Nutella Mousse

Today I was actually planning on making a peanut butter and chocolate pie, but someone had eaten my peanut butter.  All that was in the cabinet was reduced fat.  I think some things should be reduced fat, but desserts are not one of them.  So to avoid a trip to the store I decided I would make something with the jar of Nutella sitting beside the reduced fat peanut butter.

So I made the mousse initially to put into a pie, but it never made it into the crust.  There were some strawberries in fridge and I thought what could be better than dipping the strawberries into the creamy mousse. 

Nutella Mousse

1 cup whipping cream

1 cup Nutella

1 tsp vanilla extract

In a mixer beat the cream and vanilla until it forms soft peaks.  The cream should be very cold.  Usually I put my cream and the mixing bowl in the freezer for a few minutes before I whip it.  The colder it is the better it whips.

Then with a rubber spatula fold in the Nutella.

Serve with a spoon and a big plate of strawberries for dipping.  Since there was no mousse left, I'll have to make the pie another day.