Lemon Mousse Recipe – Easy no bake 4 ingredient cream cheese desserts – quick & cheap light fresh cheesecake flavored dessert idea – with the video.

Lemon Mousse Recipe

This easy lemon mousse recipe tastes like a sweet cheesecake, yet takes very little effort to prepare and needs only 4 simple ingredients. (And requires no baking!) Best of all, it always receives rave reviews from all who sample the bright lemon flavor and savor the fluffy texture.

This is such a budget friendly dessert to prepare, especially if you have a lemon tree, know someone who has a fresh fruit tree or if you can find fresh lemons on sale at grocery stores.

You can use a half or whole lemon in the mousse, it’s up to you how much to use in your dessert. Balance the lemon/sweetness in the lemon mixture to your tastes.

We like ours with a strong lemon flavor, so I tend to use the zest and juice from a whole lemon and 2 tablespoons of sugar. I’d suggest adding 2 to 4 tablespoons of sugar, have a taste and then add more to taste.

If you’d like the perfect lemon mousse to be sugar free, for any reason, you can use stevia or your sweetener of choice instead of sugar.

Use whatever cream you like in the fluffy lemon mousse, as long as you’re able to whip the ingredient into thickened whipped cream. That may be called heavy cream, double cream or whipping cream, depending where you’re from.

You can enjoy the no bake dessert as is, or create a fancy dessert that’s topped with chopped nuts, crushed biscuits such as graham crackers or shortbread cookies, mint leaves or fresh berries such as fresh raspberries for more of an authentic cheesecake dessert experience.

Lemon Cheesecake Mousse Recipe

• 1 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/2 Cup Cream Cheese, softened
• 2-4 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/2 to 1 Lemon

1. Pour the cream into a large bowl.
2. Using electric beaters or an electric mixer on high speed, whisk the cream until thickened to stiff peaks.
3. Add in the cream cheese and sugar and whisk until fully incorporated and forms soft peaks.
4. Grate over the lemon zest and squeeze out the fresh lemon juice over a sieve to catch any pips.
5. Whisk in the lemon, taste the mousse and add more sugar to taste.
6. Move the sweet treat to a serving bowl or individual serving dishes covered with plastic wrap, then place into the fridge for a few hours to thicken and enjoy the delicious dessert within a couple of days.

Fresh Lemon Mousse Video Tutorial

Here’s the video where you can watch the delicious lemon mousse being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.

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Yield: 4

Lemon Mousse Recipe

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Lemon Mousse Recipe - Easy no bake 4 ingredient cream cheese desserts - quick & cheap light fresh cheesecake flavored dessert idea - with the vide

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/2 Cup Cream Cheese, softened
• 2-4 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/2 to 1 Lemon

Instructions

1. Pour the cream into a large bowl.
2. Using electric beaters or an electric mixer on high speed, whisk the cream until thickened to stiff peaks.
3. Add in the cream cheese and sugar and whisk until fully incorporated and forms soft peaks.
4. Grate over the lemon zest and squeeze out the fresh lemon juice over a sieve to catch any pips.
5. Whisk in the lemon, taste the mousse and add more sugar to taste.
6. Move the sweet treat to a serving bowl or individual serving dishes covered with plastic wrap, then place into the fridge for a few hours to thicken and enjoy the delicious dessert within a couple of days.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 93

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