Quick avocado chocolate mousse
An average of 3.4 out of 5 stars from 34 ratings
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- no cooking required
- Serve
- Serves 8
Whizzed-up avocados and banana make a silky soft vegan mousse made with maple syrup for sweetness and cocoa powder for choccy depth.
Each serving provides 367 kcal, 5.7g protein, 41g carbohydrate (of which 36g sugars), 18g fat (of which 4.9g saturates), 7.9g fibre and 0.63g salt.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados, halved, stoned and peeled (prepared weight 190g/6½oz)
- 2 ripe bananas, peeled (prepared weight 210g/7½oz)
- 80g/2¾oz good-quality cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange extract
- 1 unwaxed orange, finely grated zest only
- 120ml/4fl oz maple syrup
- 10 Medjool dates, finely chopped
- 100ml/3½fl oz milk (or almond milk)
To finish
- 40g/1½oz good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids, dairy-free)
- 50g/1¾oz pecans, toasted and chopped
- 50g/1¾oz macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
Method
Put the avocado flesh into a food processor and add the bananas, breaking them into pieces. Add the cocoa powder, vanilla and orange extracts, orange zest, maple syrup, dates and milk. Blend until smooth.
Spoon the mousse evenly into glass bowls and grate chocolate over each portion. Sprinkle with the chopped nuts and sea salt flakes to serve.
