Chocolate mousse is one of my favourite desserts. I think all the chocoholics out there will agree with me: there is nothing better than digging the spoon into a soft, silky chocolate mousse. Heaven! However, chocolate mousse often involves raw eggs and/or cream, which means it is probably not very child (and hips) friendly. Well, the recipe I want to share with you today solves both problems, it does not contain eggs or cream… actually, it does not even contain sugar! Yep, you read that right! I know it can sound a bit crazy, but when you think of how creamy (and delicate in taste) avocado is, it makes perfect sense. It perfectly replaces the fatty ingredients of a mousse without spoiling its creaminess. It can easily be veganised (use only maple syrup or your favourite sweetener and substitute the milk with soy or nut milk) and I love the flavour that honey and maple syrup add to it. You can spike it with any liqueur you like… but my favourite is Maraschino as I am a big fan of the cherry and chocolate combo. The best part of it all? My little ones LOVE it (I omit the liqueur in theirs) and I know it is good for them. Enjoy!
Chocolate Avocado Mousse
How to make a healthy chocolate mousse... with a secret ingredient!
Ingredients
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 ripe avocados
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp Maraschino cherry liqueur or other liqueur
- 1 pinch Sea salt
- 2 tbsp milk
- Candied cherries to serve
Instructions
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Put all the other ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.
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Pour the mousse into four verrines or small bowls, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
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Serve cold with a candied cherry on the top.
Sensational! Who would have thought that combining these ingredients would produce such a wonderful dessert! I really enjoyed it. Thank You!
I just made this with no liqueur, added a banana, and didn’t have any maple syrup so just used honey. So delicious! I’ve made chocolate avocado pudding before and it was just too bitter – but this is perfect and delicious!!! Thanks so much for sharing…. did I mention it was delicious? =D
Where can i get this Maraschino cherry liqueur in bangalore ?
Mmm I am not sure… but you can use any liqueur (cherry flavoured or not… I also make it with rum). 🙂
Just served this, with brandy as the liqueur ( with a bit extra in place of the milk too), shavings of green and black’s white chocolate and fresh raspberries, at a dinner party to ‘unsuspecting’ guests I asked them to guess the secret ingredient and revealed it at the end) and they raved about it – they couldn’t believe it was avocado and asked for the recipe. Use a food processor and really give it a good blasting, till very smooth, before adding the liqueur and melted chocolate- then blast again. Excellent. My 2 yr old grandson loves it too!
Try adding a banana
Could i use honey instead of maple syrup? Or is there another substitute?
Sure, you can use honey instead of maple syrup. I made a batch a couple of days ago using only honey and it tasted just as good! 🙂
I don’t have a food processor but since the recipe calls for everything to be blended anyway, would it be okay to use a blender if I chopped up the avocados beforehand?
Hi Kat! I am not sure as the end mix is a bit thick… I guess it depends on your blender. If you also use it for thicker mixtures then it should work fine… the ingredients are all quite soft or liquid anyway. 🙂 Let me know how you go!
I made this except simpler as I didn’t have all the ingredients. Basically I melted 25g dark choc, added a tablespoon of peanut butter (smooth), a tablespoon of honey – melted this for a further 10 seconds, added 1/2 an avocado, blended and voila! My new favourite recipe. It was absolutely delicious and the best thing is I feel satisfied after eating it unlike some mousse where you just want another..and another! I know I improvised but got the idea from this recipe. Thanks and YUM!! 🙂
I’m not too sure if my food processor just isn’t great, but this didn’t turn out for me. It still had a strong avocado taste, and I was disappointed with the final result. Not sure if anyone would know why, but I’d love suggestions, since I was really looking forward to this becoming my new go-to!
That’s weird 🙁 I made it a few times and never got any avocado taste. Did you change anything from the recipe? Did you get chunks of avocado in the mousse or was it creamy?
Gorgeous recipe Manuela. Rebecca, I tried the recipe for the first time recently and added a banana, just a little more chocolate and some extra honey and maple syrup. With Manu’s kind ok I am about to blog my take on the recipe. You might like to try it.
The lack of sugar is more than compensated for by the honey and maple sugar. And avocado is rich enough without cream. It’s such a simple dish to whip up. Lovely photos.
Will have to try this recipe! Sounds delicious!
Wow! This is a wild concept to me. But as a true chocolate mousse fiend, I’m going to try it.
This looks so fabulous, much thicker, richer and creamier than a traditional chocolate mousse. I would love to make this for my next dinner party. Wonderful recipe!
I need to try this recipe for certain…. it sounds and looks sublime!
I just made this Manu, as I have avocados ripening all around me! It’s a wonderful recipe!! I replaced the milk with Kahlua and used powdered sugar for the sweetener, and it’s a decadenat mocha mousse! Thanks for the recipe!
*decadent