Chocolate Avocado Mousse (Eggless & Vegan)
User Reviews
5
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Blending Time
5 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
3
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Calories
385 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
American, International
Chocolate Avocado Mousse (Eggless & Vegan)
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This eggless and vegan chocolate mousse uses ripe avocado blended with melted semi-sweet chocolate, coconut oil, raw sugar, and optional coffee and vanilla. The result is a smooth, creamy dessert with a rich chocolate flavor softened by the avocado's natural creaminess.
Description
The Chocolate Avocado Mousse recipe melts semi-sweet chocolate with coconut oil, instant coffee, and raw sugar over gentle steam, ensuring a glossy and smooth mixture for the base. Ripe avocado flesh is blended with the cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla to create a luscious mousse without eggs or dairy.
The mousse offers a creamy texture from avocado and a balanced chocolate flavor enriched by the subtle bitterness of coffee, which is optional. The avocado adds healthy fats while providing body and smoothness to the dessert.
Serving suggestions include garnishes like chopped cashews, almonds, pistachios, fresh berries, or cacao nibs to add texture and color contrast. The recipe serves about three small portions but can be scaled up. Sugar and chocolate type can be adjusted to taste and dietary preferences.
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Ingredients
For the avocado mousse
- 1 avocado ripe, medium to large, preferably Hass avocado
- ½ cup chocolate - chopped, semi-sweet
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 to 3 tablespoons raw sugar or maple syrup - add less or more to suit your taste
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee - optional
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon vanilla powder
For Garnish - optional or choose any
- 1 tablespoon cashews - chopped
- 1 tablespoon almonds - chopped
- 1 tablespoon pistachio chopped
- 4 to 6 fresh berries - raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or blackberries
- 1 tablespoon cacao nibs or chocolate shavings
Instructions
Melting Chocolate
- Take the chopped semisweet chocolate, coconut oil, instant coffee raw sugar in a small skillet or a heat proof bowl. Set aside.
- Heat 1 to 1.5 cups of water in a saucepan on medium heat. Bring water to a boil then lower the heat.
- Place the skillet with the ingredients on top of the saucepan making sure that the skillet does not touch the water nor is very close to the surface of water.
- When the pan comes in touch with the steam, the chocolate will begin to melt.
- Stir the ingredients with wooden spoon until all of the chocolate melts. Do not overcook the chocolate as it will seize or release fat.
- Once the chocolate has melted remove it from the pan. The melted chocolate mixture should look smooth and glossy. Then set it aside and let it cool completely at room temperature.
Making Chocolate Avocado Mousse
- Scoop the flesh of the avocado in a blender. Make sure the avocado is ripe and at room temperature, as a cold avocado will cause the melted chocolate liquid to harden or seize. Also ensure that the chocolate mixture is at room temperature
- Add vanilla extract and the melted chocolate mixture that is at room temperature.
- Blend to a smooth consistency.
- Spoon the mousse in small bowls. You can either refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour or serve straightaway.
- If refrigerating, cover the bowls with lids or a foil or parchment paper.
- Serve garnished with some chopped nuts or fresh berries or chocolate shavings.
Notes
- Adjust the amount of chocolate to make the mousse more or less intense in flavor.
- Increasing coffee and coconut oil quantities can enhance depth and richness if desired.
- Sugar or sweetener levels can be modified to suit taste preferences, especially if using darker chocolates.
- The recipe yields about three small servings; scale quantities proportionally for more.
- Omit coffee if preferred for a pure chocolate-avocado flavor.
- You can use milk, dark, or sweet chocolate, but adjusting sugar may be necessary to balance bitterness.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
385kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
8mg
(0%)
Potassium
555mg
(12%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
123IU
(2%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
2mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin B12
1µg
(42%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Vitamin E
2mg
Vitamin K
16µg
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
57µg
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Magnesium
84mg
(21%)
Phosphorus
140mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 385 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 385kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 555mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 123IU | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 2mg | |
| Vitamin K | 16µg | |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 57µg | |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 84mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 140mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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