Peanut Salted Caramel Mousse Bars! Sweet-salty caramel mousse layered with no-bake nougat, peanuts, and blanketed in dark chocolate. A deliciously dairy-free frozen treat!
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I know it’s been very autumn/spice/pumpkin/cozy up in here the past few posts, but today we are taking a brief intermission for frozen mousse squeezed between nuts and nougat and blanketed in chocolate
OH BOY.
Yes frozen treats, we still love you and will always make time for you and your melty glory no matter the season.
But wait. Let that sink in for a minute…
Frozen. Mousse.
It’s not ice cream. It’s not regular mousse. It’s dairy-free frozen mousse. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever devoured straight from the pint with a spoon. It’s light and ridiculously airy, yet very creamy too. I found myself taking bite after bite trying to understand HOW? I’ve never eaten a cloud, but if I had to guess I would guess the texture to be almost identical to this.
If you are familiar with other So Delicious frozen desserts, imagine if the Salted Caramel Cluster pint and Cocowhip had a baby and named it Salted Caramel Swirl Mousse. I very much approve of this offspring.
The Layers
Nougat. This chewy no-bake nougat is made with just three ingredients. Real nougat is well…hard. There is boiling and thermometers and lots of sugar (and usually minor burn injuries if you are me) involved. Once a dessert recipe stays saucepan, I’m pretty much out.
But if you’ve ever put a GoMacro bar in the fridge, you’ll know that they get really hard and chewy and kinda sorta nougat-like. So inspired by that I came up with a very simple nougat made of nut or seed butter, maple syrup, and coconut flour.
Salted caramel mousse. The star of this sweet show, and what makes these bars 10x better than their candy bar counterpart. This new fluffy yet creamy stuff from So Delicious is replacing the caramel in our nutty nougat bars, and it’s got lots of caramel flavor going on plus little chunks of chocolate and a caramel swirl throughout too.
Peanuts. Roasted and chopped. I used unsalted, the sweet-salty flavor of the mousse is enough for me.
Chocolate coating. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips, but dark is fine too. Add a few tablespoons of coconut oil when melting to get that really thin coating that shatters deliciously when you bite in.
So Delicious Mousse
Now obviously in the name of thorough research I had to try out a couple of the other flavors of this new So Delicious Mousse too. I appreciate all the fruity flavor options – mango, strawberry, lemon, cranberry cherry – but of course chocolate chip and peanut butter are always winners too.
I tried the lemon swirl and chocolate chip. Both delicious, but THAT LEMON! It is not shy on citrus flavor, and probably my favorite so far. Mango, I’m coming for you next.
Now you know I’m not one to worry about calories, but you have to admit it’s pretty awesome that these are basically designed to be eaten without sharing. Each pint has 330 calories or less, and the texture is so dreamy you will not want to give up a single bite. I’ve tried a few of the other low-cal frozen dessert brands, and this is very different. Most seem to be rock hard straight out of the freezer or require microwaving to be creamy(ish), but your spoon will sink right into this stuff straight from the freezer. No funky flavor either, it tastes just like ice cream only lighter.
It’s worth putting the pumpkin on pause long enough to Peanut Salted Caramel Mousse Bar. Just trust me.
Peanut Salted Caramel Mousse Bars
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours (chilling time)
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 10 bars 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: frozen
- Cuisine: american
Description
Peanut Salted Caramel Mousse Bars! Sweet-salty caramel mousse layered with no-bake nougat, peanuts, and blanketed in dark chocolate. A deliciously dairy-free frozen treat!
Ingredients
Nougat
- 3/4 cup (190g) nut/seed butter
- 1/2 cup (50g) coconut flour
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Other Ingredients
- 1 pint So Delicious Salted Caramel Swirl Mousse (or any dairy-free salted caramel ice cream)
- 1 cup (120g) roasted peanuts, chopped
- 1 cup (180g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the nougat.
- Mix to form a thick dough.
- Press into a pan lined with wax paper.
- Spread the mousse on top of the nougat (it helps to let it soften for 5 minutes out of the freezer first)
- Sprinkle peanuts on top, and press in lightly.
- Freeze for at least 4 hours.
- Working quickly, lift from the pan and slice into 10 bars. Freeze.
- Melt the chocolate chips. You can add 2-3 tbsp coconut oil for a thinner chocolate coating.
