious
I’m not sure…it’s quite airy and might turn watery. I might use it as a topping or icing though!
Hello, They look amazing, can I substitute Milk or even soy milk for the whipping cream. I’m allergic to cream.
The whipped cream kind of holds it all together. Maybe try a pudding or whipped coconut milk?
Thank you for making your recipes printable.
I made this recipe last night, minus throwing any berries into it. In fact, I just finished eating the mousse now.
It was mmm mmm good!