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Peanut Butter Mousse Parfaits

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at IUP chapter.

Do you need delicious individual desserts for your next gathering? Then this peanut butter mousse parfaits recipe is for you! It is so simple and easy!

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ½ cup confectioners sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
  • 1 package of Reese’s peanut butter cup minis, chopped
  • Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

Directions:

  1. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the peanut butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar and vanilla extract. Set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream to medium- to stiff-peaks. 
  3. Transfer a quarter of the whipped cream to the peanut butter mixture and beat in until combined. 
  4. Transfer half of the remaining whipped cream to the peanut butter mixture and gently fold in. Repeat with the remaining half. 
  5. Spoon some of the peanut butter mousse into each of four 4-ounce mason jars, then layer on some of the chopped peanut butter cups. Repeat with another layer of mousse, another layer of peanut butter cups, and a final layer of mousse. 
  6. Cover with a layer of plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve. Just before serving, garnish each mason jar with sweetened whipped cream, and some chopped Reese’s peanut butter cup minis. 

Recipe provided by the following source: https://pin.it/6rX0nkjuN

Gabriella Finn is the treasurer and fundraising chair for Her Campus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania chapter. She takes care of the budget and finances for the chapter as well as fundraisers. She also writes recipes for Her Campus at the IUP chapter. Beyond Her Campus, Gabriella is the president for Management Association and vice president of Eta Sigma Delta. She is a senior majoring in Hospitality Management. She also has a certificate in baking and pastry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts. She competed her externship at Nemacolin as a pastry extern. In her free time, Gabriella likes to watch Friends and bake. If it is someone’s birthday , Gabriella always makes them a special cake. She works as a server and a line cook at The Mayfield, which she loves. She started working there in the summer of 2023 and works there when she goes home on the weekends. This is her favorite job she has ever had!