Best Vanilla Mousse Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE VANILLA CHEESECAKE MOUSSE (COSTCO COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, melt white chocolate in microwave (heat for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until completely melted smooth).
• In a medium bowl beat heavy cream until it holds soft peaks.
• In a medium bowl, beat pudding into milk for 2 minutes.
• In a large bowl beat together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until creamy smooth. Beat in the melted white chocolate.
• Stir the pudding into the cream cheese mixture. Stir in 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture to lighten. Then fold in another 1/3 of the whipped cream and then fold in the remaining 1/3.
• Chill 15 minutes and use as a filling for a cake.

PHILADELPHIA VANILLA MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely in pan.
• Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP; spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake.

VANILLA BEAN BUTTERCREAM, VANILLA BEAN WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE AND VANILLA SYRUP FOR WEDDING CAKE

Steps:

• For the buttercream: Combine the sugar and egg whites in a double boiler and heat to 120 degrees F.
• Transfer the egg white mixture to a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Add the lemon juice and salt and beat on high speed until completely cooled, about 15 minutes. Add the butter piece by piece and whip until light fluffy, about 10 minutes. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a round tip and reserve the rest.
• For the vanilla bean white chocolate mousse: Whip the egg yolks on high speed in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until light and foamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Heat the sugar, vanilla bean paste and water to 120 degrees C in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add the sugar syrup to the whipping yolks and beat until cool, about 15 minutes. Once cooled, fold in the whipped cream.
• Melt the white chocolate over a double boiler until 110 degrees F., about 10 minutes. Add the melted chocolate to the egg and cream mixture and fold to combine. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a round tip and reserve the rest.
• For the vanilla syrup: Combine the vanilla bean paste, sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar is dissolved. Cool completely.
• To assemble the cake: Split the cake rounds in half to make 4 layers. Brush the top of each with 3 tablespoons of the vanilla syrup. Place 1 round on desired platter and pipe the buttercream around the top edge of the cake to create a dam. Fill the dam with a layer of the white chocolate mousse. Top with a second cake round and repeat piping and filling with the remaining layers, leaving the top undecorated. Place the stack in the freezer until firm, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove from the freezer and lightly frost the whole cake with some of the buttercream. Place the cake back in the freezer to firm up, another 30 minutes to 1 hour. Frost and decorate the cake as desired with the remaining buttercream and mousse.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.)
• Mix 1/2 cup water with the cream in a liquid measuring cup or bowl. Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and the centers spring back when pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

VANILLA WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup cream and sugar; cook over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Immediately remove from heat. Stir in chocolate until smooth., Split vanilla beans lengthwise. Using the tip of a sharp knife, scrape seeds from the center into chocolate mixture; stir. Transfer to a large bowl; cool 10 minutes., In a small bowl, beat remaining 1 cup cream until soft peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture. Spoon into four dessert dishes. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving. If desired, sprinkle with almonds.

QUICK FRENCH VANILLA MOUSSE

Steps:

• Beat first 3 ingredients in medium bowl with whisk 2 min.
• Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

FRENCH VANILLA COFFEE MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup cream and coffee. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, combine chocolates. Through a fine-mesh strainer, strain cream mixture over chocolates; stir until chocolates are melted.
• In a medium bowl, beat remaining 2 cups cream and vanilla at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream mixture into chocolate mixture. Cover and chill. Chilling can take up to 4 hours.

VANILLA MOUSSE MERINGUES AND FRESH BERRIES

Steps:

• 1. Line a large colander with several layers of cheesecloth.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix the yogurt with the sugar.
• 3. In a separate bowl, beat the cream and the vanilla essence until stiff. Fold the cream into the yogurt.
• 4. In a large bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry. With a spatula, carefully fold in the yogurt mixture and the orange rind.
• 5. Transfer the mousse mixture to the prepared colander and place over a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to drain for at least 4 hours.
• 6. When ready to serve, place one meringue on each of the 10 dessert plates. Top with some mousse and a few berries. Top each with a second meringue.
• 7. Drizzle some strawberry coulis around each meringue and garnish with a few berries and a sprig of mint.

CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE MOUSSE LAYER CAKE WITH VANILLA BEAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. For the cake: Put the eggs and 1 cup of the sugar in a large mixing bowl and, with an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk, beat on medium-high speed until the mixture is pale yellow, thick and has tripled in volume, about 8 minutes. Sift the cocoa, flour and baking powder together in another large mixing bowl. Add the egg mixture and fold to mix thoroughly. Grease 2 (9 by 2-inch) round cake pans with the butter. Sprinkle each with a tablespoon of the remaining sugar. Pour the cake batter evenly into the pans and bake until the cake springs back when touched, about 25 minutes. Let cool for about 2 minutes. Using a thin knife, loosen the edges of the cakes and flip onto a wire rack. Let cool completely. Sift together the confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder into a medium-size bowl. Add the butter and mix with an electric mixer until incorporated. Add the vanilla and boiling water and mix until smooth. Let cool. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cream and the chocolate. On medium speed. Whip until stiff peaks form, set aside.
• To assemble the cake: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place a wire rack over it. Using a serrated knife, cut each cake in half horizontally. Brush the tops of three of the layers with 1/4 cup of the simple syrup. Place the bottom layer on a 9-inch round of cardboard and set it on the wire rack. Spread 3/4 cup of the mousse evenly on top of the cake. Top with a second layer of cake. Spread another 3/4 cup of the mousse over the top of the cake. Repeat the same process with the third layer. Top with the fourth layer. If necessary, shave off any uneven pieces of the cake with a serrated knife so that it is smooth and even on all sides. Chill for 2 hours. Spread the frosting evenly over the sides and top of the cake. Refrigerate until the frosting sets. Place the chocolate curls on top of the cake. Slice and serve with the ice cream.

VANILLA MARSHMALLOW FLUFF MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the fluff with 1/4 cup of whipping cream and the vanilla.
• In another bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat the remaining 3/4 cup of cream until thick but not stiff. Fold into the fluff mixture.
• Freeze until firm, without stirring and serve.

ORANGE 'N VANILLA MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• In blender, sprinkle gelatine over cold water; let stand 1 minute.
• Add hot cream and process at low speed until gelatine is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Add cream cheese, orange juice concentrate, sugar and vanilla; process at high speed until blended.
• Chill blender container until mixture is slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Pour into prepared crust; chill until firm.

VANILLA CHEESECAKE WITH CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F; spray a 9 inch springform pan with nonstick baking spray. Line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper and spray the paper with the nonstick baking spray. Put 12 of the Oreo cookies into a resealable plastic bag, crush them and spread them out over the parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, beat the plain cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs until smooth; about 5 minutes on high speed. Spread mixture evenly over the cookies and bake for 35-40 minutes; cool cake on counter for a half hour, then for two hours in the refrigerator.
• While cake is cooling, set milk chocolate cream cheese containers on the counter to soften. Once cake is cooled, remove from refrigerator. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, about 1 minute on high. Fold in the whipped topping until well incorporated and a uniform chocolate coloring. Spread over the cake in pan; place back in refrigerator for one hour to set. When ready to serve, use a sharp knife to help release cake sides from pan before opening springform. Place unwrapped kisses evenly around cake; place remaining two Oreo cookies in center.
• Note: Prep Time here says 4 hours, but that includes the waiting time while the cake is cooling and the topping setting in the refrigerator.

VANILLA MOUSSE WITH MARSHMALLOW SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. VANILLA MOUSSE: whip the cream to stiff peaks, sprinkle the sugar slowly as you continue whipping, add the vanilla and finish whipping -- then freeze
• 2. Mom gives no directions on how to freeze it. I have thought it would do nicely in a prepared pie crust (any kind), or in individual cupcake liners in a muffin pan, or it could be piped onto parchment paper and frozen in shapes. It could also be put in a bowl, and dipped out like ice cream later. Alternative: since this is basically just frozen whipped cream, you could buy a pkg of frozen whipped topping, too -- Your choice.
• 3. MARSHMALLOW SAUCE: Put the unbeaten egg white, water and sugar in a double boiler and cook over boiling water for 5 minutes BEATING CONSTANTLY with hand mixer.
• 4. Remove from fire, add the vanilla and marshmallows (cut fine) and continue beating until it makes a smooth sauce.
• 5. There are no directions as to whether to use it hot, warm or cold... but I would think it would be nice used like "hot white fudge" sauce on the mousse.
• 6. NOTE: The original recipe calls for 12 of the large marshmallows cut fine, but I figured it would be easier with the mini marshmallows (or even marshmallow creme). It says to cut them fine... so I don't know if it will be a problem to simply use the minies "as is" or if you will need to chop them smaller to make them melt better.
• 7. NOTE: I thought it was interesting that it said "remove from fire" -- this may be a very old recipe because we would have said remove from burner or stove. Just thinking.

