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Cream Cheese Bavarian Mousse

This Cream Cheese Bavarian filling recipe is light and airy yet sturdy enough to hold up as a filling for cakes, cream pies, charlottes and dessert parfaits.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 3 cups
Calories 1084 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 teaspoons Powdered Gelatin
  • 3 Tablespoons Cold Water to dissolve gelatin
  • 1 ½ Cups Cream Cheese, room temperature
  • 1 Large Lemon, zest and juice (optional)
  • ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions
 

  • Sprinkle gelatin over cold water. Set aside.
    2 teaspoons Powdered Gelatin, 3 Tablespoons Cold Water
  • Place the cream cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl. Using your paddle attachment, mix together until smooth and creamy, with no lumps remaining (approximately 3 minutes). Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
    1 ½ Cups Cream Cheese, room temperature, 1 Large Lemon, zest and juice, ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • Place heavy whipping cream in a separate bowl and whip to medium peaks.
    2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Melt gelatin until just slightly warm. Stir gelatin into cream cheese mixture.
  • Add the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture. Gently fold it in until fully combined and no streaks remain. Be careful not to deflate the whipped cream as you fold.
  • Place in refrigerator until ready to use for cakes, pies, parfaits, etc...

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Nutrition

Calories: 1084kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 14gFat: 97gSaturated Fat: 59gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 25gCholesterol: 294mgSodium: 406mgPotassium: 351mgFiber: 1gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 3865IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 1mg
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