Quick Lemon Mousse with Basil and Blueberries

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Quick Lemon Mousse with Basil and Blueberries

4.4 of 5 (49)

Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 89.6

Total Fat: 3.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 11.7 mg
Total Carbs: 10.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 3.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Quick Lemon Mousse with Basil and Blueberries calories by ingredient

Introduction

This mousse takes only 15 minutes to prepare and can easily be made in advance. It's a perfect light dessert to top off a rich meal. This mousse takes only 15 minutes to prepare and can easily be made in advance. It's a perfect light dessert to top off a rich meal.

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

3 tablespoons white chocolate chips

2/3 cup Cool Whip or other reduced calorie whipped topping

1/2 cup plain Greek-style nonfat yogurt

1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

1/2 cup blueberries

2 fresh basil leaves, rolled up and cut cross-wise into thin ribbons

Tips

Love this recipe? Check out Marisa Churchill's cookbook Sweet & Skinny: 100 Recipes for Enjoying Life's Sweeter Side Without Tipping the Scales for more low-fat, low-sugar recipes to keep you slim while satisfying your cravings!

Directions

Melt the chocolate with 2 teaspoons of water in a double boiler or in the microwave until you can stir the mixture smooth.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the whipped topping and yogurt. Whisk in the melted chocolate and the lemon zest.

Divide the mousse evenly between four 4-ounce dessert glasses. Divide half the berries and half the basil evenly among the glasses. Spoon the remaining mousse over each and top with the remaining blueberries and basil. Serve.

To prepare in advance, refrigerated, tightly covered, for up to 2 days.

Serving Size: Makes 4 servings

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Member Ratings For This Recipe

ANDCOWSFLY

Very Good

10 of 11 people found this review helpful

Made this, minus the basil. I also added strawberries and made it patriotic for Memorial Day. This was an excellent, refreshing treat. YUMMY! - 6/26/14

Reply from MARISACHURCHILL (6/27/14)
great idea for Memorial Day. I might have to try that for my 4th of July party! :-)
JANICEONE1

Incredible!

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

wow this was easy to make and tastes really good, it even tastes good with the dark choc. chips. I like it with Lemon yogurt also - 8/11/14
PATRICIAANN46

Incredible!

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

This is excellent!!! I have also used other kinds of fruits. - 8/6/14
NONNAOF2

Very Good

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I also like lime or orange zest and love strawberries or kiwi, too. - 8/6/14
ROSSYFLOSSY

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Looks yummy! - 10/28/17
CHERIRIDDELL

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I used raspberries instead of blueberries ! - 10/28/17
LOVELY*LADY

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

mmmm - 10/22/17
JIBBIE49

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Sounds good. - 9/22/17
ELRIDDICK

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Thanks for sharing - 9/17/17
BUSYGRANNY5

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very tasty!!! - 9/9/17
JIMMOORE14

Interesting - 7/12/21
CYBRVELD

Nice! - 5/27/21
BLOND1E

Ew - 4/28/21
SHERYE

Totally delicious - 4/9/21
PIZZA5152

Great dessert, - 4/9/21
LIBR@RYL@DY

Incredible!

YUMMY - 4/7/21
CHERYLHURT

Excellent - 9/29/20
JUDY1676

Sounds good - 8/3/20
CKEYES1

Incredible!

Just left the cool whip off - 8/2/20
GOFORGIN

Very Good

Ok - 8/2/20
JULIJULINN

Easy to make. Skipped the basil part. - 8/2/20
MOMMY445

Good

Good - 4/27/20
MNABOY

Incredible!

Tasty treat! - 3/9/20
LAURALLANCE

Incredible!

Delicious! Thanks for sharing it. Can also mix the white chocolate directly into yoghurt and skip the cool whip. Love this. - 3/9/20
TWEETYKC00

Not too bad, thanks. - 2/18/20
PATRICIAAK

:):) - 12/17/19
ALEPEQUIJADA

Great! - 12/13/19
BLAZINGPHOENIX

Has anyone tired this recipe without using Cool Whip? It looks good, but I don't really like the taste of Cool Whip. - 11/15/19
WILDKAT781

Sounds great - 10/5/19
REGILIEH

Incredible!

This was delicious! I made my own whipping cream. - 9/18/19
FISHGUT3

thanks - 8/2/19
AJB121299

yummy - 7/29/19
CECTARR

Thanks - 6/15/19
EVIE4NOW

Very Good

I used Cool Whip free. This was pretty good. - 4/21/19
JIACOLO

Looks tasty!
- 4/1/19
CECELW

Very Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

this is pretty good. next time, i'll leave out the lemon - 3/27/19
EOWYN2424

Incredible!

nyumm! - 3/19/19
CD1987279

very tasty - 3/6/19
SUNSHINE99999

good - 12/11/18
KITTYHAWK1949

I like it except maybe could skip the basil - 12/9/18
NELLJONES

This was good, lowfat works in cold applications. - 9/25/18
DEE107

looks so good - 9/9/18
BABY_GIRL69

Very Good

Yum - 9/9/18
RAZZOOZLE

Very Good

great - 8/6/18
LOSER05

Incredible!

