Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse

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During March’s National Nutrition Month, a healthy, delicious dessert made from simple wholesome ingredients became a favorite. A local cafe featuring vegan food inspired me to make my own vegan chocolate avocado mousse.

I’ve read about combining avocado with cocoa powder to make this creamy dessert. However, until sampling it at The Veggie Table, I’d never eaten it. Let me tell you, it’s amazing.

This vegan chocolate avocado mousse comes together quickly. And, it’s a great way to use up ripe avocados. I mentioned the recipe in Creating Highly Nutritious Meals. Here is more info about the dessert and my perfected recipe.

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Avocados, the Secret Ingredient

Avocados are extremely nutritious. They are fruits, which is why it appears on my list of highly nutritious foods under that category.

This pear shaped fruit is loaded with healthy fats, fiber, protein and 20 different vitamins and minerals including vitamins B5, B6, C, E and K. Avocados contain more potassium than bananas. Plus the good fats contain oleic acid, associated with reducing inflammation in the body and fighting cancer.

Avocados are also high in antioxidants that improve eye health. Additionally, the fruit increases antioxidant absorption from other foods.

Incredibly, a recent study shows that people who eat avocados are healthier than people who don’t. Those who add avocados to their diets have a higher nutrient intake and are 50% less likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms that are major risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.

The edible part of the fruit, the yellow/green flesh inside, is rich, smooth and creamy, making it an ideal addition to salads, salsas…and mousse!

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Vegan chocolate avocado mousse – start with ripe avocados

Tips for Making Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Start with ripe avocados. You know the joke about avocados…you wait for them to ripen and then suddenly, they’re overripe.

You want ripe avocados for this mousse recipe. The outer skin appears dark, black almost, and the fruit feels soft and gives to pressure, when the avocado is perfectly ripe.

Using a knife, cut through the skin of the fruit from end to end, on both sides of the fruit, and separate into two halves. Remove the large pit. Using a spoon, scoop out the soft flesh inside.

Use freshly cut avocado right away, as oxygen causes the fruit to oxidize and turn brown. When making the mousse, I cut the avocado last, right before adding it to the blender.

Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse half
Vegan chocolate avocado mousse – a freshly scooped half
Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse

This creamy, healthy dessert comes together in minutes
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 mins
Chilling Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe avocados
  • 1/4 cup plant based milk
  • 6 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • dash sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Halve avocados, remove pits and scoop out flesh. Combine with remaining ingredients in a blender.
  • Blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Stop and scrape down sides. Repeat two more times. After scraping down the third time, blend on high for 60 seconds.
  • Scoop mousse into four dessert cups. Cover and chill for at least an hour. To serve, top with fresh berries or fruit.
Keyword Avocado, Chocolate, Mousse, Vegan

 

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Ingredients for Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse in the blender.
Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mouse ready to chill
Vegan chocolate avocado mousse – ready to chill

Enjoying This Dessert

It only takes a few minutes to create this dessert. While dinner simmers on the stove, there’s plenty of time to blend the mousse and pop it into the refrigerator to chill. The smooth and creamy pudding-like dessert is ready to eat fresh from the blender. It thickens up immediately. However, I love the mousse chilled.

When serving, top with fresh berries such as blueberries and sliced strawberries. Raspberries or blackberries make excellent toppings as well. Or add a dollop of whipped coconut milk, chopped nuts or a sprinkle of unsweetened shredded coconut.

Then enjoy. Vegan chocolate avocado mousse is the perfect end to a meal. And it makes a pretty little “fancy” dessert for guests or for a special occasion such as a birthday or anniversary meal.

Have you tried chocolate avocado mousse? Is there another avocado recipe that you enjoy? Share with me your favorites in the comments below.

Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Vegan chocolate avocado mousse, ready to enjoy.

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Raw Wild Blueberry Pie

This is a great plant based recipe, sugar and gluten free, with no baking required. I’ve wanted to sample this delicious looking pie since seeing it in my Life Changing Foods book by Anthony William.

Raw Wild Blueberry Pie
Wild blueberries are the super food, among super foods. Anthony calls them the world’s most powerful food. They are extremely high in antioxidants, making them effective in preventing and fighting against all diseases, including cancer. Wild blueberries eliminate heavy metals from the body, restore the liver, nourish the brain and they are the most potent prebiotic in existence.

While domesticated blueberries have health benefits too, it’s the wild berries that are most powerful. Buy them frozen at the grocery store, making sure the package has wild blueberries printed on it.

Raw Wild Blueberry Pie
Raw Wild Blueberry Pie
Raw Wild Blueberry Pie

1/3 cup cashews

1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

4 cups pitted dates

20 oz frozen wild blueberries, thawed

1 mango, sliced or 2 cups frozen mango chunks, thawed

For the crust: process cashews, coconut, and 3 cups of dates in food processor until thoroughly combined. Press crust into 9 inch pie dish. Cover and refrigerate while preparing filling.

For the filling: process half the wild blueberries, 1 cup of dates and mango chunks until well blended. Add remaining blueberries. Pour into crust. Allow to set in refrigerator, 40-60 minutes.

Raw Wild Blueberry Pie
Raw Wild Blueberry Pie
I garnished the pie with additional wild blueberries, covered with plastic wrap and placed in the refrigerator.

After a healthy dinner, a slice of this easy to make pie was my special treat. And what a treat it was! Light, fruity and so satisfying, I enjoyed my piece of pie even more, knowing I was receiving health benefits with each delicious bite.

I will be making this pie for special occasions and as a dessert for company. And sometimes, I’ll create one for me, as a celebration of my healthy lifestyle.

Raw Wild Blueberry Pie
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