Easy & Excellent Lime Mousse

I have previously avoided recipes for mousse; they seemed to have a ton of finicky ingredients that needed to be handled 'just so' in order to get the right texture.  This mousse recipe is quick and easy and the result is addictively tasty.  Additional bonus - if served with fruit, this is a Gluten Free recipe.

The key to this or any recipe with a fluffy texture is to use a multi-speed mixer.  I have a Kitchenaid (thanks to my mom!) and it is wonderful, but any mixer will work as long as it has both a low and high speed setting. 

Beat 8oz cream cheese until fluffy.
Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the zest from two limes, and a pinch of salt.  Mix on low to blend, then on high for one minute.
Blend in 1/4 cup lime juice on medium until soft peaks form and lumps are blended away.
Fold in 1/2 cup sour cream.
Refrigerate 2 hours.

Serve with strawberries. Strawberries and cream are already awesome together, but the touch of lime makes the strawberries seem exceptionally sweet; its a wonderful flavor combo.

My dear friend Sarah serves this with pound cake chips, which are incredible but I have not been able to replicate hers.  Sarah is much more of a gourmet than I am, so perhaps she has a special touch. If you want to try it: put slices of pound cake on an ungreased cookie sheet @350 for about 20 minutes. Sarah's come out like fancy croutons - crisp on the outside but still chewy inside. Mine come out either all crispy or all soft, but... its pound cake. Its still going to taste good!