Peanut Butter Cool Whip Mousse (Printable)

Light, fluffy mousse blending creamy peanut butter with Cool Whip. Ready in just 10 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Mousse Base

01 - 1 cup creamy peanut butter
02 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
03 - 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
04 - 1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip, thawed

→ Optional Topping

05 - 2 tbsp chopped roasted peanuts
06 - 2 tbsp mini chocolate chips

# How to Make It:

01 - In a medium bowl, beat the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth and well combined.
02 - Gently fold in the Cool Whip until no streaks remain, taking care not to deflate the mixture.
03 - Spoon the mousse into serving dishes or glasses.
04 - Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to chill and set the mousse.
05 - Before serving, top with chopped peanuts and mini chocolate chips, if desired.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • It comes together in literally ten minutes with zero cooking required
  • The texture is impossibly light while still delivering that rich peanut butter punch you crave
02 -
  • The first time I made this I overmixed the Cool Whip and ended up with a dense peanut butter spread instead of mousse so gentle folding really matters
  • Letting the mousse chill for the full hour completely changes the texture from fluffy to something much more sophisticated and restaurant worthy
03 -
  • Room temperature peanut butter mixes much more smoothly than cold straight from the pantry
  • A light dusting of sea salt over the chocolate chips creates this amazing salty sweet contrast

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