Healthy Avocado Chocolate Mousse
This Healthy Avocado Chocolate Mousse is rich, creamy, and surprisingly decadent! Made with dates, it's a vegetarian mousse that’s deeply chocolatey and comes with a vegan option too!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 413kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 large Medjool dates refer notes to use Noor variety
- 1 medium avocado
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Remove seeds from dates and add into a food processor along with avocado and cocoa powder. Process until finely ground.Tip: Don’t add milk first. Process dates with avocado first into a puree before adding the milk to get a smooth and creamy consistency.
- Scrape sides and then add milk, vanilla extract and salt. Process until very smooth and creamy.
- Spoon into a container (or serving bowls), cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to two days. Serve!Pro tip: Chilling helps for the flavors to develop, meld together, and get a thick, ultra smooth texture.
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Notes
Weight - I used 6 large Medjool dates for this recipe. It was 4 ounces by weight (with seeds) and 3.6 ounces by weight (without seeds).
Dates - I highly recommend using the soft Medjool variety to make a velvety smooth mousse!
To use Noor dates - To ensure smooth blending, soften the dates first. Heat half a cup of milk until hot, then add the pitted Noor dates. Cover and let sit for about 30 minutes to break down the fiber and soften them. Once softened, blend the mixture until smooth.
Chill – We recommend chilling for at least 6 hours or up to 2 days to help it thicken and the flavors blend.
Adjust recipe – Feel free to add more or less of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Sure can! However, a food processor does a better job of chopping due to the relatively low spin rate, when compared to a blender, which will struggle due to the less liquid and hard to grind ingredients such as dates.
When using a blender, make sure to add all ingredients including milk to help with the blending process. A high powered blender like vitamix will come handy. Also, another helpful tip is to warm the milk and let the dates soak in the warm milk for about 30 minutes to soften them. Add everything to the blender and blend away.
When using a blender, make sure to add all ingredients including milk to help with the blending process. A high powered blender like vitamix will come handy. Also, another helpful tip is to warm the milk and let the dates soak in the warm milk for about 30 minutes to soften them. Add everything to the blender and blend away.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 103mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 52g