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Salted Caramel Mousse

Source: Found on Pinterest

OMG wonderful. Pretty presentation as well.
Made for Valentine's Day Dinner 2022

Ingredients

  • 6 o.z unwrapped caramels (Kraft)
  • 1/4 c. half-and-half
  • 1/8 t. salt
  • 8 oz. cream cheese (low-fat or regular)
  • 1/4 c. light brown sugar
  • 1/2 t. vanilla
  • 1 c. heavy whipping cream

Whipped Cream Topping & Garnish

  • 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
  • 2 t. white sugar
  • 1/4 t. vanilla
  • 1 Tbls. gold sprinkles or edible gold sugar glitter

Instructions

Mousse: Unwrap caramels. In a small bowl, gently heat caramels in a microwave with half-and-half and salt until completely melted and smooth. Start with 1 minute on high, stir and repeat as needed 1 minute at a time, until you can stir smooth with a spoon. Usually takes about 2-3 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.

In a separate bowl, whip cream cheese, vanilla, and brown sugar until smooth.

Add completely cooled caramel mixture and heavy cream. Whip until soft peaks form.

Whipped Cream Topping: In a bowl, add heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla. Whip until stiff peaks form.

Assemble: Use a spoon or a pastry bag with a large circular tip to pipe salted caramel mousse into small serving dishes. I used 8 tiny mason jars.

Top mousse with a small dollop of whipped cream. Sprinkle with gold sprinkles or edible gold sugar glitter just before serving.

Serve chilled. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.

NOTE: You can use premade whipped topping (TruWhip frozen in a tub, thawed) instead of homemade whipped cream to save time.

Wait to add sprinkles until a few hours before serving. They will bleed color into the whipped cream if left for longer than 3-4 hours.