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Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Avocado {Gluten-Free}

Last Updated on February 19, 2018 By Vicky 1 Comment

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A gluten-free and vegan chocolate mousse avocado dessert. Guilt-free with creamy avocado, dark chocolate coconut cream and maple syrup. Refined sugar free.

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Vegan chocolate mousse

Since we all know I love all things avocado related, it should come as no surprise that I was instantly intrigued by an avocado based vegan dessert recipe. I mean avocados in dessert? Have you ever heard of such a thing?

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Now I may have heard of this before, but never actually gotten to making a dessert with avocados. With about two bags full of avocados that were on the brink of turning over ripe – now seemed like the perfect opportunity to make an avocado dessert.

All the mousse recipes I saw online required cocoa powder which I did not have on hand and could not be bothered to run out and purchase. So with a little improvisation I opted to use a lot of dark chocolate instead.

With two avocados, dark chocolate, maple syrup, coconut cream, coconut milk, vanilla extract and a pinch of sea salt this vegan chocolate mousse avocado dessert was quickly on its way.

With no real cooking required – just a bit of double boiler action to melt the dark chocolate, this is a seriously low fuss dessert that is both vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar free.

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This vegan chocolate mousse avocado dessert is super rich and filling fyi. I mean I kept taste testing it in the process of pureeing it and was pretty much full afterwards. Now this might not be the dessert for everyone. D was not a huge fan. He kept insisting that it wasn’t quite as fluffy as a traditional mousse recipe.

Now I really can’t say since I honestly do not know if I’ve ever even tried a real mousse recipe. Similar to real mousse or not, I thought this was a delicious creamy vegan dessert with vitamins and nutrients hidden within from the avocado.

Unlike Dave, my parents absolutely loved this vegan chocolate mousse avocado dessert and gobbled it all up. They thought it was smooth, creamy and just chocolatey enough, without even noticing a hint of the avocado. Sounds like a perfect simple low fuss vegan dessert to me.

What’s your go to vegan dessert recipe? Tell me it’s this vegan chocolate mousse?

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Vegan Chocolate Mousse {Gluten-Free}
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

A gluten-free vegan chocolate mousse with a surprising ingredient - avocado! A guilt free dessert with creamy avocado, dark chocolate coconut cream and maple syrup. Refined sugar free.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: gluten free, Healthy, Vegan
Servings: 8
Calories: 262 kcal
Author: Vicky Berman
Ingredients
  • 2 avocados
  • 6 ounces dark chocolate high quality
  • 3 tablespoons coconut cream
  • 3 tablespoons coconut milk beverage
  • 5 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of sea salt
  • optional -- add 6 tablespoons coconut cream
Instructions
  1. Use a double boiler to melt dark chocolate until melted.
  2. In a food processor combine avocados, coconut cream, coconut milk beverage, maple syrup, vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt. Process until smooth.
  3. Add dark chocolate to the food processor and continue to process until smooth.
  4. Optional -- for a less chocolately lighter mousse add in additional coconut cream (up to 6 tablespoons) and process until smooth.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Adapted From Poppies and Papayas

Nutrition Facts
Vegan Chocolate Mousse {Gluten-Free}
Amount Per Serving
Calories 262 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Sodium 9mg 0%
Potassium 442mg 13%
Total Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 13g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 1.6%
Vitamin C 6.3%
Calcium 3.7%
Iron 16.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Nancy says

    February 24, 2018 at 1:39 pm


    Can’t wait to make this!

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