French Vanilla Mousse

With the theme of this week's Sweet Thursday event being summer desserts, I decided to make something cool and creamy. This recipe was originally for chocolate mousse, but I decided to try it in vanilla first, because I just love vanilla during the summer time. It was also my idea to add Nila wafers as a garnish, and in my opinion they were a perfect choice!  This mousse was very yummy, very fluffy, and VERY sweet!

I think this would definitely be good using a number of flavors. (Chocolate is definitely at the top of my list to try next!)  And I also think this would be a great recipe to add bananas to, for a fluffy banana pudding, or you may even consider adding other fruits like strawberry (perhaps layered together with pound cake for a lovely trifle....yum!)

So anyway, in case you can't tell, I definitely would recommend this recipe to you, not just because it was so delicious, but also because there's so much you can do with it!

Recipe for French Vanilla Mousse

Ingredients:

1 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 cup cold water

1 (4-serving size) package French vanilla instant pudding mix

1 (8 oz.) container frozen light whipped topping, thawed

Nila Wafers (or other cookies to garnish with)

Directions: Whisk sweetened condensed milk and water in large bowl. Add pudding mix. Whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Chill 5 minutes.  Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into serving dishes. Chill. Garnish as desired. (I layered with Nila wafers.)

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-Jerri