Easy Keto Pumpkin Mousse Dessert
This easy-to-make Keto Pumpkin Mousse recipe is a must all year long! Rich and full of pumpkin spice flavor, this fluffy pumpkin keto dessert with cream cheese is delectable.
Keto pumpkin desserts start getting popular every year around mid-August. Since my hubby loves anything and everything, pumpkin, I thought I’d work on a recipe for Keto Pumpkin Mousse. I knew one of his favorite keto dessert recipes is Peanut Butter Fluff, so a recipe for keto pumpkin mousse was an obvious choice.
It is optional, but I love the crunch that nuts add to a low-carb dessert recipe. It changes the texture and gives it much more depth. Although optional, adding a few pecans and sugar-free Lilly’s chocolate chips are a tasty addition to keto pumpkin cheesecake mousse.
Note: Walnuts make a great addition as well.
Ingredients for Keto Pumpkin Mouse:
- Heavy Whipping Cream– Heavy whipping cream is high in fat and makes for a great base when making these pumpkin fluff keto bombs. I like to use heavy cream because compared to whipping cream, it is creamier and tends to hold its shape better.
- Cream cheese – It gives pumpkin fluff a smooth cheesecake-like consistency! What more could you want? I use Philadelphia brand full fat cream cheese as it contains fewer ingredients and carbs than other brands.
- Pumpkin Puree– Relatively low in carbs and can be enjoyed during keto.
- Vanilla extract – Add some more flavor with a splash of vanilla!
- Pumpkin Pie Spice– Usually composed of a blend of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and sometimes allspice, Pumpkin Pie Spice is incredibly flavorsome.
- Swerve Confectioners– A keto-friendly sweetener with zero carbs and zero calories.
- Unsweetened Chocolate– Look for Baker’s or dark chocolate with no sugar.
- Optional: Pecans and Lily’s Chocolate Chips– Add some crunch to your pumpkin keto bomb with pecans and chocolate chips. With Lily’s chocolate chips you can stay in ketosis and still enjoy chocolate. These chocolate chips are low carb and sweetened with erythritol and stevia. Plus, they come in a variety of different flavors!
Steps to make Low Carb Pumpkin Mousse:
Step 1: Whip heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form in a medium mixing bowl, then set aside.
Tip: Do not use a warm bowl or utensils, or the heavy cream may not form stiff peaks
Step 2: In a separate bowl, add cream cheese, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, and Swerve confectioners, then mix on medium speed until smooth.
Tip: Make sure the cream cheese has been completely softened otherwise, it will be chunky, and your mousse won’t be fluffy and smooth.
Step 3: Add the pumpkin cream cheese mixture to the whipped cream and mix on medium speed until fluffy.
Step 4: Grate chocolate shavings on top.
Step 5: Optional: Add pecans and Lily’s Chocolate Chips.
Tip: Best if kept in the refrigerator overnight and served the next day.
IS PUMPKIN KETO-FRIENDLY?
Pumpkin is a winter squash that can be incorporated into various dishes and desserts! Unlike other winter squashes, Pumpkin is relatively low in carbs (4-12g of carbs per 100 g of pumpkin) and can be incorporated into a keto diet! That being said, make sure you are keeping track of your portions. Keto pumpkin mousse only uses ¼ cup of pumpkin puree spread across six servings, making it a little less than three net carbs per serving.
MORE Fat Bomb Keto Desserts
Keto bombs are versatile and a great way to add fat to your keto diet to help you stay full. If you liked these pumpkin fluff fat bombs, try some of my other recipes. With so many different recipes, you will always be able to find a keto bomb to hit the spot, no matter your craving.
MORE KETO PUMPKIN RECIPES:
Keto Pumpkin Pie Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
Best Keto Pumpkin Bread Recipe
More Keto Lifestyle Tips
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If you are still skeptical about the keto lifestyle, check out the five benefits of the keto diet that we believe are great for your health.
Easy Keto Pumpkin Mousse Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 C heavy whipping cream about 2 cups whipped
- 8 oz Cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 5 Tablespoons Swerve Confectioners
- 1 tsp vanilla flavoring
- 1/2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ square unsweetened chocolate, grated finely
- optional: pecans and Lily's Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Whip heavy whipping cream until it forms stiff peaks in a medium mixing bowl, then set aside.
- In a separate bowl, add the softened cream cheese, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and Swerve sweetener, then mix on medium speed until smooth.
- Add the cream cheese pumpkin mixture to the whipped cream and mix on medium speed until fluffy.
- With a cheese grater or zester, grate the sugar-free chocolate shavings on top of the pumpkin mousse.
- Optional: Add pecans and Lily's Chocolate Chips
- Best if kept in the refrigerator overnight and served the next day.
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Did you include the pecans and chocolate in the nutritional info? Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Hi! No, those are listed as optional as I know not everyone will want to add those. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Do you have to use sweetner?
That is up to you. If you don’t want to use sweetener you could certainly try it without, although I am not sure how good it would taste.
Is there an alternative to Swerve confectioners. Would Stevia work?
I don’t personally like Stevia because it has a weird aftertaste to me, but you could give it a try if that is what you have.
I have used Stevia in this recipe and find it just fine. I only notice an aftertaste if I get a direct taste of it – like licking a spoon with it on it.
How long does this keep for? Trying to work out how to scale the recipe down if only making for one person unless it keeps really well in the fridge.
I would say just a couple of days.
How much equals a serving size?
I didn’t measure instead I just divided it into equal sized servings.
How would this freeze? I am also trying to cook for 1. I don’t like to mess with cooking during the week.
I haven’t tried freezing, so I’m not sure if it would freeze well.
In the nutrition what is serving size? 1oz, 1 tablespoon?
Thanks
I just divided it equally I did not measure.
Mine looks like soup instead of fluff, what could I have done wrong?
I’m guessing that you didn’t beat your heavy whipping cream long enough.
This pumpkin fluff recipe is so good. I will definitely be making this again. The whole family enjoyed it.
Love pumpkin no matter what season we’re enjoying. Glad your family liked this.
I hate pumpkin. Can I use something else
If you go to my website kaseytrenum.com and search for fluffs, you will get other recipes.
Hi. I love your recipes but wish you shared the serving size. If you divided it into 10 equal servings, do you just eye ball them? I would love if you could start including the serving size. ❤️
Yes, you can get pretty close to the correct serving size.
The recipe calls for 1/2 tablespoon.
1 tablespoon
I made peanut butter fluff by substituting pumpkin for peanut butter. No spice. I add about 1/4 c mini morsels.
Great! So glad you loved it.
I love everything pumpkin! This pumpkin fluff really hits the spot.
Fantastic! So glad you loved it.
What size were the (what looks like) mason jars that you used?
I’m not sure. I had someone else photograph this recipe. They use some kind of tiny yogurt cups or baby food cups.
Yumo that’s what my family and I say, I did put it into 2 pecan pie shells and froze them, it was like ice cream pie, so good. But if there are any left overs it does need to go back in the freezer. Julie
So glad you enjoyed it.