Strawberry banana mousse

Strawberry banana mousse

Desserts

A light and refreshing spring dessert, perfect for ending a meal.

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Discover this strawberry and banana mousse, a simple yet delicious dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time7 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 27 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$3.56 $0.89 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.38
  • $0.27
  • $1.21
  • $0.02
  • $0.29
  • $0.04
  • $0.11
  • $0.24

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the gelatin in cold water.
  2. Hull, wash, and cut the strawberries; peel the banana and slice it into rounds. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the sugar and lemon juice, and blend everything together using an immersion blender. ≈ 4 min
  4. Dissolve the gelatin in 2 tablespoons of hot water and mix it into the puree.
  5. Whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks, then gently fold in the vanilla sugar, followed by the rum. ≈ 4 min
  6. Reserve one-third of the mashed potatoes and gradually incorporate the remaining portion into the cream, so that it remains light and airy. ≈ 4 min
  7. Fill four small glasses, alternating between the mousse and the reserved puree, and refrigerate for about 2 hours.

The bill

Strawberry banana mousse

  • 250 g of strawberries$1.38
  • 1 ripe banana$0.27
  • 250 ml of full-fat milk$1.21
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of rum$0.29
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • The juice of half a lemon$0.11
  • 2 sheets of gelatin$0.24

Total$3.56

that's $0.89 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of strawberries
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 250 ml of full-fat milk
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of rum
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • The juice of half a lemon
  • 2 sheets of gelatin

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