Peanut Butter Mousse

You’ll go nuts for this light and creamy Peanut Butter Mousse! It’s a silky smooth velvety dessert for two you can make for special occasions such as date night and anniversaries. No gelatin, eggs, or cream cheese required!

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge fan peanut butter desserts.

Peanut butter ice cream, small batch peanut butter cookies, peanut butter blondies, no bake peanut butter pie, peanut butter cheesecake.

Now it’s time to add this Peanut Butter Mousse to the list!

It’s the cousin to my homemade chocolate mousse with a silky smooth texture and plenty of nutty flavor in every bite.

Traditionally mousse is a classic dessert made by folding egg whites into your mixture for a light and airy texture.

However, I found a way to make a creamy, airy mousse without using eggs. No need to worry about raw eggs!

You also don’t need gelatin for it to set! In fact I used it as the filling for my no bake peanut butter tarts.

And if you’re a chocolate peanut butter fiend like me, top it with chocolate whipped cream to balance all the decadence and richness.

Or double up on the nuttiness and use peanut butter whipped cream instead.

You can also really lean into the chocolate peanut butter theme and add a layer of chocolate ganache on top.

Why You’ll Love This Peanut Butter Mousse Recipe

• Made without gelatin! – Some mousse recipes use gelatin to set up firmly. Here you use a more common ingredient so it doesn’t deflate.
• Made without eggs! – No stressing about eating raw egg.
• Makes two servings! – It makes the perfect amount to be a romantic dessert for two.
• Make it ahead of time! – You need a minimum of 4 hours for it to set up and chill, so you can make it up to 2 days ahead of time and focus on other things.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Mousse

To make the best peanut butter mousse recipe ever, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• Heavy cream: Adds richness due to the fat content and helps the mousse set up
• Peanut butter: Use processed peanut butter because natural peanut butter may be too oily.
• Powdered sugar: Sweetens the peanut butter and also helps set up firm
• Vanilla: Enhances the peanut butter flavor
• Salt: Brings out the flavors even more

How To Make Peanut Butter Mousse

Here’s how to make homemade peanut butter mousse:

1. Whip cream until stiff peaks form.
2. Beat together remaining cream, peanut butter, vanilla, and salt.
3. Fold whipped cream into peanut butter mixture.
4. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to firm up.

Leftover mousse can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.

How To Serve Peanut Butter Mousse

As mentioned in the intro, I garnished my mousse with chocolate whipped cream to balance all that decadence. You certainly don’t want your chocolate peanut butter dessert to be TOO heavy.

In addition to chocolate, here are some other whipped cream flavors you can use:

• Homemade Whipped Cream (Vanilla)
• Cream Cheese Whipped Cream
• Maple Whipped Cream
• Honey Whipped Cream

More Desserts For Two

If you enjoyed this classic peanut butter mousse recipe, here are more desserts for two:

• Lemon Mousse
• Tiramisu For Two
• Mini Lava Cakes
• Red Velvet Lava Cakes
• Brownies For Two