Throwing some spring vibe with this Strawberry mousse. Super easy to make and needs just 4 key Ingredients. It’s EGG_FREE! It’s one of my favorite dessert to prepare and serve for any occasion.
Two strawberry recipes back to back, you can say how much I like this fruit. With the weather getting little warm, I wanted something light and airy. What’s better than creamy mousse! A quick blend, quick cooking, gentle fold and a little bit of wait later, we had this luscious creamy Strawberry Mousse.
4 Key Ingredients for the Strawberry Mousse:
The strawberry mousse is a super simple and fuss free dessert that requires just 4 ingredients!
- Fresh Strawberries
- Gelatin
- Sugar
- Heavy Cream
For extra flavor, I added some fresh thyme from my garden. I simmered the fresh thyme with strawberry puree for the perfumy floral aroma.
Steps to make the Strawberry Mousse:
Here are the quick steps to prepare strawberry mousse. Scroll down to read the recipe in details.
- Mix the gelatin powder with little water and let it bloom. The gelatin granules will soak up the water and enlarge and this step is called blooming.
- Blend the fresh strawberries and cook it for a while with sugar and fresh thyme (if using).
- Add the bloomed gelatin powder and cook for another 5 minutes for the gelatin to dissolve completely.
- Strain it for a smooth mousse texture.
- While the mixture cools, whip the heavy cream.
- Fold the whipped cream to the strained strawberry until completely incorporated.
- Pour in individual serving bowls. Let it set in the refrigerator for 4hrs or overnight.
Straining the Strawberry Puree:
This is important as it will result in a smooth texture of the strawberry mousse.
Can we make the strawberry mousse without gelatin?
YES! Not just strawberry mousse, any recipe that calls for gelatin can be substitute with agar agar. Another good substitute for this particular recipe is to add corn flour instead which will thicken the strawberry puree when cooked. And then you fold it in whipped cream.
Can you make it with frozen strawberries?
Absolutely YES! Just blend and follow the same steps as mentioned above.
Different ways to serve the Strawberry mousse:
- Serve plain as I did with whipped cream and fresh strawberries on top
- No-bake tart
- Cake with chocolate cake at the first layer
- Use pipping bags and serve as a fancy garnish with some fresh fruits and crumbs on the side.
Here are other strawberry recipes to try:
EASY Strawberry Lassi
SUMMERY Strawberry And Watermelon Spicy Gazpacho
HEALTHY Strawberry Chia Compote
Strawberry Mousse
Throwing some spring vibe with this Strawberry mousse. Super easy to make and needs just 4 key Ingredients. It’s EGG_FREE! It’s one of my favorite dessert to prepare and serve for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoon gelatin powder
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- In a bowl add the gelatin powder with some water. Mix it and leave it aside for 5 minutes for it bloom. The gelatin granules will soak up the waterand enlarge and this step is called blooming.
- Keep few straweberries aside for garnish and blend the rest of strawberries and put it in a pan over medium high heat. Sprinkle the sugar and thyme leaves. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the bloomed gelatin to the pan and cook for 5 minutes to make sure the gelatin has completely dissolve.
- Strain it to a mixing bowl and keep aside for it cool down a little bit.
- Whip the heavy cream and then fold it to the strawberry mixture. Make sure to fold gently so it incorporates properly without losing the fluffiness of the whipped cream.
- Pour it into 5 individual serving bowls and place in the refrigerator for 4 hrs or overnight.
Nutrition Information
Yield 5 Serving Size 1 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 388Total Fat 34gSaturated Fat 22gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 108mgSodium 29mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 2gSugar 14gProtein 4g
All nutrition information presented are intended for informational purposes only. You should not rely on this information as a substitute for, nor does it replace, professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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Grishma
September 2, 2011 at 10:44 AMYummmy it looks! Can I grab one ramekin from screen n enjoy it? hahha Good work 🙂
sayantani
September 2, 2011 at 10:45 AMbeautiful recipe. I once made it with bottled strawberry puree and it tasted great. I can imagine how good it would taste with fresh berries.
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September 2, 2011 at 10:46 AMI love the color..it is a beautiful shade of pink!
looks like you are having a gorgeous weekend planned
can’t wait for the pictures
chinmayie @ love food eat
September 2, 2011 at 11:03 AMOMG! I love the colour 🙂 Those strawberries look so juicy and sweet!
Barefeet In The Kitchen
September 2, 2011 at 11:23 AMThis sounds wonderful. I always forget about mousse when I’m thinking of fruit desserts. Yours are lovely. Thanks for the reminder!
