Peanut Butter Cool Whip Mousse (Printable)

Light, creamy peanut butter mousse with fluffy whipped topping. Ready in 10 minutes, no baking required.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 1 cup creamy peanut butter

02 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened

03 - 1 cup powdered sugar

04 - 8 oz Cool Whip, thawed

05 - Chopped roasted peanuts

06 - Chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips

01 - In a large mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter and cream cheese. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

02 - Add the powdered sugar and mix until fully incorporated and no lumps remain.

03 - Gently fold in the Cool Whip with a spatula, mixing just until combined and airy. Do not overmix to maintain the light texture.

04 - Portion the mousse evenly into serving glasses or bowls, smoothing the tops with a spatula if desired.

05 - Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving for best texture and flavor development.

06 - Garnish with chopped peanuts and chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips just before serving, if desired.

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The texture is like eating a peanut butter cloud that somehow manages to feel rich and weightless all at once
It comes together faster than you can preheat your oven, which means dessert emergencies are officially solved forever

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I once got impatient and skipped the chilling step which resulted in a weirdly soft dessert that still tasted fine but had the structural integrity of a sad puddle
The mousse keeps beautifully for three days in the fridge though the texture does get slightly denser with time

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Use a light hand when folding in the Cool Whip because those air bubbles are doing all the heavy lifting here
A microplane makes the finest chocolate shavings that practically melt on your tongue