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Raspberry Mousse is a beautiful pink dessert perfect for Mothers Day, Valentine’s Day, or baby showers. It’s quick, easy, and delicious. With only 6 ingredients, what can go wrong?

 

 

If you love raspberries as much as I do, then this is the dessert for you.

It may seem like a basic raspberry pie recipe, but this is fluffy, smooth, creamy, melt in your mouth raspberry pie. It’s a raspberry mouse in a graham cracker shell.

This airy mousse is a beautiful pink color and requires only a few simple steps to whip up.

Truly an easy recipe with only 6 ingredients, no eggs, and perfect for any special occasion.

We love serving this at a good dinner party because you can make it ahead and keep your kitchen clean.

We typically make this raspberry mousse pie in the summer when raspberries are fresh picked and begging to be eaten.

However don’t think it’s just a summer recipe. Thanks to raspberries being available all year, this eggless mousse will brighten your table all year long.

 

 

What Ingredients Are in Raspberry Mousse?

So what are you going to need to get this fresh raspberry mousse on your table tonight? Just a few simple ingredients and a trusty rubber spatula!

• Graham Cracker Pie Crust: Use store bought or follow the directions in this New York Cheesecake to make your own.
• Lemon Juice: Helps offset the sweetness of the recipe and keep the raspberries fresh longer.
• Gelatin: This sets the raspberry mousse pie without eggs so you don’t need to cook it.
• Raspberries: Fresh Raspberries are needed for the raspberry puree! Raspberry season is here!
• Sugar: What kind of dessert would this be without the all powerful sugar? Yum!
• Heavy Whipping Cream: This creates a creamy texture for all those yummy raspberries.

Pro Tips:

• If it’s out of season, use frozen raspberries instead. Don’t thaw or the batter may change color.
• HEAVY cream whips better than regular whipping cream.
• There are no raw eggs or vanilla extract added to this great recipe!

 

 

How to Make Raspberry Mousse

Raspberry mousse pie is one of the more simple desserts. Here’s what you’ll need to do.

1. Mix: Sprinkle gelatin over the lemon juice and let them sit together. This is called “blooming.”
2. Blend: A blender or food processor is an easy way to get those raspberries mashed up. Then strain in a fine-mesh sieve.
3. Cook: Add ingredients into a small saucepan over medium heat. Don’t get it too hot, bubbles should just be forming at the edges of the raspberries and sugar. Then add the gelatin mixture.
4. Whip: The heavy cream and some more sugar in a large bowl with a hand mixer or stand mixer on low speed. This will need to be whipped until stiff peaks form. Then add the room temperature raspberry mixture to create your mousse.
5. Cool: When everything is set in the pie crust, refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Top with fresh fruit.

Pro Tips:

• Use a mixer to whip the heavy cream. Mixing by hand is so much more work.
• To get rid of any seeds from the raspberries, run them through a fine mesh before cooking.
• If you don’t have a blender, use a potato masher.

 

 

Why Does Raspberry Mousse Need Gelatin?

There’s a few reasons you would want to use gelatin.

First of all, the texture. Gelatin is what gives Jello its classic texture. While raspberry mousse pie doesn’t have that “Jello” consistency, thank goodness, you still need it.

The cream helps to offset that wiggly texture and give you instead a creamy pie. However, without eggs or cooking? Your pie would slide right off the crust.

That’s really what the gelatin does. It helps hold your pie together. Therefore no eggs, and no cooking required.

 

 

How Long Does Raspberry Mousse Last?

In our house? Not very long! I may eat 2-3 pieces at a time. Shhh. Our little secret.

However, if you have more self control than I do, Raspberry Mousse might stay around longer than 24 hours!

Keep raspberry mousse covered in the fridge to prevent any other aromas from attaching to it.

It should stay good for up to 5 days.

 

 

Can I Make Raspberry Mousse in Advance?

Yes! Raspberry mousse can easily be made in advance. That’s what makes it so great for parties.

Make this raspberry mousse up to 24 hours in advance and don’t slave away the day of your get together!

Be sure to keep it covered in the fridge for best fresh raspberry flavor.

This really works well at birthday parties, mother’s day, valentine’s day, and baby showers.

 

 

Can You Freeze Raspberry Mousse?

Oh yes you can freeze raspberry mousse! Raspberry mousse can be easily frozen and pulled out for serving much later.

It will stay good in the freezer for up to two months. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap twice and then aluminum foil twice to prevent any air from getting inside.

This should help to prevent freezer burn. Then, the raspberry mousse pie can really be eaten straight from the freezer, though it would be quite cold.

I recommend thawing on the counter for at least 5-10 minutes before digging in to save your forks the extra effort.

Pro Tip:

• Always label anything going into your freezer with the name and date! Then everyone knows what it is.

 

 

What to Serve with Raspberry Mousse?

Oh the toppings you can put on raspberry mousse! First of all, extra raspberries of course! They add so much beauty to that beautiful pie.

Also, don’t forget the dollop of whipped cream! Or get fancy and pipe some on top. Just be sure to not add any whipped cream until you’re ready to serve it tends to fall flat.

We’ve also done many different berries on top as raspberry mousse makes a beautiful base to almost any of them.

Try strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries for fun decoration or pops of color. 

You could even throw on some mini chocolate chips for a chocolatey crunch on top. Drizzle white chocolate down the side or add chocolate shavings on top.

And don’t forget to dry this Strawberry Sauce for a fun drizzle everyone will love.

 

 

How to Make Raspberry Mousse Cake

Raspberry Mousse Cake is another favorite dessert as it tends to serve a larger crowd.

Double the recipe and then use a large cake pan to make raspberry mousse cake. It’s that simple!

If you want to really go all out, put the mousse in the middle of two cakes. Simply make the cake as directed with no crust, gently slide it from pan and place in between cake layers. You’ll have to work quick as it can dissolve quickly.

 

 

More Mousse Recipes You’ll Love…

• Lime Curd Mousse
• Lemon Raspberry Mousse
• Lemon Curd Mousse
• Chocolate Mousse Brownies

More Raspberry Recipes You’ll Love…

• Raspberry Curd
• Raspberry Butter
• Easy Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake
• Raspberry Peach Lemonade
• Raspberry Chocolate Tart
• The Best Raspberry Almond Cheesecake
• Raspberry Muffins
• Raspberry Ice Cream
• Simple Raspberry Jam Bars
• Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies

 

 

Raspberry Mousse is a family and friend favorite. So yummy and beautiful, you need this raspberry mousse in your life.

 

Originally Posted: February 12, 2014

Photos & Text Updated: August 7, 2022

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