Avocado Chocolate Mousse - Paleo
This creamy and delicious avocado chocolate mousse needs only a few simple ingredients to make a quick, low carb dessert. It’s really a vegan chocolate pudding, depending on the sweetener you choose, and you won’t even notice the avocado flavor.
Servings 4
Calories 332kcal
Equipment
- Food Processor
- Blender
- Hand mixer
- Silicone spatula
Ingredients
For the mousse:
- 2 large avocados peeled, pitted, and halved
- 5 tablespoons organic honey see note* (or sub pure maple syrup)
- ½ cup raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup coconut cream or full-fat coconut milk
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt Redmond
Coconut Whipped Cream:
- 1 can chilled coconut milk cream scooped off the top (about 1 cup of coconut cream)
- 1 Tablespoon Grade B maple syrup or honey
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Scoop out the avocado flesh and discard the skins. Add all of the ingredients to a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth, about 3 minutes in a food processor. Note: You may need to scrape the edges of the food processor to get everything to combine.
- Transfer to a sealable container and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or until ready to serve. Chill the ingredients for coconut whipped cream, as well as the bowl you will whip it in, at the same time.
- Just before serving, whip the coconut cream using a hand mixer.
- Serve with cacao nibs or grated dark chocolate, fresh berries and/or coconut whipped cream.
Notes
The longer the mousse is refrigerated, the less noticeable the texture of the cocoa powder will be.
You can use a whisk attachment on a hand blender to whip the coconut cream, though a hand mixer is faster.
The size of the avocados will determine the quantity of mousse you end up with. We used the Hass avocados from Costco, about 8 ounces each.
You can use a whisk attachment on a hand blender to whip the coconut cream, though a hand mixer is faster.
The size of the avocados will determine the quantity of mousse you end up with. We used the Hass avocados from Costco, about 8 ounces each.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 727mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 3mg