Yum. - 8/3/18
REDROBIN47

Incredible!

Very good. DH and I loved it. - 8/2/18
MIYAMO

This sounds great. - 8/2/18
NANAW12001

Incredible!

This is delicious. I left out the blueberries. Added more lemon powder. - 8/2/18
ALEXTHEHUN

I love this recipe. It's easy enough to substitute another whipped cream if you object to cool whip. - 8/2/18
JANTHEBLONDE

Incredible!

I love this Quick Lemon Mousse with Basil and Blueberrie Recipe! Yummy! - 8/2/18
PWILLOW1

This surprised me. I went ahead and made it even though I didn't expect to enjoy it. Turned out to be very tasty and I will make it again. Next time I will use lime zest for variety. - 8/2/18
PATJOONWW

Looks yummy - 8/2/18
BILLTHOMSON

Incredible!

Very delicious and easy to make, a keeper - 8/2/18
RYCGIRL

very good - 8/2/18
CD6913562

Interesting adding basil to a dessert I am always learning. - 8/2/18
JANIEWWJD

Great dessert!!! - 7/20/18
JOHNMARTINMILES

Sounds weird, tastes great! - 6/27/18
SISTERPRETTY

interesting... - 6/15/18
PLCHAPPELL

It's pretty. - 6/11/18
ANHELIC

This is a great recipe to make. I would use light cool whip and use less than recommended. Since I don't have desserts too often, this would be great for me. Looking forward to making this. - 5/16/18
NANCYPAT1

Great - 5/16/18
NEPTUNE1939

Very Good

tasty - 5/10/18
AMBER461

Thanks for sharing this recipe. - 4/25/18
MILPAM3

I'm amazed the chocolate doesn't seize with the addition of water. I guess white chocolate isn't really chocolate, though, is it. - 4/6/18
CJS1MOMMY

Good

Good - 3/11/18
RDCAGAIN10

Good

Light and good - 3/10/18
HOTPINKCAMARO49

Yummy! - 3/10/18
MUSTANGMOM6

Great recipe - 2/12/18
CD4994568

Yum-O! - 1/25/18
BIKE4HEALTH

Delicious - 12/23/17
TBRYAN-LU

This sounds really good! Is low calorie! - 12/19/17
WHITEANGEL4

We enjoy this in the summer at our house - 10/30/17
THROOPER62

Incredible!

yummy - 10/30/17
USMAWIFE

Good

good - 8/30/17
AIYANASMAMA

Yum - 8/24/17
LIZSPRINGSTEEN

Looks amazing!!! - 8/24/17
PLATINUM755

Very Good

I love the dish idea...I did make my own whipped cream, I used regular yogurt and added a bit of protein powder. Niice! - 8/15/17
EGGBASKET1

Incredible!

Delicious - 8/13/17
TOMATOCAFEGAL

Very Good

USED THIS AT A PARTY. ALL GONE - 8/3/17
SRIVERS1

Very Good

So, I made my own whip instead of Cool Whip. It was very good. - 8/2/17
JAMER123

i would make mine with real whip cream and not the artificial. I am working to get away from all processed foods and the meals and foods are beginning to really taste better. Thanks for the recipe. - 8/2/17
DAIZYSTARLITE

yummy - 8/2/17
JVANAM

Incredible!

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there
who will try to discourage you.
Don't listen to them.
The only one who can make you give up is yourself.
- Sidney Sheldon - 8/2/17
CD3409143

interesting, - 8/2/17
SHOAPIE

I’m sure I could eat all this by myself in one sitting! - 8/2/17
RHOOK20047

Good

I liked this and I don't like blueberries much. - 8/2/17
NANASUEH

yummy - 8/2/17
1CRAZYDOG

refreshing - 8/2/17
PHHHISC

I made my own topping and it turned out very well. - 8/2/17
VHAYES04

Incredible!

I love lemon and blueberries! - 8/2/17
4CONNIESHEALTH

Incredible!

a few alterations but still great!
- 8/2/17
ETHELMERZ

O.K.

The basil in this is off putting. Thank heavens for artificial sweeteners which have helped many of us lose weight and keep it off! - 8/2/17
JUNETTA2002

Incredible!

Good recipe even if the cool-whip is not good for you the taste was good. - 8/2/17
MBPP50

Yummy - 8/2/17
AZMOMXTWO

you can have some in moderation all things are ok in moderation or so they say
- 8/2/17
RAPUNZEL53

I like it. - 7/23/17
MARIHELEN

YUM - 7/22/17
GEORGE815

Interesting recipe with the basil. - 7/13/17
RO2BENT

Not sure about the basil... - 6/3/17
KATHYJO56

O.K.

I like basil, but not in this - 5/31/17

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