5 Minute MOUSSE ~ Chocolate with Avocado

5 MINUTE GLUTEN-FREE MOUSSE
What a great way to Celebrate EARTH DAY!!!  Friday, April 22, 2016.
It is a special day that started in 1990 – brought awareness of pesticides used in our crops and focusing on a cleaner environment. Organic foods began its slow resurgence at this time.

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AVOCADO
A friend of mine eats 1/2 of an avocado every day.  Mainly because she likes the creamy texture and taste. Instead of a salad or other ways to eat your avocado, how about dessert? This creamy high protein fruit goes well with cocoa in a smooth and luscious dessert. The good news is that this healthy avocado-chocolate mousse will not raise your blood sugar or cause that sugar crash of hypoglycemia, or encourage further food cravings. The perfect dessert!

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INGREDIENTS
1 ripe large avocado
1/4 cup raw cocoa powder
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup coconut milk or almond milk
1 tablespoon stevia or other sweetener
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon natural almond extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS
1.Place the chocolate chips in a  bowl.  Place over a small saucepan of barely simmering water.  Stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes.  Set aside to cool.
2.Place the melted chocolate, avocado, cocoa powder, almond or coconut milk, sweetener,  vanilla,  and salt in a food processor.  Blend until smooth and creamy, scraping the side of the bowl as needed. Spoon into glasses or place in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe into glasses.  Refrigerate for at least 3 hours  (Can be prepared 1 day in advance or even frozen and defrosted at room temperature).

Ingredients For The Avocado ~ ORANGE ~ Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients For The Avocado ~ ORANGE ~ Chocolate Mousse

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AVOCADO ~ CHOCOLATE ORANGE MOUSSE
INGREDIENTS
2 small avocados
1/4-1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
3-4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 tablespoon stevia or other sweetener
1/8 tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the chocolate chips in a bowl. Place over a small saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Place the melted chocolate, avocados, orange juice, grated orange rind, coca powder, sweetener, and salt in a food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping the side of the bowl as needed. Spoon into glasses or place in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe into glasses. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. This is especially pretty if piped into a hollowed shell of half of an orange.  I would suggest not to freeze this one.

Avocado Chocolate Mousse! YUM!!!

Avocado Chocolate Mousse! YUM!!!

 

AVOCADO ~ CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH CARDAMOM
INGREDIENTS
1 ripe large avocado
1/4 cup raw coco powder
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup coconut milk or almond milk
1 tablespoon stevia or other sweetener
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon natural almond extract
1 tsp cardamom ground
1/8 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the chocolate chips in a bowl. Place over a small saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Place the melted chocolate, avocado, cocoa powder, almond or coconut milk, sweetener, vanilla, cardamom, and salt in a food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy, scraping the side of the bowl as needed. Spoon into glasses or place in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe into glasses. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours (Can be prepared 1 day in advance or even frozen and defrosted at room temperature).
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starI  made all three of these mousse recipes and had a tasting with my friends. “Diva Eva’s Taste Testers!“  Although my preference was the  cardamom version, the  chocolate orange version got the most votes.  Orange is so good with chocolate!  I will be serving it tonight with my visitors from the States! They will be surprised with the added avocado!  Years ago, we used to serve the orange cups at Christmas dinners in Florida (the orange state) without the avocado.  I am so happy that I have found a new way to serve avocados for my friends. They know I am a health nut! Talking about nuts, you can grate the avocado nut. Use it like salt and pepper. read more www.dailymail.com .  Add a half grated avocado seed to your smoothy. Did you know Queen Elizabeth uses avocado oil.
HAT2FOOD TIP: Add toasted sliced almonds,  mixed berries (frozen or fresh) and  cocoa nibs. Top with yogurt + chia seeds or chia powder (grind some chia seed with a mortar and pestle and then sprinkle both chia seeds and powder on top of the dollop of plain yogurt). The sour yogurt will bring out the flavour of the sweet mousse. I have used lemon yogurt in a pinch! For peanut butter fans add a smidgen (to taste) in your mix. If you combine cardamom with orange works well too.

TRADITIONAL MOUSSE
Classic Chocolate Mousse is laden with heavy cream, eggs, egg whites and espresso coffee. However,  you could add some instant coffee or espresso (to taste) to your A/C Mousse.
VARIATION
Edible clover is good for St. Paddy’s day celebration! The clover would be lost on the dark, delicate dessert we just made. I would add a dollop of yogurt on the mousse. Then, sprinkle the edible clover in top of the yogurt for good colour.  Here is another version. The St. Paddy’s Day Mousse from my friend at slendereats.blogspot.ca This recipe uses 6 egg whites giving a light fluffy texture to the avocado. Adding peppermint extract is a nice touch. The chocolate bottom has one tablespoon of instant coffee. It looks so pretty!

Add Fresh Mint and Top with Edible Clover.

Add Fresh Mint and Top with Edible Clover.

45 thoughts on “5 Minute MOUSSE ~ Chocolate with Avocado”

  6. Caliche Chick says:
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    Thanks for visiting my blog. The avocado mousse looks really good. Not the first time I have seen avocado for dessert. When I was an undergraduate at Fresno State an Indonesian mom and daughters ran a hole in the wall restaurant. They made a wonderful summer dessert called Es Campur (Mixed Ice a la Indonesian) with avocado. Thanks to the Indonesian mama and daughters, this recipe looks very probable.

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  20. jonicaggiano says:
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    Oh my goodness what amazingly deliciously gorgeous goodies. I have always loved banana bread but this recipe sounds amazing as does the avocado chocolate mousse. Thank you for this and the great layout with photography as well. Nothing like actually seeing the end result displayed beautifully to make you want to get in your kitchen and check out your cabinets for ingredients. Love 💕 Joni

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