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in Recipes, Dessert Low carb chocolate peppermint cheesecake mousse
Ring in the holiday season with this low carb chocolate peppermint cheesecake mousse. It’s an easy sugar free dessert that’s ready in a snap, but it looks and tastes elegant enough to serve your guests.
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Ingredients
- 4 oz. (½ cup) 110 g (110 ml) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (1¼ oz.) 60 ml (32 g) powdered erythritol, divided
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ cup 60 ml warm water
- ¾ tsp ¾ tsp peppermint extract
- 1⁄3 cup 80 ml heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp ½ tsp vanilla extract
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- Place the cream cheese, two tablespoons of the sweetener, and the cocoa powder in a blender. Pour the warm water and peppermint extract over top and blend until smooth and creamy.
- In a large bowl, beat the whipping cream with the remaining sweetener and the vanilla extract until it holds stiff peaks. Remove a few tablespoons of the whipped cream for decorating.
- Fold the chocolate mixture into the remaining whipped cream until no streaks remain.
- Spoon the mousse into dessert cups and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Top with a dollop of the extra whipped cream before serving.
Carolyn's tips and tricks
Using a blender for the cream cheese really helps smooth it out and whip some air into the mixture, making it even lighter and fluffier. But you can use a bowl and some beaters and it will still be delicious. The water should be warm but not hot, as this helps the ingredients really meld together.
Be sure to use a powdered or liquid sweetener for the best results. Granular sweeteners will be too gritty. But powdered (also known as confectioner’s) erythritol, or liquid or powdered stevia would both work. Just be sure to measure more concentrated sweeteners appropriately. You can adjust the sweetener and the peppermint flavor to taste.
Yes, that should work. It may "settle" a little but the taste will still be excellent.
You can try coconut cream!
I am so glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for the tip!