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September 2, 2011 at 11:29 AMmmm…the mousse looks really pretty, dreamy and tasty!
Kalyani
September 2, 2011 at 11:36 AMlooks so tempting and yummy … wonderful clicks … happy to follow u …….
Soma
September 2, 2011 at 1:08 PMthe last shot is beautiful and personal! a lovely mousse.. i am kinda waiting for this texas summer to end but not the fruits and berries.
Suzi
September 2, 2011 at 1:22 PMLooks beautiful! Enjoy your time in Utah and see you when you get back.
Suzi
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September 2, 2011 at 2:06 PMGetting back to nature will be fun! I am looking forward to seeing some lovely pictures when you get back.
The mousse looks so refreshing, how I would love some strawberries right now.Yum!
rinku
September 2, 2011 at 2:51 PMI love strawberry mousse. This looks so tempting!
Peter G @ Souvlaki For The Soul
September 2, 2011 at 3:12 PMEnjoy your trip away…I love any kind of mousse (that’s the kid in me!). I cannot wait for strawberry season to begin and make this.
Reem
September 2, 2011 at 4:47 PMHave a wonderful trip dear…
I am in love with this post and breathtaking pictures…..
Delicious….
I”ll be dreaming about this the whole long weekend 😉
Janice
September 2, 2011 at 5:13 PMGreat recipe! Beautiful pictures!
peachkins
September 2, 2011 at 5:14 PMstrawberry is my favorite fruit. This mousse looks gorgeous!
yummychunklet
September 2, 2011 at 6:07 PMYour mousse looks so delicious! I love the photos of your fresh strawberries as well. I’m upset that I haven’t been getting your blog’s updates. Grrr…
torviewtoronto and createwithmom
September 2, 2011 at 6:13 PMpink and beautiful
kankana this is a deliciously done dessert 🙂
Priya
September 2, 2011 at 6:19 PMWould so love to have another cup on a hot day like today! I’ve tasted this and its soooo yummy!
Liz
September 2, 2011 at 6:43 PMI can’t believe I’ve never made strawberry mousse! SO beautiful!!! A must try recipe…thank you!
Julie
September 2, 2011 at 6:49 PMWow..yummy mousse.. I too love strawberries a lot, I too made the pine apple mousse topped with strawberries..superb clicks too!!
Thanx for visiting my blog n leaving ur sweet comments ..
Have a great weekend!!!
Mythreyi
September 2, 2011 at 6:51 PMOnly Tried Mousse with Chocolate so far. This looks wonderful and we can eat with out guilt with the excuse of fruit serving in it.. Missing the Romantic Fruit here in BLR.
-Mythreyi
Yum! Yum! Yum!
tigerfish
September 2, 2011 at 7:44 PMHave a good trip! I enjoy hiking in good weather anytime. Hiking in Utah must be exciting and interesting too 🙂
Ann
September 2, 2011 at 8:17 PMThe strawberry mousse is beautiful and I hope you have a GREAT weekend hiking! See you when you get back!
Ellie | Gourmand Recipes
September 2, 2011 at 8:39 PMThis mousse is so pretty in pink. Love it.
Mallika
September 2, 2011 at 9:29 PMIt’s morning here… and you are tempting me with kind of a decadent dessert. Boy! It looks gorgeous!
Treat and Trick
September 2, 2011 at 10:18 PMSo pretty and perfectly done!
jennyatbakingdevils
September 2, 2011 at 11:14 PMHi kankana, I’ve never made mousse before and my kids would love it! I’m going to try this soon. Your pictures and blog are beautiful. Have a wonderful trip! Jenny
Simone
September 3, 2011 at 1:23 AMHave a great trip and looking forward to seeing the photos! I love your blog! The photos are absolutely stunning. And this particular mousse looks delicious. Unfortunately we had a really bad (read wet) summer here so it was hard being in a summer mood, but this mousse would do the trick for me.
Kala
September 3, 2011 at 2:25 AMThese photos are just fabulous – that mousse looks and sounds delicious.
Sissi
September 3, 2011 at 2:26 AMI make a very similar strawberry mousse, but with low-fat cream cheese. The use of vinegar sounds very interesting and delicious! Have a great time!
deeksha
September 3, 2011 at 2:28 AMLovely mousse! Looks fantastic.
Karen Xavier
September 3, 2011 at 6:04 AMOh wow, I have to make this now… they look deadly! Nice pictures…
Ameena
September 3, 2011 at 6:44 AMI’m wish you loads of luck in the mountains of Utah…I am not much of a hiker so I know what a stressful situation such a trip can be! But I think you will come through with flying colors. And if not, well you always have a lovely mousse to come back too!