MELISSA'S PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH VANILLA MOUSSE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For Crust: Chop pecans finely, no large chunks. In medium mixing bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar & cinnamon, mix in mixer until well blended. Add melted butter. Press down flat into 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• For Filling: Beat 3 pkgs cream cheese until smooth; add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, 1 1/2 cup sugar & the spices. Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined.
• Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place in oven to bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cool.
• For Mousse: Beat 1 pkg cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, & 1 tsp vanilla extract with mixer in large bowl, until well blended. Whisk in cool whip; spread over cheesecake.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake. No garnish needed.
• *Other variations:
• If you like more mousse: By all means: Double it. The photos posted show a doubled mousse recipe.
• If you like a crispier crust on the bottom: add 1/2 cup more pecans, leaving the rest of the crust ingredients the same.
• *Always use a springform pan.
• *Always put parchment paper on the bottom, makes for easy clean up, and easy movement of the cheesecake after the cheesecake has set.
• *To keep it moist: Put parchment or wax paper on top of the mousse and then wrap it in plastic wrap.
• *To freeze it: Put Cheesecake on a board, wax paper on top of mousse, wrap the cheesecake and board several times with plastic wrap, making sure that there are no gaps in the wrap and that all sides are WELL SEALED. Can freeze cheesecake up to 3 months.
• *To thaw after freezing, set in fridge overnight to thaw, and ready to go.

PHILADELPHIA VANILLA BEAN MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla extract in large bowl with mixer until blended. Use sharp knife to gently split vanilla bean pod lengthwise in half; scrape seeds into cheesecake batter. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely in pan.
• Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract with mixer in large bowl until blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP; spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake.

PHILADELPHIA VANILLA MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 325ºF. MIX wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. BEAT 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust. BAKE 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely in pan. BEAT remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP; spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake.

VANILLA MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix wafers and butter and press into a 9 inch springform pan.
• Beat 3 packages cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla with mixer until combined. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife around pan and cool completely.
• Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Whisk in cool whip. Spread over cooled cheesecake.
• Refrigerate 4 hours.

VANILLA MOUSSE

Steps:

• Divided grahams evenly among 8 individual dessert dishes; set aside.
• Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add condensed milk, beating until well blended after each addition. Add vanilla; mix well. Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spoon evenly into prepared dessert dishes; sprinkle with cereal. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store leftover desserts in refrigerator.

ORANGE VANILLA MOUSSE

Steps:

• Dissolve one package (4 servings) orange Jello in 3/4 cup boiling water. Combine 1/2 cup cold water and ice cubes to make 1 1/4 cups. Add to gelatin and stir until slightly thickened; remove any unmelted ice. Blend in 1 teaspoon orange rind, 1/2 cup cottage cheese (seived), 1/2 cup thawed Cool-Whip topping, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spoon into dessert glasses. Makes 5 servings. Chill. (Add more Cool Whip instead of cottage cheese, and it's smoother.)

VANILLA WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup cream and sugar; cook over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Immediately remove from heat. Stir in chocolate until smooth.
• Split vanilla beans lengthwise. Using the tip of a sharp knife, scrape seeds from the center into chocolate mixture; stir. Transfer to a large bowl; cool 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat remaining cream until soft peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture. Spoon into four dessert dishes. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving. If desired, sprinkle with almonds.

FROZEN VANILLA MOUSSE (SCHIUMONE)

Steps:

• Line six 3-inch muffin or custard cups with paper cupcake liners.
• In the top of a double boiler or a stainless steel mixing bowl set over a pot of simmering water (do not let the water touch the bottom of the bowl), whisk together the egg whites and sugar. Continue to whisk gently until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is warm to the touch (test it with a clean finger). Remove from the heat and, with an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the mixture until white and fluffy and completely cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cream and vanilla and, with the same beaters, whip until soft peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the beaten egg whites until completely incorporated, then fold in the almonds. Spoon the schiumone into the prepared cups and freeze for at least 3 hours.