Easy Key Lime Mousse Dessert Recipe

Easy tangy Key Lime Mousse is quite possibly one of the quickest and easiest dessert recipes you will ever make and one of the most delicious too!

This no-bake light-as-a-cloud mousse combines cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, frozen whipped topping, and key lime juice into a dreamy delectable light dessert that you and your family will love!

I made it last week and not only did we enjoy it, but I took two of the desserts to neighbors and they raved about it too!

Here’s what’s in it:

Only four simple ingredients: cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, frozen whipped topping, and key lime juice 

Here’s how to make it:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and thawed whipped topping and mix with your electric mixer until well combined.

Add the key lime juice and mix well until the mixture is thick and smooth.

Pour into 4 individual serving bowls or parfait glasses and chill thoroughly in the refrigerator before serving.

Enjoy!

Sharon’s tips:

To soften the cream cheese, unwrap it, and put it on a microwave-safe dish. Microwave for 15-20 seconds. seconds. 

To make a Key Lime Mousse Pie, simply pour the mixture into a pre-made graham cracker pie crust and chill before serving.

You can substitute juice squeezed from regular or Persian limes or 1 cup of frozen limeade in a can for the key lime juice called for in this recipe.

If you want to be authentic and use key limes it will take the juice of about 20-24 key limes or a little more than a pound of key limes to make 1 cup. If you are using key limes, use a clean metal garlic press to make squeezing out the juice easier.

I have to confess that I used 1/2 cup of frozen limeade and 1/2 cup regular lime juice when I made it because that’s what I had on hand, and I couldn’t see myself squeezing all of those tiny key limes… 

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Easy Key Lime Mousse

This no-bake light-as-a-cloud mousse combines cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, frozen whipped topping, and key lime juice into a dreamy delectable light dessert that you and your family will love!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword easy recipes with key limes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 436kcal

Author Sharon Rigsby

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 12 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed
• 1 cup fresh key lime juice

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and thawed whipped topping and mix with your electric mixer until well combined.
• Add the key lime juice and mix well until the mixture is thick and smooth.
• Pour into 4 individual serving bowls or parfait glasses and chill thoroughly in the refrigerator before serving. Enjoy

Notes

To soften the cream cheese, unwrap it, and put it on a microwave-safe dish. Microwave for about 30 seconds. 

To make a Key Lime Mousse Pie, simply pour the mixture into a pre-made graham cracker pie crust and chill before serving.

You can substitute juice squeezed from regular or Persian limes or 1 cup of frozen limeade in a can for the key lime juice called for in this recipe.

If you want to be authentic and use key limes it will take the juice of about 20-24 key limes or a little more than a pound of key limes to make 1 cup. If you are using key limes, use a clean metal garlic press to make squeezing out the juice easier.

I have to confess that I used 1/2 cup of frozen limeade and 1/2 cup regular lime juice when I made it because that's what I had on hand, and I couldn't see myself squeezing all of those tiny key limes... 

Nutrition

Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 804IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 292mg | Iron: 1mg

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