Avocado chocolate mousse

Avocado chocolate mousse is an incredibly easy, healthy recipe. It has a delicious indulgent creamy texture, and a rich chocolately taste. What's not to love?

Whilst avocados are delicious in a salad or guacamole, they are also fantastic in desserts. They are a creamy, healthy, plant based source of fat, and packed with nutrients. Alongside strong tasting ingredients such as chocolate and honey, the taste of avocado disappears.

This easy avocado mousse recipe is also very quick to make, and needs few ingredients. There is very little prep required, and no cooking, so your healthy dessert will be ready in minutes.

Why is avocado chocolate mousse healthy?

• High in fibre
  Although soft and creamy, avocados are a great source of fibre. Half of an avocado will provide over a quarter of your recommended fibre intake. (For other tips and recipes about how to eat more fibre, click here). As well as providing benefits for your digestion and blood sugar levels, fibre will also help to keep  you fuller for longer.
• Low in refined sugar
  Cutting down on the amount of sugar in your diet is one of the best things that you can do for your health. This recipe contains honey which is still a form of sugar (even if it is unrefined), but the quantity is far less than in most desserts. (Read this post to find tips and recipes to help you eat less sugar)
• High in vitamins and minerals
  Avocados are a fantastic source of a number of vitamins and minerals. They are rich in folate, potassium and a number of b vitamins.
• High in healthy fats
  Avocados are high in monosaturated fat - in particular oleic acid, which has been shown to reduce inflammation. They are low in saturated fat, and in fact can actively help to improve heart health

This link has more information about the health benefits of avocados if you want to find out more

Recipe tips for chocolate mousse made with avocado

• Make sure your avocado is really ripe. You won't get the same lovely creamy texture with a hard avocado
• If you'd like your avocado mousse to be vegan, switch to maple syrup rather than honey
• You can use any milk in this recipe. Although I've used a plant based milk, if you're not avoiding dairy, cow's milk will be fine
• You'll need unsweetened cocoa for this recipe, not chocolate powder
• You can eat your avocado mousse immediately, but it's even nicer if you can leave it in the fridge for an hour or so
• It may seem a little strange to add a pinch of salt to dessert. But give it a go - the salt will enhance the sweetness, and bring out the flavour of chocolate

You might also enjoy these two chocolately feel-good healthy treats

• Healthy adzuki bean brownies
• Chocolate bliss balls

Avocado Chocolate Mousse

Wendy

Incredibly easy, healthy and indulgent. A healthy dessert that is ready in minutes.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 0 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Healthy treat or dessert

Cuisine Healthy

Servings 4

Calories 143 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 large ripe avocado
• 2 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoon cocoa
• 2 tablespoon milk any, see recipe tips above
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch salt

Instructions

 

• Halve the avocado, and remove the stone and skin. Add the flesh along with all of the other ingredients to a food processor or blender. Blitz until well mixed and creamy.
• Ideally, chill for an hour before eating.

Keyword dairy free, Low sugar

Please note nutritional information is for guidance only