Sweet and airy mousse served in cups. These glasses with white chocolate and strawberry mousse are a great dessert. First, I filled the glasses half with a fruity strawberry mousse. Then they're topped with creamy, rich white chocolate mousse, and finally, add a strawberry glaze! This is a delicate and elegant dessert and a crowd pleaser!
White Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse
I combined a delicious strawberry and white chocolate mousse in a glass. And topped that elegant dessert with strawberry glaze.
And I love a sweet dessert which everyone can eat. So I made it without raw eggs but with whipped cream and mascarpone. And to give it a great look - I made a strawberry jelly mirror. Like I did with the white chocolate cheesecake with cookies and forest fruits. I thought that was so beautiful.
This strawberry dessert can be made a day in advance. And so I could serve it immediately after dinner. And it tasted so delicious! It was such a winner, and therefore I'm certainly going to prepare this more often!
This recipe is adapted from Piens Kitchen (a Dutch blog).
What do you need for Strawberry and White Chocolate Mousse?
To prepare these White chocolate and strawberry mousse cups, you need the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:
- Strawberry Sauce - A sweet dessert sauce. Use it for the strawberry mousse and glaze. You can make it yourself. I've got a great recipe for a homemade strawberry sauce. When used, make sure to purée the sauce and sieve it, or buy sauce in the supermarket.
- Gelatin - You can buy it as sheets or as gelatin powder. Start by softening the gelatin in the water, And then you've got to dissolve it in a hot liquid. It doesn't matter for the result which sort of gelatin you use.
- Lemon juice - to give a fruity flavor to the strawberry. Mousse
- Cream - Use heavy cream, which you can whip. This makes the mousse airy.
- Mascarpone - a soft and rich cheese that makes the mousse very creamy.
- White chocolate - This is used for the white chocolate mousse. It's sweet and buttery. Use a good quality, hence it contains too much fat.
- Vanilla extract - gives a touch of vanilla flavor to the white chocolate mousse.
How do you prepare strawberry white chocolate mousse cups?
You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.
- Soak the gelatin. Heat the strawberry sauce until hot. Turn off the heat and add the gelatin and lemon juice. Whisk until the gelatin is dissolved. Allow cooling for 10 minutes.
- Mix the cream, mascarpone, and sugar until yogurt thickness. Add the cooled strawberry jelly.
- Mix everything. Fill cups about half with the strawberry mousse. Let stiffen for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Melt the white chocolate au bain-Marie. Let the chocolate melt until it's lukewarm.
- Mix cream, mascarpone, and vanilla extract until it's got the thickness of yogurt. Add the cooled chocolate and whisk through the cream mixture.
- Whisk and divide the white chocolate mousse on top of the strawberry mousse. Let it stiffen for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Heat the strawberry sauce and turn off the heat. Add the soaked and squeezed gelatin to the sauce. Let it cool for 15 minutes.
- Pour the sauce gently on the mousse and return it to the refrigerator. Let it stiffen for at least 2 hours.
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📖 Recipe
Equipment
- Au bain Marie pot or a pan topped with a heat proof bowl
Ingredients
Strawberry mousse
- 2½ teaspoon gelatin powder (7.5 grams, 3 sheets)
- 1 cup strawberry sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 cup cream
- ⅓ cup mascarpone
White chocolate mousse
- 10 oz. white chocolate
- 2 cups cream
- ⅓ cup mascarpone
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Strawberry jelly
- 1 teaspoon gelatin (2.5 gram, 1 sheet)
- ½ cup strawberry sauce
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Strawberry mousse
- Soak the gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes so that it becomes soft.* see tips below2½ teaspoon gelatin powder
- Heat the strawberry sauce in a pan (if there are seeds, you can first sift it to make it even better) and turn off the heat.1 cup strawberry sauce
- Stir in the gelatin and lemon juice and whisk until the gelatin is dissolved.1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Allow cooling for 10 minutes.
- In a second bowl, mix the heavy cream, mascarpone and sugar to yogurt thickness.1 cup cream, ⅓ cup mascarpone, ⅓ cup sugar
- Add the cooled strawberry sauce to the cream mixture and mix well with a spatula.
- Divide the mousse over the glasses or dishes and let it set in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
White chocolate mousse
- Hang a heatproof bowl over boiling water. The bottom of the bowl must not be touching the water.
- Break the white chocolate into small pieces and let it melt in the bowl.10 oz. white chocolate
- In the meantime, put the cream, mascarpone, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Beat until it has the thickness of yogurt.2 cups cream, ⅓ cup mascarpone, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Let the white chocolate cool until lukewarm and add to the cream mixture.
- Mix everything well with a spatula.
- Remove the strawberry mousse from the refrigerator. Divide the white chocolate mousse over the glasses.
- Put the mousse back in the refrigerator and let it set for at least 2 hours.
Strawberry jelly
- Soak the gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes to become soft.1 teaspoon gelatin
- Heat the strawberry sauce in a pan, and when it's hot, turn off the heat.½ cup strawberry sauce
- If the sauce contain seeds, then strain them out.
- Mix the gelatin into the sauce.
- Let stand for 10 minutes until the sauce has cooled.
- Remove the mousse from the cooling and pour the jelly over the mousse.
- Put everything back in the refrigerator and let it set for at least 2 hours.
Notes
- Refrigerator - Cover with foil and store in the fridge. Eat within two days.
- Freeze - Yes, you can freeze white chocolate and strawberry mousse. Cover it and put it in a container. Store it for up to one month. And then you have two choices. Eat it while frozen (and you've got strawberry and white chocolate mousse ice cream, which is so delicious). Or let it thaw in the refrigerator. In the last case, the structure of the mousses will be slightly different (it becomes a bit grainy). Don't refreeze it.
Sue says
White chocolate and strawberry make such a great combination. And it looks so pretty and festive in the glass. Perfect for so many occasions!
Alexandra says
Such an elegant dessert - so beautiful, and a lovely flavour combination!
Emily says
I can’t decide which flavor was better but they were AMAZING together!!
Chef Dennis says
This Strawberry and white chocolate mousse is making me drool right now!
Marina says
So delicious and creamy my family loved the white chocolate mousse with strawberries
Mama Maggie's Kitchen says
It looks delicious. I wish this were in front of me right now.
Andréa says
Thank you Sue. White chocolate and strawberries are indeed such a perfect combination. And this is such an elegant dessert. I love to serve it at a dinner party. It's always a winner.
Andréa says
Thank you Alexandra, I completely agree with you!
Andréa says
Thank. you Emily. It's one of my favorite desserts!
Andréa says
I can imagine that. It's such a great combination. Thank you!
Andréa says
Thank you Marina, My family always asks when I'm going to prepare this again.
Andréa says
Me too 😉 Thank you!
Stephanie says
So very delicious and a beautiful presentation!
Andréa says
Thank you Stephanie!