Name: 5-Ingredient Avocado Chocolate Mousse
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Ingredients: 130 g avocado pulp (approx. 1 large or 1.5 small avocado); 30 g cacao/cocoa powder (4 tbsp); 90 g cashew nuts; 140 ml semi skimmed milk (or almond milk); 130 ml maple syrup (6 tbsp)

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This deliciously creamy 5-ingredient avocado chocolate mousse is packed full of goodness and comes together in minutes. Perfect as a healthy treat or snack anytime.

This avocado chocolate mousse tastes like the creamiest milk chocolate yet contains no chocolate or cream or even sugar (at least not the granulated kind). It's also super simple to make and requires no more than 5 minutes of your time.

Can you taste the avocado in this mousse

Not at all! The avocado is well hidden among the other ingredients which together create a deliciously rich and creamy dessert. No one will guess it contains avocado!

Avocado may not necessarily be what comes to mind when we think of indulgent desserts but its creamy texture and mild flavour can be used to create all sorts of 'sweet things'. For example I used avocado for added goodness and colour in this avocado muffins recipe with raspberries. It made this raspberry smoothie super rich and creamy and added creaminess and colour to my key lime cheesecake pie.

Avocado chocolate mousse ingredients

In addition to the avocado this chocolate mousse also contains cashew nuts for bulk, added natural sweetness and creaminess, cacao powder, milk and maple syrup. You can use regular or plant-based milk and swap the cacao for cocoa.

Recipe instructions

1. All you have to do is place all the ingredients in a blender and puree until silky smooth.

2. Then simply spoon your avocado mousse into dessert pots and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Top tips and FAQs

Use ripe avocado to make this avocado mousse.
I tend to use cacao in my raw chocolate recipes but cocoa powder is fine too.
I recommend using a high speed blender for a super smooth and creamy consistency (it's also very quick). If you use a food processor it will take several minutes to get the consistency you want.
Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving, if possible. Alternatively place in the freezer for 15 minutes then serve.
Keep covered, refrigerated for up to 2 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months.

Serving suggestions

This avocado chocolate mousse makes a delicious snack or healthy dessert. You can serve it on its own or with whipped cream, chocolate shavings (white or dark), homemade fruit compote as well as fresh fruit, such as berries.

Make it vegan

This chocolate avocado mousse can be easily veganised simply by swapping regular milk for almond milk. I do not recommend using coconut milk as the flavour might be too overpowering plus it would make the mousse a bit too rich.

Make it ahead

It's absolutely fine to make this avocado mousse ahead and refrigerate overnight. I recommend keeping the mousse in a bowl, covered with clingfilm (or in an airtight container) until you are ready to serve it (to ensure it doesn't lose any moisture). Spoon the mixture into your dessert pots shortly before serving.

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

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If you make this chocolate avocado mousse I'd love to know how it turned out. What milk did you use? Let me know in the comments below, thanks:)

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