This fresh raspberry mousse is a light and flavorful dessert you can enjoy anytime. My homemade raspberry mousse recipe is full of fresh raspberries to keep this dessert fresh and fruity!
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Homemade Raspberry Mousse
When trying to come up with a dessert recipe that my family will love, I knew I wanted to create something different than my usual chocolate-laden dessert. Something I don't make very often....a fruity dessert recipe full of flavor.
A quick trip to the grocery store and I saw so many fresh raspberries. What would we do if these raspberries were not available all year round? We are definitely lucky here in the U.S.
What are some of your favorite fresh raspberry recipes? I also love this Gluten Free Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake or this fun Raspberry French Macarons recipe.
Ingredient notes:
- Raspberries - You can use fresh or frozen raspberries.
- Heavy cream - Do not use half and half.
- Gelatin - You can buy gelatin or a vegan version. Both will work in this recipe.
Recipe step by step directions:
Step 1: In a small saucepan, add cold water. Mix in gelatin and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
Step 2: Stir in the boiling water, vanilla bean seeds (or vanilla extract), sugar, lemon juice, and raspberries. Bring to boil on medium heat. Turn down the heat to low and boil for 5 minutes.
NOTE: I used 1 ¼ cups of fresh raspberries and but it didn't make my dessert quite as pink as I had hoped. Feel free to add a few drops of beet juice or food coloring if you would like a more vibrant color to this dessert. You can even use different fresh fruit like strawberries or blackberries!
Step 3: Pour mixture into a Vitamix or food processor and blend until smooth. Note this is good for eliminating texture from the raspberry seeds. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
Step 4: In a large bowl, add whipping cream and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
Step 5: Fold in the raspberry mixture and allow to cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Step 6: Add the cold mousse to a piping bag and pipe it into glasses. Serve cold with some fresh raspberries as a garnish. This mousse also makes a great layer for a cake.
Creamy and delicious, you will want to make this recipe over and over again! If you love raspberries as much as we do, don't forget to check out all of my delicious gluten free raspberry recipes. Here is a link to ALL of my mousse and pudding recipes.
Tips and Recipe FAQ:
You can definitely use frozen raspberries to make this mousse recipe. If you use frozen fruit, make sure to defrost the raspberries and drain some of the extra liquid so the mousse doesn't turn out too runny.
Yes! Feel free to experiment with other fruits! Here are a few ideas of fruits to use in this mousse recipe: strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries (if you use blackberries, be sure to strain out the seeds!!)
A wine glass or fancy glass, ramekins, small bowls, or you can add it to a graham cracker crust to make a raspberry mousse pie!
Here are two of my favorite pie crust recipes for this: No-Bake Gluten Free Crust or Gluten Free Graham Cracker Crust
This mousse will keep for up to 4 days in an air-tight container or up to 4 months in the freezer.
Reader adaptations:
More Homemade Mousse Recipes to Try:
- White Chocolate Mocha Mousse (Starbuck's Copycat flavor!)
- Pumpkin Mousse
- Kabocha Squash Mousse
I needed the mousse for a cake filling, I increased the gelatin to 3 tsp, and reduced the heavy cream 1 ⅔ cup. I also lined a cake pan with plastic wrap and froze the mousse layer before assembling the cake. It held perfectly!"
Tiffany C.
Recipe
Raspberry Mousse
Ingredients
- ¼ cup cold water
- ½ cup boiling water
- 2 teaspoons gelatin * see note
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup organic sugar
- 1 ¼ cup fresh raspberries
- 2 cups heavy cream * see note
- 1 vanilla bean sliced and seeds removed
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, add cold water.
- Mix in gelatin and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir in boiling water, vanilla bean, sugar, lemon juice, and raspberries.
- Bring to boil on medium heat.
- Turn down the heat to low and boil for 5 minutes.
- Pour mixture into a Vitamix or food processor and blend until smooth.
- (This reduces the raspberry seeds.)
- Allow to cool 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, add whipping cream and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in the raspberry mixture and allow to cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Notes
- I do not recommend using Half and Half. Be sure you are using heavy whipping cream
- You can use vanilla extract if you can't find vanilla beans.
- Feel free to use regular gelatin or a vegan substitute.
- This mousse will keep for up to 4 days in an air-tight container or up to 4 months in the freezer.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
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JJ
Can this mousse be used to make a chocolate cake raspberry mousse mirror glaze cake?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi JJ. One reader has used it as a filling in a cake (see the bottom of the post for her photo).
Timmi
Hello! I made this just this evening. Fabulous! The only adjustment I made was I used an artificial sweetener as I’m trying to reduce my sugar consumption. It worked! Thank you.
Timmi
Sandi Gaertner
Wow, that is great to know. Which sweetener did you use?
Timmi
Hi Sandi,
Thank you for the reply. I used stevia granuals. It was just so great. I’d def make this one again. Maybe try another berry next time. Thanks again!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Timmi. I will have to give it a try.
Helen
Hi Sandi
Trying your mousse this evening.
How long do you think it would last in the fridge and still be good to eat please??
Thanks
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Helen, this mousse should keep 2 days in the refrigerator. Thank you!
Diane Pigeon
Hi there, this sounds lovely and plan to make it for Christmas. A question however, as I may not be able to find a vanilla pod, how much extract should I use. Lastly, if I do find a pod, do I remove it after the cooking process?
Thanks so much, can hardly wait for dessert time.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Diane, you can use 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract instead of a pod. In making this you actually want the itsy bitsy seeds inside, not the whole pod 🙂
Diane
Thanks so much, and Happy Holidays to you and yours
Sharon
Super yummy! Thank you for this recipe! First time I ever used a Vanilla Bean! This was super easy for me which is saying a lot since I’m so scared of the kitchen!!! I’m learning I’m learning!!
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad you liked it Sharon :-).
Laura Boegemann
I made the raspberry mousse for my daughters bridal shower ( it was pink) and it was a huge hit! the guests just loved it!! Thank you for this delicious recipe!
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad everyone liked it Laura, you made my day coming back to let me know :-).
Sahomy Gregory
Can I replace the gelatin with jello mix?
Sandi Gaertner
I have never done this so I am not sure how to advise on your question.