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I recently saw a recipe on TV for key lime mousse and thought, wouldn’t it be nice if I could add this to my list of keto dessert recipes?
Now let me just point something out. I am not a strict keto dieter. As a matter of fact, I am not on the keto diet at all. I do, however, follow the rules for intermittent fasting as that does seem to help both my husband and I keep any unnecessary weight off. (Don’t know what that is? Read all about the benefits of intermittent fasting and how to do it. That pre-diabetic reference? Yeah, that worked for me!)
Sometimes, though, it is nice to indulge in a key lime mousse without feeling the food coma afterward. This is where the keto dessert part comes in.
Enter stevia.
There are different kinds of stevia out there. So, which one should you use?
First, let me set the record straight. There is only one stevia plant.
I am going to strongly advise against buying your stevia in the grocery store. If you read the labels, you will see that grocery store stevia has other ingredients in it besides stevia. Those other ingredients are fillers, and the FDA allows stevia to be marketed as stevia as long as there is as little as 3% stevia in the package.
Translation: Grocery store stevia may contain up to 97% dextrose, or whatever other chemical is listed on the label. If you are not ok with this, then purchase your stevia online. Real 100% organic stevia is 200 times sweeter than sugar, so a little goes a long way. You will pay more up front, but In the end you will save money, and you will be saving your health.
Need proof?
- In 2018 I purchased the bag of organic stevia leaf that I used in this recipe. I still have about a quarter of the bag left.
- I bought a tube of 100% real stevia extract last year, and the tube is not even half gone yet, and I use this in my coffee every morning.
Ok, ok, so I got all scientific and activist on you. Of course, you can use whatever stevia you want, but I imagine that the reason you found this webpage and are still reading it is because you are concerned about your health. I used the following stevia in this recipe and it works great!
Frontier Natural Products Organic Powdered SteviaNow, about this healthy key lime mousse recipe…
I will admit that I was intimidated by the idea of coming up with a fat bomb dessert in the form of key lime mousse. I sat on this idea for nearly a month before I set out to make it come to life.
It took me three tries and several hours, but the result is this keto key lime mousse recipe that I am quite proud of. It is light and airy like a dessert mousse should be, yet it is incredibly filling…
Yeah! Can anyone say fat bomb?
Except you get to eat this one with a spoon, which makes it perfect for a garden tea party – keto style!
How to make Keto Key Lime Mousse:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered whole leaf stevia
- 16 drops lime essential oil
- 6 egg whites, room temperature
- zest of 1 lime
Instructions:
- In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the cream, stevia, and essential oil until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- Using a clean bowl, beat the egg whites with the whisk attachment of a stand mixer at high speed, until stiff peaks form. You want the egg whites to be very fluffy! When the egg whites begin to collect inside of the whisk, then they are ready. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Fold the lime zest into the whipped cream, then divide the whipped cream into two equal portions. Fold the first portion of the whipped cream into the egg whites and gently incorporate with a rubber spatula until the egg whites reduce in size to about half. Fold in the remaining whipped cream until well mixed throughout, but be careful not to over-stir.
- Carefully spoon the mousse into a piping bag with the star attachment. Pipe mousse into six small serving dishes, then garnish each with a small sprinkle of lime zest and a sprig of fresh mint. Refrigerate immediately and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes, but not more than 3 hours, before serving.
You’ll want to add this Keto Key Lime Mousse to your list of Keto Dessert Recipes. Why? It’s a sugar-free fat bomb that you can eat with a spoon. Light and fluffy, yet perfectly healthy. Feel good about eating dessert again.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the cream, stevia, and essential oil until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
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Using a clean bowl, beat the egg whites with the whisk attachment of a stand mixer at high speed, until stiff peaks form. You want the egg whites to be very fluffy! When the egg whites begin to collect inside of the whisk, then they are ready. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Fold the lime zest into the whipped cream, then divide the whipped cream into two equal portions. Fold the first portion of the whipped cream into the egg whites and gently incorporate with a rubber spatula until the egg whites reduce in size to about half. Fold in the remaining whipped cream until well mixed throughout, but be careful not to over-stir.
- Carefully spoon the mousse into a piping bag with the star attachment. Pipe mousse into six small serving dishes, then garnish each with a small sprinkle of lime zest and a sprig of fresh mint. Refrigerate immediately and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes, but not more than 3 hours, before serving.
Notes
Total time does not include chilling time.
It is important to use powdered whole leaf stevia in this recipe in order to get the pale green color naturally. If you decide to use stevia extract instead, you may want to add a little green food coloring to your mousse.
When zesting the lime, be sure to get only the green surface of the lime and not much else. The white pith beneath the green peel can be bitter. Run the lime briskly across the zester, rotating it in your hand as you go so you don't take off too much!
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This looks SO good. I also love your writing style. Made me chuckle (and that’s important during this pandemic nightmare).
Awe, thanks! I am glad you enjoyed my post. I agree, this pandemic is wearing on all of us in many different ways.
This looks so light and refreshing. I love citrus desserts.
Thanks! This key lime mousse is perfect for summer.
Fat bomb for the win! Looks delicious.
Thank you! It is a great dessert – for keto dieters …and everyone else, too!
gonna try this over the weekend!
Yay! I can’t wait to hear how it goes for you. 🙂
Looks very refreshing, I need to get the lime essential oil to make this!
It is so refreshing! Do you have a place to go where you can get food-grade essential oil? If not, I can point you in the right direction. Just let me know!
I am looking forward to trying this recipe out.
Thank you! I can’t wait to hear how you like it. 🙂
This sounds gorgeous! I’d love to try making something like this but I’m useless in the kitchen.
Lol! This is a good excuse to have a tea party then! Ask everyone to bring a dish, and assign this recipe to your most culinary-inclined friend. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this, I am always looking for better deserts to try that won’t make me pile on the pounds.
Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome! We love this key lime mousse because it tastes just like the regular non-diet kind. 🙂
I consider myself a careful label-reader but I had no idea that a package of stevia could contain all that dextrose!! Gorgeous dessert, great tip about zesting limes, too.
Ah yes…. the labels can be deceiving. They always list ingredients in the order from most to least amounts, and dextrose is always first. Yuck! They never tell you how much, though. Sneaky!
The mouse looks extremely attractive and I will love to try this
Thanks! I hope you love it as much as we do. 🙂
This looks so beautiful and summery! I’m also a big fan of stevia.
Thanks! I love stevia too, it has a LOT of health benefits.
Wao, the world of Keto gets more creative every day. I’ve been on keto on and off, I’ll definitely try this recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
You’re welcome!
omg this mousse looks out of this world!!! I can’t wait to make it, I love keto recipes.
Thank you! I think you will really enjoy this mousse, it doesn’t even taste like a diet recipe. 🙂