11 cream mousse recipes

Kahlua mousse brownies, a thin sheet brownie spiked with coffee liqueur and instant coffee for deep chocolate-mocha flavor. Bake in a jelly roll pan and sandwich with ice cream for a fancy dessert.

Lake Highlands rock cake: layers of genoise-style chocolate sponge, crisp cocoa meringue, rum syrup, and rich chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream. A showstopper dessert.

Mango mousse cake with a sponge cake base, fresh mango puree mousse set with gelatin, toasted almonds, raspberry jam, and whipped cream. An impressive layered French-style dessert.

Spinach mousse made with blanched fresh spinach, egg whites and a drizzle of heavy cream, finished with a pinch of nutmeg. Cold, silky, no-cook starter for a French or Creole table.

Avocado Mousse Melba blends avocado with sweetened condensed milk and lemon, folds into whipped cream, and serves with raspberry Melba sauce on decoratively swirled cream. A restaurant-worthy dessert.

Two-layer banana cake with pecans and buttermilk, filled and frosted with chocolate whipped cream and fresh banana slices. A showstopper that pairs ripe banana with rich chocolate mousse.

Frozen layered parfait with honey-almond cream base and raspberry mousse top, served with warm raspberry sauce. The dinner-party showstopper from the Masterchefs collection.

Chocolate silk mousse cake: a water-bath baked flourless-style cake with just a tablespoon of flour, ribbons of whipped eggs, and a glossy chocolate cream glaze.

Peanut butter mousse filling made with cream cheese, whipped cream, and 2 cups of peanut butter. No-bake, ready in 20 minutes, and rich enough to fill a full layer cake for 12.

This over-the-top chocolate mousse cake layers brownie, whipped cream, and Tia Maria coffee liqueur inside a charlotte mold, then drips with silky chocolate glaze. Sinfully rich and worth every bite.

No-bake raspberry chiffon pie in a cinnamon vanilla wafer crust with whipped cream, gelatin-set raspberry filling, and lemon zest. A light, creamy frozen raspberry dessert that chills to a mousse-like texture.