Ananda Rajashekar
September 3, 2011 at 7:16 AMNeither i’m a hiking person done it only once, can say i was drained out. You enjoy my girl clicking all pic, looking fwd to see them. Mousse you already know how much i loved it. And warmness in that pic is gone it is gorgeous! Happy weekend :))
purabi naha
September 3, 2011 at 8:16 AMWow, absolutely great thing to enjoy and relax in such a beautifull place in Utah! Enjoy, Kankana!!
This mousse is tempting me so much! I loved going through these pink photographs…absolutely stunning! The recipe is great, too! Thanks for sharing.
Michelle O
September 3, 2011 at 8:45 AMThis is so pretty. Looks delicious too. I want to frame of these and hang them in my kitchen!
bakerbynature
September 3, 2011 at 1:18 PMWhat a refreshing and gorgeous treat to say goodbye to Summer with! Thanks for sharing.
Candace
September 3, 2011 at 1:51 PMYour strawberry mousse looks fantastic! Oh, how I would love to try that right now! Have a great weekend!
Deepa
September 3, 2011 at 7:28 PMLovely looking clicks of Strawberry Mousse. Wonderful recipe.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
sarah
September 3, 2011 at 9:05 PMWhat a lovely recipe and a lovely way to close out the summer… even though I’m not quite ready to accept that this might be our last nice weekend. Hope you are having a lovely time in Utah- hope to see pictures here!!
athena
September 3, 2011 at 11:07 PMoooh, these look divine (i bet they tasted great too). such pretty styling with the colorful dot napkins. have fun at the national park in utah — we went to yosemite a few weeks ago and loved it! (p.s. there is another food photo workshop in sf happening this month if you are still interested; check out the digital media playground site 🙂
Nancy/SpicieFoodie
September 4, 2011 at 4:30 AMHi Kankana, What a beautiful mousse! I hope you have a lovely time in Utah and really enjoy all the huffing and puffing. Also congrats on the Foodbuzz top 9, well deserved.
priya mahadevan
September 4, 2011 at 6:27 AMbeautiful dish and presentation! Love this
Junia @ Mis Pensamientos
September 4, 2011 at 7:20 AMdelicious dessert! congrats on top 9 kankana!
Shilpa
September 4, 2011 at 7:24 AMBeautiful photography and a wonderful recipe….I love both strawberry and chocolate mousse…I hope you are having a great weekend…I am just back from India after a fantastic 3 week holiday and ready for work tomorrow (Not!)
Looking forward to some more pics of your weekend away and of course another recipe….
lisaiscooking
September 4, 2011 at 1:09 PMThis looks like such a refreshing mousse! Hope you’re having a great time and taking lots of great photos in the mountains.
Tadka Pasta
September 4, 2011 at 1:52 PMThe mousse looks ravishing! Lovely colors too. Hope you are enjoying your trip. We just wrapped up our summer with a hiking-waterfall chasing-trekking trip to Northern CA and Oregon, its so lovely outside at this time of the year.
Sandra
September 4, 2011 at 2:58 PMCongratulations on Today’s Top 9, hope you’re having a fun weekend!
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September 4, 2011 at 7:06 PMLove the colors and love the recipe.
Aldy @ Al Dente Gourmet
September 4, 2011 at 8:40 PMBeautiful Summer colors,girl! This mousse looks absolutely delectable– Love the National Parks in Utah…Breath-taking 🙂 Hope you have lots of fun!!!
BTW, In this part of the world summer is just starting. And I’m planning to grow my own beetroots 🙂
Hugs,
Aldy.
Manu
September 5, 2011 at 2:55 AMThis mousse looks and sounds delicious! I love the pink colour!
Hope you are having a great time in Utah! Can’t wait to see your pictures!!
nisha
September 5, 2011 at 3:36 AMi totally suck at making anything with gelatin 🙁
The pink colour is to die for and speaking about the weather…its autumn this side of the world already..i can see the leaves changing colour and the rains have become part of our lives again..sigh!
Kelly
September 5, 2011 at 5:00 AMSo great! the red wine vinegar must add wonderful depth.
Joanne
September 5, 2011 at 5:49 AMBerries have been especially delicious this summer, so I can see why you’ve become addicted to them. This mousse looks fabulous! Creamy dreamy delicious. I hope you have a fun trip this weekend!
Eftychia
September 5, 2011 at 10:49 AMI have a similar recipe in my blog. I am impressed with the addition of the red win vinegar in this recipe. I guess it must be very tasty!
aipi
September 5, 2011 at 7:22 PMDesserts are often associated with romance and this one is high up there ~ such a pretty color!
