Creamy Eggless Mango Mousse

Mango mousse is a delicious cold mango dessert that you’ll want to make all summer long! Easy to make, super refreshing, packed with mango flavor. And it’s made without eggs or gelatine too. 

(Are you a fan of easy-to-make mousse desserts? Try fresh strawberry cheesecake mousse and Bailey’s chocolate mousse pie. Perfect for all your summer get-togethers!)

Mango mousse is one of the easiest desserts you’ll make this summer.

It’s like creamy mango ice cream but with cream cheese, which provides a great balance to all that sweetness. It’s so good!

Let’s get to it.

Why you’ll love this mango mousse recipe

We go on mango overload when they’re in season and this is one of my favorite summer desserts to make.

• Only 4 ingredients. And they’re all easy to find!

• Easy to make. No cooking, no double-boilers… just a bowl and your mixer.

• No eggs and no gelatine. And because we don’t need to cook this, we don’t add eggs. And we thicken it without gelatine either.

• Feeds a crowd. It can feed up to 12 people, perfect for sharing with family and friends. Call it mousse de mango if you’re being fancy lol.

• Perfect for summer! And because it’s so refreshing, you’ll want to make it all season long. Craving something tropical in the winter? You can use frozen mangoes.

How to make

This is one of the easiest desserts you’ll ever make.

Ingredients

You’ll only need four ingredients:

• Cream cheese — for best results, use full-fat cream cheese. And you need those available in blocks not in tubs.

• Mango puree — I usually use ready-made mango puree. I make sure it’s pure mango with no additional sweeteners. When using fresh mangoes, you can use your blender or food processor to puree them and strain for the smoothest mixture. You’ll need 1 and ¼ cup of puree.

• Heavy cream — heavy cream has milk fat content of at least 36%. You can substitute with whipping cream (35%) if heavy cream is not available.

• Sugar — you can totally control the amount of sugar you add to this recipe, depending on how sweet your mangoes are.

(Got lots of mangoes? Make some mango salsa or mango curd!)

Tools

I like using my stand mixer when making this mango cream dessert but you can also use a handheld electric mixer.

I place the mousse in a baking dish that people can just scoop out from but you can also make mango mousse cups and place the mousse in individual containers.

Step-by-step photos

Expert tips

Easy, right? Here are a few tips for perfect mango mousse every time.

• Use sweet, ripe mangoes. It goes without saying that your mousse will taste like the mangoes you use. So it’s important to use the kind of mango you like eating on its own and to choose ripe ones.

• Taste. Depending on the mangoes you use, you may or may not need to add sugar to your mango mixture. Taste and adjust to the perfect sweetness you like.

• Chill your cream before using. For best results, chill your cream, whisk and bowl before whipping your cream. 

• Fold gently. You want to fold the whipped cream into your mango mixture as gently as possible so you don’t deflate it unnecessarily.

• Top with your favorite things. I enjoy mango mousse on its own but also love topping my bowl with fresh mangoes, maple pecan granola, berries and even white chocolate! You can make a mango parfait too. Sky’s the limit.

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More summer-perfect desserts

Here are more desserts you can serve at your next BBQ and summer get-together:

We love mango mousse, not just in the summer but all year round. Hope you like it, too! 

Happy baking!

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