Kiwi Mousse (Light and Creamy)

This kiwi mousse recipe makes a wonderfully light and creamy dessert bursting with a refreshing kiwi flavor. It has a perfect combination of sweet and tangy taste in every spoonful and is almost impossible to stop eating once you start!

This is a very easy recipe to make. It starts with a sweet base of heavy cream and white chocolate, which is then combined with tangy homemade kiwi coulis (kiwi sauce) to make this super yummy mousse cups.

All in all, you only need 5 simple ingredients to make this treat - kiwi fruits, sugar, lemon juice, white chocolate and heavy cream. No need for gelatin or egg whites or even agar agar to set the mousse.

These can be made at least one day ahead, which means they make great party treats and served in individual cups, they are super easy to serve too!

How to Make

Ingredients

Mousse

• White chocolate
• Heavy cream

Kiwi Coulis (Sauce)

• Kiwi Fruits
• Sugar
• Lemon juice

Preparing the kiwi coulis (sauce)

The kiwi coulis can be prepared a few days in advance. Since it is a cooked sauce, it can last in the fridge for a good 5 to 6 days.

1. Start by peeling the kiwi fruits.
2. Wash and cut them into small cubes. Add the fruits into a small saucepan or pot.
3. Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir to mix.
4. Turn on the heat to a medium low and cook the fruits until they turn soft. Stir occasionally to prevent the fruits from burning.
5. Once the fruits have turned soft, turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool slightly before transferring into a food processor.
6. Blend or process the fruits to a puree. Pour into a dry container and keep it chilled until the mousse is ready to be assembled. The sauce needs to be completely chilled before assembling into the mousse.

Preparing the white chocolate mousse

1. Break the white chocolate into small pieces. Add into a heatproof bowl.
2. Pour 100ml of the cream into the chocolate and double boil until the chocolate melts. Stir to expedite the melting and to combine the cream and the chocolate to a smooth mixture.
3. Set the melted chocolate mixture aside to cool down to room temperature. You need not chill it in the fridge to avoid the chocolate from hardening. If the chocolate hardens, double boil it again slightly to bring it back to a liquid texture, but make sure to let the mixture be at room temperature and not any warmer.
4. In a separate large bowl, add the remaining heavy cream and whip to a soft peaks stage.

1. Transfer 2 spoonful of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. Fold to combine.
2. Repeat the process with another 2 spoons of whipped cream.
3. Finally, transfer the chocolate mixture into the remaining whipped cream and gently fold it until it is well combined.
4. Remove about 6 to 7 tablespoons of the white chocolate mousse into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.

Assembling the kiwi fruit mousse

1. Add the kiwi coulis (reserve about 3 to 4 tablespoons of the kiwi coulis for topping later) into the remaining chocolate mousse. Fold it in gently until well combined.
2. Transfer the kiwi chocolate mousse into a piping bag.
3. Snip the tip and pipe the mousse into prepared mousse cups.
4. Tap the cups gently on your kitchen counter space or table to level the mousse. You can tap the cups on a towel to prevent them from breaking.
5. Next, divide the earlier reserved kiwi sauce onto the top of each filled mousse cups. Use the back of a small teaspoons to level the sauce on the mousse gently, making sure it does not get mixed with the mousse underneath. The intention is to create an even layer of kiwi sauce on each of the mousse cups.
6. Finally, pipe a large star with the earlier reserved white chocolate mousse (in the piping bag fitted with the star tip). Decorate with a small kiwi slice if preferred. Chill the mousse for at least 1 to 2 hours before serving. The mousse is best served completely chilled.

Notes

Golden kiwis or green kiwis?

• Both can be used to make this recipe. The color of your kiwi coulis will depend on the color of the variant you use.
• For best results, use ripe kiwis. It will be faster to cook well ripened kiwi fruits compared to the less ripe ones.

Can you add more kiwi sauce into the mousse?

• Given the runny consistency of the kiwi sauce, if you add too much of it to the chocolate mousse, you will end up with a runny mousse. I would recommend that you keep to the amount mentioned in the recipe card below.
• If you wish to have a stronger kiwi flavor in the mousse, you can add more as the topping.

Why does the whipping cream sometime do not whip well?

• One important factor to take note of when whipping heavy cream is the temperature. Heavy cream will not whip when it is warm. Hence, keep it well chilled before whipping.
• It will also help to chill the bowl and the beaters well before whipping the cream.