USMasala
Jamie @ the unseasoned wok
September 5, 2011 at 11:43 PMYes, I couldn’t wait for the summer to end and now that it has, I’m kinda sad. The year is just flying by and I can’t make it slow down!!
Your strawberry mouse is so pretty – a perfect snack to wind down before a long weekend, which also flew by!!
Spandana
September 6, 2011 at 2:40 AMI am in love with the pictures…. love the color and the presentation.
The Yummy Morsel
September 6, 2011 at 6:33 AMIt’s worth skipping the main course for the dessert! Love the pink!
Rosa
September 6, 2011 at 7:03 AMA beautiful dessert! Those mousses look so delightful. Lovely clicks.
Cheers,
Rosa
Sandra's Easy Cooking
September 6, 2011 at 8:54 AMJust perfect as always..you my dear never disappoint!!! Love your photos!!
Vandya
September 6, 2011 at 9:43 AMDrool worthy mousse. I just made strawberry smoothie…should have read your recipe before. Anyway, will buy strawberries again for your recipe.
Nami | Just One Cookbook
September 6, 2011 at 9:54 AMI hope you had a wonderful trip to Utah and I can’t wait to see your gorgeous pictures of nature. I’m a nature person, um maybe “used to be” a nature person but not much after kids were born. I’m envious and can’t wait to see the photos. This strawberry mousse is so easy to make and what a lovely pink color! I still see some strawberries in stores and I’ll see if I can get good one, and if so I’m going to try this!
Deborah
September 6, 2011 at 1:07 PMThis looks so delicious – and perfect since my in-laws keep giving us strawberries from their garden!
I live in Utah and don’t take advantage of the parks enough. I can’t wait to see pictures!
Sobha Shyam
September 6, 2011 at 1:07 PMwow, beautiful mousse, love the colour and amazing clicks..thanx a lot for the visit to my space..
Kalyan
September 6, 2011 at 8:25 PMUmmm…yummy…my mouth is just watering now with this lovely looking fresh mousse…tempting clicks!
Mai
September 7, 2011 at 4:30 AMthis looks sooo divine!!! I’m so looking forward to fall 🙂
Kitchen Belleicious
September 7, 2011 at 6:05 AMYum Yum Yum, beautiful and light and just simply YUM! I only wish I had this right now while i am typing this comment. Your pictures speak a million words girl. Just delicious
Divya
September 7, 2011 at 6:28 AMLooks delicious! Have a great trip!
Juliana
September 7, 2011 at 10:27 AMWow, the strawberry mousse looks so delicate…love the color and the flavors…beautiful pictures as always…have fun and enjoy your week 🙂
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Tiffany
September 7, 2011 at 5:53 PMSo elegant! And a great way to use the last of the season’s strawberries!
vainney/sweet life
September 7, 2011 at 9:40 PMstunning sweet treat !! love the pics!! a great way to end the summer!
Vijitha
September 8, 2011 at 11:30 AMPerfect mousse to bid farewell to summer. Enjoy as such berries as you can.
Kimberley
September 8, 2011 at 1:25 PMSounds just like my trip. 🙂 Hope it was grand – sorry for not responding with things to do at night, but since we camped when there I didn’t really have any suggestions. 🙂
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
September 8, 2011 at 3:19 PMThat seriously got me running for a mousse. I love mousse’s velvety and greek yogurty like texture. So creamy and decadent 🙂
Baker Street
September 9, 2011 at 11:40 AMPretty in pink! Lovely clicks K! Hope you’ll be back with tons of pictures for us.
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen
September 9, 2011 at 11:57 AMI hope you had a lovely time on your trip. You’re right summer has just flown by hasn’t it? I’m not quite ready to let it go so soon!
Eating Deliciously
September 9, 2011 at 1:03 PMLight and refreshing. Your presentation in the wine glasses and ramekins are beautiful!
Roxana GreenGirl
September 9, 2011 at 1:39 PMi have been eating a lot of berries this summer also, but your mousse is sure making me hungry! Looks amazing Kankana!!!
Anita Menon
September 9, 2011 at 9:39 PMSuch a fab color! The photos are dream like Kankana..
Alpana
September 12, 2011 at 1:34 PMLooks so refreshing & with the awesome pics feel like grabbing a glass from the screen.
Thanks for sharing.
Shabs
September 14, 2011 at 9:21 PMOh my !! The pics are lovely and the dessert looks gorgeous , I have to make this one coz I LOVE strawberries .
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March 15, 2012 at 2:00 AMThis is a beautiful dessert – your recipes are all fantastic 🙂
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