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Cookies and Cream Mousse

28 May, 2014 by Tara 12 Comments

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A recipe for Cookies and Cream Mousse! This light and airy mousse comes together with just a few ingredients for a fun and easy make-ahead dessert.

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Cookies and Cream Mousse in three glasses with whipped cream and crushed cookies.

This Cookies and Cream Mousse is such a light and delicious dessert perfect for both kids and adults! 

Gelatin is combined with milk and white chocolate to create a creamy base, then folded with crushed chocolate cookies and whipped cream to help add to the airy texture. The mixture is poured over a prepared cookie crust in individual serving glasses and refrigerated for a couple of hours until set or up to three days.

Immediately before serving, top with a little whipped cream and additional crushed cookies along with a small sprig of mint if desired.

Cookies and Cream Mousse in three glasses with a spoon in the mousse on the right.

A Few Tips

A food processor is best to finely crush the cookies in a uniform manner. If you do not have a food processor, place the cookies in a plastic bag, remove any excess air and close tightly, then hit with a rolling pin or other heavy object.

Press the prepared cookie crust down into the glasses with a spoon, your fingers, or this tart tamper. Refrigerate until ready to top with the Cookies and Cream Mousse.

Do not boil the milk. Cook it just enough to steam and dissolve the gelatin/melt the white chocolate.

Make sure to fold the whipped cream well into the white chocolate mixture. Otherwise, they will create separate layers as they chill.

Refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours to set and up to 3 days.

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Cookies and Cream Mousse in three glasses with whipped cream and mint.

Cookies and Cream Mousse Recipe

Adapted from Sugar for the Brain

Cookies and Cream Mousse in three glasses with whipped cream and mint.
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5 from 6 votes

Cookies and Cream Mousse

A recipe for Cookies and Cream Mousse! This light and airy mousse comes together with just a few ingredients for a fun and easy make-ahead dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine N/A
Keyword cookie, cookies and cream, dessert, mousse, oreo
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Resting Time: 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
Servings 6 Glasses

Ingredients

Cookie Crust:

  • 9 chocolate creme sandwich cookies
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons (22 grams) unsalted butter melted

Cookies and Cream Mousse:

  • 1 teaspoon (3 grams) powdered gelatin
  • 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) cold water
  • 1/2 cup (118 milliliters) milk
  • 6 ounces (170 grams) white chocolate chips or chopped
  • 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup (177 milliliters) heavy cream
  • 6 chocolate creme sandwich cookies finely crushed

Topping:

  • Whipped cream
  • Chocolate creme sandwich cookies crushed
  • Fresh mint

Instructions

To make the cookie crust:

  • Place the 9 cookies in a food processor and pulse until finely ground.
  • Transfer to a small bowl and pour in the melted butter. Stir until well coated.
  • Divide the mixture among six small glasses and press down using a spoon or tart tamper. Refrigerate until the mousse is ready.

To make the Cookies and Cream Mousse:

  • In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over water. Let sit until the gelatin has bloomed, about 5 minutes.
  • In a small saucepan, place milk over medium low heat until it is heated through and starts to steam. Pour in the gelatin and stir until dissolved.
  • Place the white chocolate in a large heat-safe bowl. Pour in the heated milk and gelatin, then whisk continuously until melted and smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or a bowl with a hand mixer, whisk the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
  • Gently fold in 1/3rd of the cream into the milk and white chocolate. Continue to fold in the remaining whipped cream and the 6 crushed cookies until incorporated.
  • Divide the prepared mousse among the glasses over the cookie crust. Cover and refrigerate until set, 2 hours to overnight.
  • Serve chilled and topped with whipped cream, cookie crumbs, and a sprig of fresh mint if desired.
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Comments

  1. lk529

    28 May, 2014 at 7:14 am

    Parfait glasses all the way! These are lovely and I want one. 🙂

    Reply
    • Tara

      28 May, 2014 at 12:34 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Nami | Just One Cookbook

    29 May, 2014 at 2:32 am

    Ohhhh this sounds so good! Perfect summer treat for me and my kids!

    Reply
    • Tara

      1 June, 2014 at 7:28 am

      Thanks Nami!

      Reply
  3. Irina

    8 May, 2021 at 1:57 pm

    5 stars
    What an interesting party-themed glass dessert it is! I would never think of adding cookies in the way you created. I am going to make/test it before the BBQ (outdoor) time arrives. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Colleen

    8 May, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    5 stars
    I have all the ingredients and I was going to make something else for Mother’s Day tomorrow and then I saw this recipe and instantly changed my mind. I know this will be a hit!

    Reply
  5. Lauren Vavala Harris

    8 May, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    5 stars
    My kids (and myself!) are big fans of all things cookies and cream. These mousse treats are right up our alley – can’t wait to make them!

    Reply
  6. Biana

    8 May, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    5 stars
    This mousse looks amazing! Perfect for Mothers Day brunch.

    Reply
  7. Beth

    8 May, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    5 stars
    This mousse is my son’s favorite! Definitely going to make this recipe again! Such a huge and very delicious treat!

    Reply
  8. Sam

    19 January, 2023 at 10:11 pm

    Can this mousse recipe be used as a cake filling?

    Reply
  9. Rana

    28 July, 2023 at 3:18 am

    5 stars
    Tried this recipe yesterday and it tasted AMAZING!! I did run into a weird snag though. I put some of the mousse right into the glasses to set up over night and the rest I left in a sealed container so I could pipe it into some different glasses the next day. The mousse in the glasses came out wonderfully, but the mousse in the larger container separated. I was able to successfully pipe some of it before I noticed since it was actually just a small layer on the bottom, but I’m wondering where I went wrong. Did I not mix it enough when I was folding the whipped cream in? I did have a hard time with that because I think I mixed the whipped cream a little past soft peaks – yikes!

    Reply
    • Tara

      28 July, 2023 at 10:26 am

      Hi Rana! So glad you like it! It is definitely best when allowed to set in the glasses. The larger amount is more likely to separate since there are no stabilizers in the recipe to keep everything together long term.

      Reply

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