How to avoid the mousse from becoming runny?

• To avoid the whipped cream from deflating or melting, you should avoid mixing hot or warm stuff into it.
• Firstly, when mixing the melted white chocolate mixture into the whipped cream, make sure it has cooled down completely to room temperature. Ideally, the chocolate should also be chilled but if you chill the chocolate mixture, it will firm up, and that is not the best consistency to mix into the whipped cream either. Hence, suffice if it is cooled to room temperature.
• Secondly, when mixing the kiwi coulis into the mousse, make sure it is thoroughly chilled. This will help ensure the whipped cream does not melt or deflate.

How long does the mousse last?

• This kiwi mousse recipe should be kept chilled at all times. As soon as it is assembled, keep it chilled for at least 1 to 2 hours before serving.
• The mousse can last in the fridge for a good 4 to 5 days but remember to keep the cups covered or store them in a large covered container to avoid the top from drying out in the fridge.

Like this easy dessert recipe? Here are my other posts you should check out

• Kiwi Coulis (Homemade Kiwi Sauce)
• Durian Mousse (Quick & Easy Durian Dessert)
• Cherry Coulis - Easy Homemade Cherry Sauce
• Black Forest Ice Cream with Homemade Cherry Coulis
• No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream (Amazingly Smooth & Creamy)

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📖Recipe

Kiwi Mousse

This kiwi mousse is a wonderfully light and creamy dessert bursting with a perfect combination of sweet and tangy taste in every spoonful!

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, French

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Chilling time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 45 minutes minutes

Yield: 6 cups

Author: Priya Maha

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Metric - US Customary

For best results, use the metrics measurements. US customary measurements have not been tested and are only meant for guide.

Ingredients

White Chocolate Mousse

• ▢ 175 g white chocolate
• ▢ 325 ml heavy cream

Kiwi Coulis (Kiwi Sauce)

• ▢ 1½ kiwi fruit
• ▢ 20 g white sugar
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon lemon juice

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Making the kiwi coulis

• Peel the kiwi fruits and cut into small pieces.
• Place the fruits into a small saucepan or pot.
• Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir to mix.
• Turn on the heat to a medium low and cook the fruits until they turn soft. Stir occasionally to prevent the fruits from burning.
• Once the fruits have turned soft, turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool slightly before transferring into a food processor.
• Blend or process the fruits to a puree. Pour into a dry container and keep it chilled until the mousse is ready to be assembled. The sauce needs to be completely chilled before assembling into the mousse.

Making the white chocolate mousse

• Break the white chocolate into small pieces. Add into a heatproof bowl.
• Pour 100ml of the cream into the chocolate and double boil until the chocolate melts. Stir to expedite the melting and to combine the cream and the chocolate to a smooth mixture.
• Le the chocolate cool to room temperature.
• In a separate large bowl, add the remaining heavy cream and whip to a soft peak stage.
• Transfer 2 spoonful of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. Fold to combine. Repeat the process with another 2 spoons of whipped cream.
• Finally, transfer the chocolate mixture into the remaining whipped cream and fold gently until well combined.

Assembling the kiwi mousse

• Reserve about 6 to 7 tablespoons of the white chocolate mousse into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
• Also set aside about 4 to 5 tablespoons of kiwi coulis. Add the remaining coulis into the remaining chocolate mousse. Fold gently until well combined.
• Transfer the kiwi chocolate mousse into a piping bag. Snip the tip and pipe the mousse into prepared mousse cups.
• Tap the cups gently to level the mousse.
• Next, divide the earlier reserved kiwi sauce onto the top of each filled mousse cups. Use the back of a small teaspoons to level the sauce on the mousse gently, making sure it does not get mixed with the mousse underneath.
• Finally, pipe a large star with the earlier reserved white chocolate mousse (in the piping bag fitted with the star tip). Decorate with a small kiwi slice each if preferred.
• Chill the mousse for at least 1 to 2 hours before serving. The mousse is best served completely chilled.

Nutrition

Calories: 368.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.3g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 29.1g | Saturated Fat: 18.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7.6g | Cholesterol: 67.7mg | Sodium: 42.1mg | Potassium: 180.4mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 24.2g | Vitamin A: 829.6IU | Vitamin C: 17.5mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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