Easy Avocado Mousse with Chilli Chocolate

This easy avocado mousse with chilli chocolate is packed full of goodness, comes together in minutes and makes a delicious, healthy treat.  It’s a different kind of dessert using chilli chocolate and a pinch of chilli powder for an extra bit of heat!

This easy avocado mousse with chilli chocolate is the ultimate healthy dessert!  Or at least my idea of it:)  Avocado has become extremely popular in recent years.  We love it in salads, chilies, on toast, and in smoothies.  I like to add it to raspberry smoothies for example.   Although it’s not the most obvious dessert ingredient avocado’s mildly sweet flavour works surprisingly well with some very typical dessert ingredients.  Such as chocolate.

I remember a time when you could buy milk chocolate and dark chocolate and you could either have them plain or with raisins or nuts.  And that was pretty much that.  Thank goodness we have come to realise that chocolate could be so much more!

Have you ever tried chilli chocolate?  It is exceptional on its own and if you pair it with avocado, well, it’s a marriage made in heaven!

Can you taste the avocado in this dessert

So can you actually taste the avocado in this avocado chocolate dessert?  Yes and no.  It’s there but in a different way.  The avocado flavour is much less obvious in this dish than it would be in a savoury recipe, which is what we are used to.  It’s different here but it really works!

Easy avocado mousse with chocolate

And it’s such an easy dessert to put together too!  There is a bit of grating involved, you’ll need to use a blender but only briefly and the whole thing is ready in about 10 minutes!

I used lemon juice and zest in this chocolate avocado mousse recipe.  They add lovely citrusy notes and also help keep the colour of the avocado bright green.  This mousse will, however, eventually become less vibrant looking. (It’s avocado after all).  So only make it up to about 1.5 hours in advance.  And remember to keep it in the fridge until you are ready to serve it.

Serving suggestions

Serve these low carb chocolate avocado pots with raspberries or other sweet and sour tasting fruit.  Scatter chocolate shavings over the top.

The proportions in this recipe will yield approximately 4 small/medium portions of dessert. But if you are hosting a larger party simply double the ingredients!

More mini dessert recipe ideas

If you like this avocado chocolate mousse recipe you might enjoy these Stracciatella Cheesecake Pots.  They are also gluten free, super easy to make!  You might also like this slightly more grown up No Bake Boozy Chocolate Cheesecake Pots recipe!

Check out also this collection of 27 everyday healthy cacao recipes.

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Easy Avocado Mousse with Chilli Chocolate

This Easy Avocado Mousse with Chilli Chocolate is packed full of goodness, comes together in minutes and can be enjoyed as a  healthy treat or snack anytime - it's a different kind of dessert made with chilli chocolate and a pinch of chilli powder for an extra bit of heat!

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Dessert, Party Food

Cuisine: International

Keyword: avocado, chocolate

Servings: 4 people

Author: Monika Dabrowski

Ingredients

• 2 medium/large avocados
• 50 g chilli chocolate coarsely grated
• 50 ml coconut milk
• 1.5 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1.5 tablespoon icing sugar
• Zest of 1/2 lemon
• Pinch of chilli powder

Instructions

• Peel the avocados (discard the seeds) and place in a blender. Add the coconut milk, sugar, lemon juice, pinch of chilli and cream cheese and puree.
• Add the lemon zest and chocolate (reserve some for sprinkling on top) and stir thoroughly. Spoon a desired amount into small bowls/glasses, sprinkle remaining chocolate on top, add fresh raspberries (optional) and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving (you can make this dessert up to 2 hours in advance and keep in the fridge until you are ready to serve it).

Notes

If you would like to make this dessert in advance you can do so up to about 1.5 hours before serving. Keep refrigerated.

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I am bringing this easy avocado chocolate dessert to Cook Blog Share.  Also sharing with Fiesta Friday and What’s Cookin’ Wednesday.