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Light Creamy French Vanilla Mousse

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This light and fluffy French Vanilla Mousse is the easiest mousse recipe you can make. Delicious with a light, sweet flavor, you will want to make this over and over again!

All you need are just a few ingredients and you are on your way to making this easy vanilla mousse recipe!

French Vanilla Mousse in martini glasses. The mousse has turquoise sprinkles.

French Vanilla Flavors

If you love mousse, this easy French Vanilla Mousse will be fun to make. To me, French vanilla has a much more intense vanilla flavor that is hard to beat. I did use a vanilla bean in this recipe. You just need to scrape the seeds and add them into the whipped cream. You can also use vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract.

I have to admit, I almost feel guilty sharing this mousse recipe with you. This creamy mousse is so easy to make, it only has 3 simple ingredients. You may consider pinning this recipe now so you don’t lose track of where you saw it :-).

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We hope you love this easy 3 ingredients French vanilla mousse too!!

The top view of French Vanilla Mousse in martini glasses. Spoons are next to the glasses

Making a mousse is not hard to make. Let me show you how easy this mousse is to make for dessert.

How to make the vanilla mousse:

A mixer whipping cream in a bowl

Whip the whipping cream until stiff peaks are formed.

Fun Mousse Topping Ideas:

Top this mousse any way you like or don’t. You can dress this easy vanilla dessert any way you like!

  • Caramel sauce
  • Chocolate sauce
  • Sprinkles
  • Or, just enjoy it plain as our family did!

Put in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to chill. Pipe into glassware, a bowl, a mug, or any fun single serve dish.

How do you thicken mousse without gelatin?

For this recipe, I  didn’t want to use gelatin.  The best way to thicken mousse without gelatin is to make sure your whipped cream forms stiff peaks when you whip it.

How long do you refrigerate mousse?

I recommend you refrigerate this mousse for at least two hours. You can put it into the freezer for 45 minutes to one hour if you would like it to chill faster.

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Tools You Need To Make This Recipe:

  1. Electric mixer. This is what whips up this French vanilla creamer into your whipped cream.
Light and Easy French Vanilla Mousse

Light and Easy French Vanilla Mousse

Yield: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Easy French vanilla mousse recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 vanilla bean (scraped so you get the seeds only)
  • 3 tablespoons cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Pour the whipping cream into a bowl. Use an electric mixer on high speed to beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla beans. Mix on low speed for 10 seconds to blend.
  3. Put into a container and chill for 2 hours.
  4. Enjoy!

Notes

(*if you don't have a vanilla bean, use 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 339 Total Fat: 32g Saturated Fat: 21g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 101mg Sodium: 24mg Carbohydrates: 12g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 12g Protein: 3g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Gluten Free Dessert Recipes

 

 

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  1. Marie

    Hi Sandi, I’m a beginner with a couple of questions, in the ingredients there is no gelatin mentioned but in the comments there is a question about adding it and you say to sprinkle it into the cream so if so how much gelatin? What is a creamer? Also in the ingredients it says 3 tablespoons cups of icing sugar so which one is it?
    Thankyou for posting, I’d to love to try it.

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  2. Danielle

    I love how simple these are. They would be great for serving up at a dinner party. Vanilla makes a nice change from a heavy chocolate dessert.

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  3. Adrianne

    Interesting! I haven’t come across a vanilla mousse before, I have mainly seen chocolate ones! I love how simple the recipes sounds but how good it looks. I am going to try it.

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      Hi Carla, thank you so much for your question. I sprinkled the gelatin into the whipped cream as I was whipping it. I hope this helps. Sandi

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  17. Christina | Christina's Cucina

    I cannot tell you how happy I am to see real whipped cream in your recipe instead of that faux stuff! It makes SUCH a difference in the outcome of the recipe (with the flavor)! Looks light and lovely!

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  18. Cynthai

    This dessert is so pretty, I would have never guessed that you used a coffee creamer. At times I feel like the simple dishes are the best. I would be proud to serve this at a any dinner.

    Reply

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