Peanut butter mousse is a delicious light and fluffy dessert. Full of sweet peanut butter flavor and only 3 simple ingredients!
This easy peanut butter mousse recipe made with creamy peanut butter, heavy whipping cream, and confectioners sugar comes together in just 2 minutes! Serve it after a hearty dinner of Mississippi pot roast or Italian dressing chicken.
Peanut Butter Mousse
Peanut Butter Mousse
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Why you’ll love this 3 ingredient peanut butter mousse recipe!
📌 Creamy sweet peanut butter deliciousness in just 2 minutes.
📌 Great on its own or as a topping or filling for other desserts.
📌 The perfect vehicle for all your favorite toppings and add-ins.
Peanut Butter Mousse Ingredients
- Heavy cream – Also called heavy whipping cream
- Sugar – Powdered sugar. Also called confectioners sugar or icing sugar.
- Peanut butter – Creamy peanut butter.
How do make peanut butter mousse? (step-by-step directions)
⭐ First, sift the powdered sugar into the heavy cream.
⭐ Then, using an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream on high speed until stiff peaks form.
⭐ Next, add the peanut butter and mix on low until fully incorporated.
⭐ Finally, scoop into a piping bag with a large tip. Chill until ready to serve.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card toward the bottom of this article for ingredient measurements and detailed cooking instructions.
Preparation
Can you make peanut butter mousse ahead of time?
You can prepare this recipe a day in advance. Store in the refrigerator in a covered bowl, tupperware, or sealed piping bag until you’re ready to use or serve.
Can I substitute the cream for milk?
Do not substitute the cream for milk in this peanut butter mousse recipe . If you use milk instead, you will end up with a runny mess. Which is delicious, but not the goal here.
Do I need an electric mixer to prepare this?
You will need an electric mixer or immersion blender to whip enough air into the cream in time for it to set properly with the pudding mix and achieve the right consistency.
Storage and leftovers
How long does chocolate mousse last?
Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Any longer than that and they texture will be less appetizing.
Can you freeze chocolate mousse?
We do not suggest freezing this recipe. It is best eaten soon after preparation.
Frequently asked questions
What is peanut butter mousse
It’s a sweet peanut butter flavored dessert, similar to a pudding but lighter as it has been whipped to incorporate air. It is delicious eaten on its own, or try it as a filling or topping in other recipes.
The flavor is reminiscent of peanut butter balls or the inside of a reese’s peanut butter cup.
What do you do with 3 ingredient peanut butter mousse?
You can do the obvious with your mousse and eat it with a spoon, but we also love to use this quick mousse as a filling between cake layers.
It holds up beautifully and gives a decadence to the cake that you won’t get with regular icing. Try it in our chocolate overload cake!
How do you eat peanut butter mousse?
I like to pipe the mousse into small bowls. This recipe could also be used as a cupcake topping or cake filling! Our favorite piping tip (and the one we used for the mousse pictured here) is the 1m star tip.
You can also use a large ziploc bag and snip off the tip if you don’t have an icing piping bag. (Or just spoon it into bowls!).
Tips and tricks
✅ Fold in your favorite add-ins like crushed oreos, mini chocolate chips, chopped peanuts, or smashed pretzels.
✅ Double the batch and use it to frost your Texas sheet cake.
✅ Chill before piping for a stiffer mousse or pipe immediately for a softer finish.
What to enjoy with peanut butter mousse (serving suggestions)
Use it as a topping or filling for our classic chocolate cake, on some chocolate mug cake, or on these mocha cupcakes.
You can also dig in as-is (my favorite way!) after a yummy meal of slow cooker pork and sauerkraut or our tuna casserole recipe!
More delicious peanut butter recipes
- Peanut butter chocolate buckeyes
- Peanut butter banana bread
- Peanut butter pie
- Easy peanut butter fudge
- See all our peanut butter recipes!
Other easy mousse recipes to enjoy
Tools we love
- Electric mixer – I love love love love love (x’s 100) my stand mixer. Really and truly. But my daily work horse is this handheld electric mixer. It even comes in allll the colors. Which, yay!
- Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls, Set of 6 – Just the handiest dandiest set of mixing bowls you’ll ever own.
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How to Make Peanut Butter Mousse
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- Optional toppings/mix ins: Shaved chocolate, chopped peanuts, chopped peanut butter cups, crushed oreos, crushed pretzels, mini chocolate chips, mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Sift the powdered sugar into the heavy cream.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Add the peanut butter and mix on low until fully incorporated.
- Spoon into a piping bag and chill until ready to serve.
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Peanut Butter Mousse
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Julia says
My sweet tooth has become a problem, and this recipe isnt helping things! Wow so freaking good and super easy to make! Thanks for posting!
Abby says
Put this on my chocolate cake and holy moly amazing! Took my cake to a whole new level. Going to do this every time. So good!
Andie says
I love finding simple recipes I can throw together when I have a sweet craving, and this was soooo good! I will definitely be whipping this one up again.
Michelle says
I really want to make this! What type of peanut butter should be used? Will a natural peanut butter work, or would something like Jif work better? thank you