Healthy Lemon Protein Mousse

Lemon mousse is one of the most popular dessert recipes. It’s light and airy, with a palate tingling lemon tang and makes for a fantastic end to a sumptuous meal. Even though I am firmly in the chocolate camp myself, I found this lemon beauty pretty irresistible.

This creamy mousse is silky smooth and packed with lemony flavors and just melts in your mouth with its velvety texture. Plus, it can be whipped up in about 10 minutes with just a few simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand!

The good news is…this healthy mousse recipe has no heavy cream or cream cheese, aquafaba, heavily sweetened condensed milk, avocado, tofu, Greek yogurt or truckloads of sugar!

You haven’t lived until you have experienced this lemon mousse recipe. It’s thick yet airy, creamy yet rich, and loaded with sweet and zesty lemon and coconut flavor. The best part? You don’t need a laundry list of ingredients or multiple kitchen gadgets to make the magic happen.

Why I love this recipe:

5-6 ingredients. Count them yourself- and they are basic pantry staples. 

No eggs needed. Unlike most mousse recipes, this recipe does not require eggs, yet it’s every bit as light and creamy.

Easy to make ahead. I’ve made this mousse up to three days in advance, and you would never be able to tell.

Fun to customize.Serve with crunchy toppings, use it as a filling, or make parfaits. This recipe is what YOU make of it.

Eat it straight from the bowl with a spoon, or turn it into a thick and luxurious lemon frosting for cake, cupcakes, or brownies. Serve with sliced fruit as a dessert dip, spread onto pancakes and top with mini chocolate chips. There is no wrong way to enjoy this delicious lemon-ey treat!

There is just three basic ingredients: cashew butter, sweetener of choice, and canned coconut cream. For a super healthy snack, try whipping a ripe mashed banana into the lemon mousse. It is seriously good this way.

Want to substitute almond butter, tahini (sesame seed butter), sunflower butter, or peanut butter for the cashew butter? That’s perfectly fine too!

Optional topping ideas include chopped peanuts, shredded coconut, chocolate chips, or chopped fresh fruit. Or scoop it into fancy glasses or a graham cracker pie crust. Top with chocolate chips, shredded coconut, strawberries and chocolate syrup, or slices of banana or more homemade whipped coconut cream (recipe below in notes).

While you can freeze the recipe, it will change the texture. So I recommend making it either the day you are planning to serve it or the day or night before.

That old saying…when life gives you lemons, make … mousse?

You thought I was going to say lemonade! Well, refreshing beverages are not often in my thoughts, but dessert is always on my mind. This light, cloudlike lemon mousse for example - its a homemade dessert that tastes divine!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword healthy lemon protein mousse, healthy mousse recipe, healthy protein mousse, lemon coconut mousse

Servings 2

Ingredients

• 1 13.5 oz can coconut cream,full fat (solid part only) *see note below
• 2 tablespoons cashew butter
• 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
• 1 scoop protein or collagen powder
• 1-2 lemons, juice and zest – depending on how lemon-ey you like it.
• 1 banana, optional
• Pinch of turmeric if more yellow colour is preferred

Instructions

• Note: Place the can of coconut cream in the fridge or freezer for at least 1-2 hours before making this mousse to allow the coconut cream to separate (or just store a can in the fridge as soon as you buy it so you will never have to wait).

  Remove the lid from the chilled can then carefully scoop out the solid bit, the hardened coconut that has risen to the top, leaving the coconut “water” in the bottom of the can. You can add the left over coconut water to a smoothie, drink it or discard it.

  Scoop or spoon it into a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until it begins to thicken and stiff peaks form. Be careful not to overmix here, as it could heat the cream and cause it to soften!

  Whip in the cashew butter, protein powder, honey, lemon juice and zest and mashed banana if using. Taste test and adjust sweetness or lemon flavour as needed.

  Place in the fridge until ready to use.

  Note: Whipped coconut cream as used in this recipe is something you might like to consider making often as there are endless options for serving it.

  Add even more nutrition and healthy qualities to many other dishes with this nutrient-dense, fluffy, delicious, whipped coconut cream. Packed with healthy fats, tons of other good stuff and amazing flavour to help support a healthy, fit body.

  Dollop it onto almost any dessert – puddings, crumbles, parfaits, pies, cakes – or use it in curries or as the base for a creamy healthy ice cream. It’s also delicious on overnight oats, cooked oatmeal or in smoothie bowls.

  Recipe link below in notes.

Notes

Need a dairy-free dessert topping that's not overly sweet and made with simple ingredients? This whipped coconut cream is just as thick, luscious, and creamy as dairy-full whipped cream and ideal for topping cakes, tarts, puddings, hot cocoa, smoothies, smoothie bowls and more…

Its wonderfully easy to make and lick-the-spoon delicious. It’s the perfect replacement for dairy-based, traditional whipped cream and a delicious way to get more plant based goodness into your healthy eating plan.

Go here for the simple recipe:  Whipped Coconut Cream 

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