Peanut Butter Mousse with Aquafaba

Light, airy, and creamy Peanut Butter Mousse with aquafaba. This fluffy dairy-free dessert literally melts in your mouth. It’s easy to make with only 6 simple vegan ingredients and tastes heavenly!

If you are craving something sweet but don’t feel like eating cake, pie, or muffins, make this peanut butter mousse. It will easily satisfy your cravings for a dessert. Especially if you love peanut butter, this sweet treat is meant for you!

You can enjoy it for breakfast or grab one parfait in the afternoon when you need an energy kick. This vegan mousse is also a perfect no-bake dessert for the summer because it’s so light. It’s even possible to freeze it, which will make it taste like a delicious ice cream mousse!

Simple Ingredients

The peanut mousse is made from only 6 ingredients. I will also give you substitutes to make the dessert allergy-friendly in case you can’t eat soy. You will need the following ingredients:

Peanut butter – I used creamy peanut butter which was salted but unsweetened. If yours is sweetened, you can simply use a little less sweetener. For a variation, try out almond butter, cashew butter, etc., or even sunflower seed butter for a nut-free version!

Silken tofu – You will need firm silken tofu. You could also use extra firm silken tofu. Please don’t use soft silken tofu, otherwise, the mousse won’t firm up. To make the dessert soy-free, use a vegan cream cheese that doesn’t contain soy or make my chickpea tofu recipe (the white silken tofu version). The thick part of a canned can of coconut milk might work as well. You will need to chill it in the refrigerator without shaking the can and then scoop out the white solid cream.

Banana – It adds sweetness, healthy fiber, and a nice flavor that complements the peanut butter. If you don’t like bananas, leave them out and use vegan cream cheese instead!

Sweetener – I used maple syrup, however, you can also use a different liquid sweetener like agave syrup, date syrup, rice malt syrup, etc. Powdered sugar or powdered Erythritol (for a sugar-free version) should work as well!

What Is Aquafaba?

To put it simply, it’s the liquid of a can of chickpeas, also known as chickpea brine. It can be used instead of egg whites and is great for vegan baking! I used it in this Vegan Lemon Cake.

Open a can or a glass of chickpeas, drain the liquid to a large mixing bowl and save the chickpeas for a savory meal, for example, this Vegan Chickpea Curry. You can also make your own aquafaba by cooking dry chickpeas and use the thickened cooking liquid. It’s more time-consuming, though.

Lemon juice – I actually used lime juice, but both work. You only need 1 tsp, but it will help to make the aquafaba stiffer! 1/8 tsp cream of tartar could be also used instead of lemon juice.

All ingredients and measurements, including nutrition facts (calories), are listed in the recipe card below.

How To Make Peanut Butter Mousse?

STEP 1: Add all ingredients except the aquafaba and lemon juice to a food processor or blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Put the container into the refrigerator.

STEP 2: Pour the chickpea water/brine into a large and clean mixing bowl. I used a metal mixing bowl, but you can also use a glass mixing bowl. You will need 1/3 to 1/2 cup (100 ml) of chickpea water (aquafaba).

STEP 3: Whip up the aquafaba and lemon juice with an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer. It takes about 10 minutes in total. If you can invert the mixing bowl, you can stop mixing. If not, keep going for a few more minutes.

STEP 4: Gently fold the aquafaba into the peanut butter mixture by using a spatula. It will deflate a little, but don’t worry, that’s normal.

STEP 5: Spoon the mousse into two large or four small clean glass jars and put them into the refrigerator to set, preferably overnight.

Helpful Tips And Variations

• Make the peanut butter mousse in the evening and chill the jars in the fridge overnight. Wake up to a delicious breakfast!
• If you are in a hurry or quite impatient, simply put the jars in the freezer to firm up much quicker!
• Make a no-bake vegan peanut butter pie! Use your favorite pie crust (or make the pie crust of my Vegan Chocolate Pie) and replace the aquafaba with whipped coconut cream or vegan whipped cream for a firmer result.

This Peanut Mousse Parfait is:

• Vegan (dairy-free, egg-free)
• Gluten-free
• Can be made nut-free with sunflower seed butter
• Can be made refined sugar-free
• Light
• Airy
• Fluffy
• Easy to make

If you love peanut butter desserts, make sure to check out my other delicious vegan & gluten-free recipes:

• 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
• 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
• Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream (Nicecream)

Should you give this creamy peanut butter mousse a try, please leave a comment and rating below and tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with #elavegan and @elavegan.

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