61 mousse recipes

Party lemon bisque is a vintage no-bake chilled dessert: lemon gelatin and partially-frozen sweetened condensed milk whipped into a cloud-light mousse over graham cracker crumbs. Tangy, sweet, and built for a crowd.

Pineapple chiffon cake layered with chocolate cookies and a light-as-air gelatin mousse. A no-bake, low-calorie dessert with bright tropical flavor and lemon zing.

Red snapper fillets topped with a shrimp and scallop mousse on wilted spinach, microwaved in white wine and lemon juice. An elegant seafood dinner for two in 30 minutes.

No-bake chocolate almond pie with a crunchy chocolate-almond shell, marshmallow mousse filling, and whipped cream. Chills overnight for a silky, fudgy slice.

Frosty Pumpkin Pie layers pecan ice cream and spiced pumpkin mousse in a gingersnap crust - a make-ahead frozen dessert that needs just 3 hours in the freezer.

Honey almond parfait is a frozen mousse-style dessert with whipped cream, honey-sweetened sabayon, and toasted sliced almonds. A French-inspired semifreddo that skips the ice cream machine.

Norwegian fiskepudding: a silky cod mousse bound with cream and cornstarch, baked in a water bath until firm. Classic Scandinavian fish pudding served hot with sauce.

Blue cheese cold souffle dip whips tangy blue cheese with cream cheese, butter, and Dijon into a billowy gelatin-set mousse. Serve with crackers and crudites for entertaining.

Three-ingredient chocolate rum cream: melted semi-sweet chocolate folded into whipped cream with dark rum. Ready in 20 minutes. A versatile filling, topping, or standalone mousse.

Pineapple Dream: light no-bake dessert mousse with pureed pineapple and cottage cheese set with gelatin, topped with toasted coconut. Tropical-tasting low-calorie treat for eight.

Spinach-stuffed chicken breasts with Madeira sauce: skin-on chicken breasts stuffed under the skin with a chicken-cream-spinach mousse, then pan-seared and oven-finished.

Mango charlotte with strawberry sauce: a tropical twist on the classic French molded dessert. Mango mousse set with gelatin, lined with ladyfingers, and served with fresh pureed strawberry coulis.

A no-bake chocolate coconut pie with a crunchy shell made from melted semisweet chocolate, rice cereal, and shredded coconut. The filling is a silky bittersweet chocolate mousse swirled with cream of coconut and whipped cream.