Avocado Chocolate Mousse

EGG-FREE, NIGHTSHADE-FREE, VEGETARIAN

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This decadent dessert uses the creaminess of avocado to create a silky-smooth chocolaty mousse. While it’s delicious on its own, you can also serve it as a dip for fruit or layer it in small glass jars with whipped coconut cream, fruit, and crushed nuts to make mini trifles.

Makes four ½-cup servings

Prep time: 5 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling time

Cooking time: none

1 large avocado, refrigerated until cold, halved, pitted, and peeled

3 tablespoons cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder

½ cup canned full-fat coconut milk

2½ tablespoons raw honey

1 tablespoon almond butter

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch of sea salt

Toppings (optional)

Whipped Coconut Cream

Fresh raspberries

1. Place all the ingredients for the mousse in a food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Refrigerate the mousse for 1 hour.

2. Spoon into bowls and serve chilled with the toppings of your choice. Store leftover mousse in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.