Light Lemon Cheesecake Mousse

Sweet and tangy Light Lemon Cheesecake Mousse recipe is an easy, no-bake, bright and flavorful dessert for Spring. Garnish with lemon, raspberries and mint!

Friends, just in time for spring and summer, enjoy this Light Lemon Cheesecake Mousse recipe. Here’s what I love … you can serve it in small ramekin bowls or parfait glasses!

Easy Make-Ahead Mousse

Follow these simple steps that include making and storing in the fridge ahead of time!

Don’t you love a recipe that you can make the day before? And that is perfect for company!?

How to make light lemon mousse

Make sure and use light cream cheese! It works beautifully in this recipe!

1. In a large mixing bowl add the whipping cream, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes on high. The mixture will be light and fluffy–so good! Take a quick taste with your finger :)
2. Add the lemon curd! Take another quick taste with your finger. You can adjust the lemon flavors by adding more curd if you want it super tart.
3. Pour into ramekins or parfait glasses.
4. Garnish with a lemon slices, lemon zest, strawberries or raspberries, fresh mint leaves.

How to garnish Lemon Cheesecake Mousse Cups

Here’s the beauty of this recipe. You can garnish with any fresh fruit! So a slice of lemon or tangerine, any kind of berry, and a sprig of a fresh herb.

So elegant and fresh!

Light Lemon Cheesecake Mousse recipe

When our niece and nephew brought these for dinner a few years ago, Lisa asked if we wanted “lemon or chocolate.” We love either, so we said “surprise us!”

Lemon it was! But who says no to chocolate? I have another delicious Chocolate Mousse Recipe on my blog you just may want to try!

What a yummy dessert, perfect for Spring and Easter and Mother’s Day.

Make ahead and store in the fridge.

This recipe makes these amounts

• (5) 4 oz. ramekins
• (4) 1 cup servings
• (8) 1/2 cup servings

Here’s a light spring menu to try this month if you’re hosting!

Pistachio Lime Baked Salmon

Mandarin Mixed Greens Salad Recipe

Roasted Marble Potatoes

Baked Asparagus Shaved Parmesan

But the best part … this dessert!

I remember sitting for hours … 

Wouldn’t you say that many hours around the table of good food and talk is the BEST?

More cheesecake recipes: Cheesecake Cake Batter Dip [Wine and Glue], No Bake Guinness Chocolate Cheesecake [Melanie Makes].

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Light Lemon Cheesecake Mousse

Sweet and tangy Light Lemon Cheesecake Mousse recipe is an easy, no-bake, bright and flavorful dessert for Spring. Garnish with lemon, raspberries and mint!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Dessert

Keyword: lemon mousse, mousse

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 8 oz Light cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 4 Tbsp. lemon curd
• Garnish: lemon slices lemon zest, strawberries or raspberries, fresh mint leaves

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl add the whipping cream, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes on high. The mixture will be light and fluffy.
• Add the lemon curd! Take a quick taste with your finger. You can adjust the lemon flavors by adding more curd if you want it super tart.
  
• Pour into ramekins or parfait glasses. Garnish with a lemon slices, lemon zest, strawberries or raspberries, fresh mint leaves.
  

Notes

Yields (5) 4 oz. ramekins or (4) 1 cup servings, (8) 1/2 cup servings. Easy to make the day before hosting!

If you are going to refrigerate more than an hour before serving, cover with plastic wrap until ready to serve.

Originally posted March 2013

Originally posted March 2013