Light and creamy with a burst of fresh strawberry flavor, this keto strawberry mousse recipe is a perfect late-night treat or a delicious dessert to share with your friends and family. It'll be a huge hit, and no one will even know it's a keto-friendly dessert!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
The very best thing about this strawberry keto mousse is that it's basically the best whipped cream dessert ever. If you can whip heavy cream, you can make this creamy dessert!
It's a great way to take advantage of the abundance of fresh strawberries during strawberry season, although it can be made using frozen berries any time of the year.
🥘 Equipment Used
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To make this low carb strawberry dessert, you'll need a food processor, a large mixing bowl, and a hand mixer.
🧾 Ingredients Used
- Strawberries: Use fresh or frozen strawberries for this creamy mousse. Create a simple strawberry puree first by blending the berries with a keto sweetener.
- Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener: I love using powdered monkfruit sweetener or swerve because it dissolves so quickly! It's such an easy way to add a little extra sweetness to these berries without the blood sugar spike.
- Heavy whipping cream: Heavy cream has the high fat content needed to give this low carb mousse a little structure. You can substitute coconut cream, but don't try to replace it with regular milk.
🔪 How To Make This Recipe
- Pour the heavy cream into a bowl.
- Whisk until it forms stiff peaks.
- Blend the strawberries and Swerve sweetener in a food processor.
- Add the strawberry mixture to the whipped cream.
- Gently fold until it is well mixed in.
- Refrigerate for an hour.
- Garnish with more sliced strawberries.
🥫 Storing and Reheating
This low carb strawberry mousse recipe is meant to be chilled. If it sits out at room temperature, it will begin to soften and become wet.
Keep the dessert in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve, ideally within a day or two. You can even try freezing it for a lovely frozen treat!
💭 Tips and Variations
- If using frozen strawberries, be sure to thaw them overnight first. Strain off the extra liquid so your keto strawberry mousse doesn't collapse.
- It's easy to make whipped cream, but it can be hard to know when to stop. You want to see stiff peaks, which means that when you lift the beaters, the whipped cream will stand straight up like a mountain. If it's softer than this, it won't be able to hold the strawberry mixture. If you keep whipping past this, your cream will split and start to make butter.
- You can use a high speed blender instead of a food processor to make the strawberry puree for this easy keto dessert.
- Drizzle a little keto chocolate sauce over your strawberry mousse for an extra special touch.
🍽️ What can I eat this recipe with?
This easy keto strawberry mousse recipe is perfect for enjoying on its own! Simply add a few fresh berries and enjoy. It's fantastic with my keto chocolate cake and would be perfect at a keto Mother's Day brunch!
👩🍳 Frequently asked questions
Can you make keto mousse without gelatin?
Yes! Although adding gelatin will stabilize your mousse, you can make a perfect instant dessert by folding strawberry puree into keto whipped cream. This mousse won't last as long in the fridge, but it comes together so quickly and can be made just before a dinner party or special meal.
Simply make whipped cream and carefully fold in a strawberry puree. It needs about an hour to set in the fridge and is a wonderful way to enjoy a sweet treat on a keto diet without the fuss of dealing with gelatin clumps.
Can I use frozen strawberries in keto strawberry mousse?
You can definitely use frozen strawberries to make this low-carb strawberry mousse recipe. It's important to remember that frozen strawberries will release a lot of liquid as they thaw. If you don't thaw them before making your puree, your mousse will be way too wet and collapse.
Allow your strawberries to thaw overnight, and for best results, strain off the excess liquid. Then blend your thawed and strained strawberries with a powdered sweetener before gently folding them into the whipped cream.
This makes it easy to enjoy this perfect keto dessert any time of the year. I like to add a few sliced fresh strawberries over the top for a fresh, sweet flavor.
📚 Related Recipes
Check out these other delicious keto desserts!
- Keto Brownies
- Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
- Keto Cheesecake
- Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Keto Strawberry Cake
- Keto Granola
- Keto Cinnamon Muffins
- Keto Pecan Pie
📖 Recipe
Keto Strawberry Mousse
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberries
- ½ cup powdered monkfruit sweetener
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Pour the heavy cream into a bowl.
- Whisk until it forms stiff peaks.
- Blend the strawberries and Swerve sweetener in a food processor.
- Add the strawberry mixture to the whipped cream.
- Gently fold until it is well mixed in.
- Refrigerate for an hour.
- Garnish with more sliced strawberries.
Notes
- If using frozen strawberries, be sure to thaw them overnight first. Strain off the extra liquid so your mousse doesn't collapse.
- It's easy to make whipped cream, but it can be hard to know when to stop. You want to see stiff peaks, which means that when you lift the beaters, the whipped cream will stand straight up like a mountain. If it's softer than this, it won't be able to hold the strawberry mixture. If you keep whipping past this, your cream will split and start to make butter.
- Use a high speed blender instead of a food processor to make the strawberry puree for this easy keto dessert.
- Drizzle a little keto chocolate sauce over your strawberry mousse for an extra special touch.
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Tayo Oredola is the founder of Low Carb Africa, where she shares healthy, low carb dishes with global flavors. She is passionate about teaching people how to cook drool-worthy dishes while losing weight and living their best lives. Tayo’s recipes have been featured on MSN, Women’s Health, Parade, Yahoo News, Pure Wow, Essence, and other online publications.
Delicious and easy. I'll definitely make this again.
It's such a quick and easy dessert!
For the keto recipe is it powdered monkfruit sweetener or is it swerve sweetener? If so what kind of swerve sweetener? Can I use my food processor cuz I don't have a high speed blender?
You can use either of the sweeteners as they have a similar texture. And yes, you can use a food processor for the strawberry mousse.