Peanut Butter Cool Whip Mousse (Printable)
A creamy, fluffy mousse blending peanut butter and Cool Whip. Ready in 10 minutes, this light dessert is perfect for quick cravings and easy entertaining.
# What you need:
→ Mousse Base
01 - 1 cup creamy peanut butter
02 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
03 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
04 - 1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip, thawed
→ Optional Topping
05 - 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
06 - 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
# Directions:
01 - In a medium bowl, beat the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth and well combined.
02 - Gently fold in the Cool Whip until no streaks remain, taking care not to deflate the mixture.
03 - Spoon the mousse into serving dishes or glasses.
04 - Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to chill and set the mousse.
05 - Before serving, top with chopped peanuts and mini chocolate chips, if desired.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It comes together in literally ten minutes with zero cooking involved
- The texture is impossibly light despite how rich and peanut buttery it tastes
02 -
- Overmixing when you fold in the Cool Whip is the number one way to ruin the texture, so slow down and treat it gently
- Thawed Cool Whip is crucial because frozen chunks will break up into icy bits that never fully smooth out
03 -
- Room temperature ingredients blend more smoothly, so pull the peanut butter out ten minutes early
- A rubber spatula works better than a metal one for folding because it grabs everything from the edges of the bowl