Name: Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3.4 ounces instant pudding mix; 1/2 cup skim milk; 8 ounces Cool Whip

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Easy Chocolate Mousse

This Easy Chocolate Mousse is the best! It comes together so quickly with just three ingredients: pudding mix, milk, and Cool Whip. You can change it up in so many ways by adding mix-ins or using different pudding mix flavors. It’s also a great filling for pies and a cool, creamy frosting for cakes.
As an added bonus, it’s easy to make low calorie, low sugar, and low fat depending on the type of ingredients you use!

FAQ: Mousse Made with Cool Whip

Can you add melted chocolate to Cool Whip?

Yes. This is another great method for making an easy chocolate mousse using Cool Whip! There are two important steps to adding melted chocolate to Cool Whip. The first is making sure that the melted chocolate isn’t too hot. Let it cool for 5-10 minutes before adding it to the Cool Whip. The second step is to mix in the melted chocolate a little at a time, not pouring it all into the Cool Whip at once.

What can you add to mousse made with Cool Whip?

These are some of my favorite mix-ins:

Oreo crumbles
Chips Ahoy! crumbles
peanut butter
whipped cream cheese
dulce de leche
mini chocolate chips
sprinkles + 1/2 tsp almond extract + 1/2 tsp butter extract + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (tastes like cake batter!)

Can whipping cream substitute for Cool Whip?

Yes! Just remember that whipping cream doubles its volume when whipped, so you only need 1/2 cup cream for every 1 cup Cool Whip. See my Stabilized Whipped Cream recipe.

Serving Suggestions

Trifle

Layer the mousse with pieces of cake, brownies, or soft-baked cookies to create a delicious trifle. Add berries, chocolate or caramel sauce, and whipped cream in between the layers.

Try using banana flavored pudding mix in this mousse recipe to create a stunning banana pudding trifle with layers of Nilla Wafers, banana slices, and caramel sauce.

Parfait

Layer this mousse with your favorite ice cream toppings in individual dessert dishes to make delicious parfaits that are perfect for serving to guests!

Here are some of my favorite dishes for serving desserts individually:

Chilled Cake

Layer this mousse on top of a chilled cake — something like a Tres Leches or a poke cake.

Variations

Instant pudding mix comes in such a wide variety of flavors; which is great for this recipe because it means the sky is the limit! Mix and match pudding flavors with mix-ins to create a million different variations of pudding mousse.

Here are a few delicious ideas:

Easy Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

This Easy Chocolate Mousse is the best! It comes together so quickly with just three ingredients: pudding mix, milk, and Cool Whip. You can change it up in so many ways by adding mix-ins or using different pudding mix flavors. It's also a great filling for pies and a cool, creamy frosting for cakes.

Ingredients

3.4 ounces instant pudding mix
1/2 cup skim milk
8 ounces Cool Whip

Instructions

Whisk together the pudding mix and the milk.
Quickly add half of the Cool Whip and whisk vigorously until completely mixed.
Add the remaining Cool Whip and fold in with a rubber spatula.
The mousse will continue to thicken and set as it it's chilled, but you can also serve it immediately if desired.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 222Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 113mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g

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