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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 (2 teaspoons)
  • 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.
  • Place room temperature cream cheese, zest and juice of one lemon, and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl and mix together until combined and no lumps of cream cheese remain.
  • Place heavy whipping cream in a separate bowl and whip to medium peaks.
  • Melt gelatin until just slightly warm. Stir into cream cheese mixture.
  • Add whipped cream to cream cheese mixture and fold until completely incorporated.
  • 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
Keyword bavarian cream recipe, cake fillings, charlotte fillings, how to make bavarian cream
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