Heavenly Raw Chocolate Mousse
I had some avocados that were on their way out, so what is a girl to do? Make raw chocolate mousse! A reader really wanted me to share the recipe, so here it is! And it’s so easy to make! Happy Friday!
This is a chocolaty dessert that you don’t have to feel guilty for eating! Avocados make the base for this mousse instead of heart clogging butter cream and eggs. We use raw cacao which is chocolate in its natural unprocessed state.
Heavenly Raw Chocolate Mousse
12 dates, soaked for 2 hours and pitted or 1 cup maple syrup
2 ripe avocados, pitted
1/3 cup raw cacao powder
1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
Pinch of sea salt
5 strawberries, sliced
Directions:
First blend dates in a food processor until they become a paste adding a touch of the soaking water if necessary. Scoop out avocado meat with a spoon and add with the rest of the ingredients to the food processor except the berries. Blend until smooth. Be sure to scrap the edges of the bowl a few times to incorporate everything. Taste and add maple syrup if you want it sweeter.
Serve in a martini glass with sliced strawberries on top.
P.S. You can add protein powder to take this up a notch!
Thank you for sharing your recipe! I think I will try this tonight… 🙂
Awesome Andrea! You’ll love it, Mmmm…
I’m making this. Right now! I have two avocados that have been begging to be used. Off to soak dates- thank you!
Keri, how did it turn out?
Thanks for sharing! I’ll definitely be trying this out over the weekend!
Haley, you are going to love it!
Darn it, I just ate my last avocado :o(.
Oh no Krista! Bookmark this page so you can make it next time!
this was so good and my 18 month old loved it! I did add a frozen banana though, because i wanted it a bit sweeter and didn’t have maple syrup.
That sounds perfect! Glad it’s kid-friendly 🙂
Is this just for one serving? Wish your recipes had nutritional stats.
This makes 2 servings, if you wanted to share. I don’t do nutritional stats and I never will. When you eat the Blissful Bites way you do not need to count calories. I’m not a fan of counting calories and I hope people will move away from that and just eat a whole foods plant-based diet. Avocado is a good whole food fat and this is a dessert, so it’s a treat.
No decent strawberries this time of year.
Would some thawed dark sweet cherries do? Mmm… chocolate-covered cherries… 🙂
This is definitely a summer time dish with the strawberries. Cherries would be delish! Go for it!
thank you this is so YUM! so simple and delicious and easy to adapt to various tastes. i've made this twice so far. wonderful!
Sure thing! Glad you enjoyed it!
Anyone know if this can be refrigerated and for how long?
Yes it can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.
Kick the tires and light the fires, problem ofaiciflly solved!
Will regular unsweetened cocoa powder do? I have it sitting in my pantry and definitely want to make this as I love avocados, AND chocolate,of course!
I think that would work fine! You might actually need less sweetener since raw cacao is much more bitter. Give it a try!
Thank you!