Strawberry mousse is a creamy, light and fluffy no bake strawberry dessert made with 4 simple ingredients. This quick and easy strawberry mousse is the perfect make ahead dessert.
Place ¾ pound of fresh, cleaned and de-stemmed strawberries, along with ¼ cup sugar into a food processor or blender. Pulse the strawberries and sugar to combine. Then process the berries into a puree consistency.
Reserve ½ cup of the fresh strawberry puree for spooning into the serving cups. There should be about 1 cup strawberry puree left to mix into the whipped cream.
Add the heavy cream and powdered sugar to a mixing bowl fitted with a whisk attachment. Combine the ingredients on low for 1 minute. Taste and add ¼ cup more powdered sugar if needed. Increase the speed of the mixer to medium speed. Mix for about 4 - 5 more minutes or until the cream has whipped to medium stiff peaks.
Scoop out ½ cup of the whipped cream and set aside. This is for the optional whipped cream topping. With the mixer on low, add in the strawberry puree to the heavy cream. Mix the strawberry puree and heavy cream to medium stuff peaks.
Add 2 tablespoons of reserved strawberry puree to the bottom of each cup. Top the strawberry puree with the strawberry mousse. There should be enough to fill the cups almost to the top. Top the strawberry mousse with the reserved whipped cream and a whole strawberry.
Transfer the strawberry dessert cups to the fridge to set first least 1 - 2 hours and up to overnight. Right before serving, lightly dust the tops of the cups with powdered sugar and enjoy.