- Place the bars on a wire rack with a piece of wax paper underneath.
- Spoon the melted chocolate on top of each bar, coating completely. Freeze.
- Once the chocolate is solid, carefully pop them off the wire rack and dip the bottoms in chocolate. Arrange on a pan lined with wax paper. Freeze until firm.
- Enjoy frozen and keep leftovers in the freezer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 393
- Sugar: 18g
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 10g
Keywords: vegan, dairy-free, ice cream, bar, candy, snickers, gluten-free, easy, dessert
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Your nougat recipe is BRILLIANT! I completely fell in love with So Delicious Frozen Mousse the moment I took my first spoonful. It totally reminds me of a hybrid between coconut whip and their caramel ice cream too! That mousse is the one and only thing that motivates me to brave the insanity of Walmart 😉 Leave it to you to really take it to the next level of deliciousness. It’s still 80 degrees in Chicago, so give me all the frozen treats along with all the pumpkin/squashy things!
★★★★★
ISN’T IT THE DREAMIEST THING!?!?😳😳 Gah they just get me, love all their frozen desserts! Haha I found it at my local health food store, but I am glad Walmart carries it too so hopefully everyone can get their hands on it. Ha so so hot here too still…gotta get on that pumpkin ice cream recipe🎃🍨
Your pumpkin ice cream recipe from last year is pretty awesome. I made it a few times last September 😉
Is there anything I can use instead of the frozen mousse stuff? I try to avoid things containing sugar alcohols.
Sure, any kind of ice cream you like will work!
Where do you guys live that you have found the So Delicious Frozen Mousse? I live in NJ and when I went to their website it couldn’t find any stores near me that carry it:(((
Hmm I’m not in that area, but I’m pretty sure most Walmarts have it if you have one of those nearby? If not, it is new still, so will hopefully pop up somewhere in your area soon!
Thank you! Yes I do have a Walmart really close by! I’ll have to check tomorrow:)
Literally going into the kitchen now to make that nougat…only 3 ingredients?! And the mousse texture of that ice cream is making me so excited to try it! 🙂
The nougat could totally be a snack all it’s own, I want to make more and add chocolate chips and roll it into little delicious balls😋😋 I hope you find the mousse (and buy at least 5 flavors and sample them all at the same time…it will be epic😂)
Ok, in my area (overseas) we will not have :-(( that scrumptious, mouth-watering, decadent Mousse. How can I make a non-dairy, maybe vanilla/chocolatey/coffeeee, egg-white Mousse? Or maybe a banana/coffeeee/icecreamy Mousse? Please, some suggestions how to make it work. But I must commend you on your scrumptious, mouth-watering and decadent recipes :-))
I don’t think there is really a way to make a frozen mousse quite like this at home, but you could use your favorite dairy-free ice cream instead 🙂
Good thing I’m not on a diet for believe in them because these would so break it, hahaha! This is just straight up food porn….the nougat, the ice cream mousse and then chocolate enveloping it all, oh my?!! I can’t believe I’ve never seen or heard of this so delicious MOUSSE! I can only imagine how amazing it is because their ice cream is amazing. These look like they are so super indulgent and sweet and like a triple decker candy bar. I haven’t had any sweets in like a week and a half and am kind of dying over here, lol. I could really go for one of these right now, they look so amazing! I just love all of these amazing layers and you’ve seriously hit the drool emoji on this one, LOL!
Hahaha!! A big hell yes to that first sentence, but yeah these really are a bit over the top (in a very good way obviously😜) A week and a half😱 What are you even doing over there?? Well I hope life allows you to rectify that situation VERY soon. Wish I could send you a cooler of these babies to help😋😋
Hi. What size Pyrex do u use ?
It’s 5×7″, this one: https://amzn.to/2LZ7alo
I made this dessert for book club on June 3rd. My ladies thought I was just amazing and the dessert was over the top. I forgot to put the peanuts in and used peanut butter for the nougat, it was really good the way it was. Unfortunately, I had 3 pieces left and I ate them all by myself the next day! Thank you for this wonder recipe.
I am so happy they were a success! I love the nougat made with PB, so yummy with chocolate ice cream on top too👌😋 Ha I can definitely relate to devouring LOTS of leftovers singlehandedly😂 Thanks for the feedback Janine!