Chocolate Avocado Mousse Recipe

Chocolate, avocado, mousse: String together these three words — each one a delicious suggestion all by itself — and you get a very rich dessert with surprising health benefits. A favorite mainstay of low carbohydrate diets, this dish works without refined sugar and can be easily adapted for a vegan diet. Good fats, potent phytonutrients, and delicious flavor — a tasty ending to a healthy meal.

Chocolate Avocado Mousse Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large or 2 medium avocados
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• Sweetener (chose one): 2 tablespoons honey or 1 tablespoon of monk fruit, stevia or allulose

• 1/4 cup whipped cream, coconut milk or cashew cream

Instructions:

1. Peel and pit the avocado/s.
2. Add to a food processor or blender along with cocoa powder, vanilla and your sweetener of choice.
3. Process or blend until smooth.
4. Taste and add more sweetener if you desire.
5. Spoon the mousse into serving bowls and top with whipped cream, coconut cream (you can buy whipping coconut cream) or cashew cream.
6. Decorate with grated chocolate, a sprinkling of cocoa power or raspberries, or add some crunchy salt such as flaky sea salt.

Cashew Cream Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw cashews
• 1 cup water

Instructions:

Step 1: Cover cashews with hot water and soak for 20-30 minutes
Step 2: Drain cashews and add to a high-speed blender with 1 cup water.
Step 3: Blend on high until completely smooth, about 1 minute.