Chocolate Mousse - gluten-free, vegan, raw, awesomely healthy, and my kids love it!
A rich, fabulous chocolate mousse, made from entirely healthy, raw, vegan ingredients -- mostly fruit! And only four ingredients! Even my picky eater kids adore this recipe.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Author: Valerie Mates
Ingredients
2/3cupdateswith pits removed -- also check each date for any hard stem pieces and remove them
2/3cupwater
2/3teaspoonvanilla extract
2perfectly ripe avocadoes -- remove pitsskin, and any black spots
1/2cupunsweetened cocoa powder -- or 1/4 cup cocoa powder and 1/4 cup carob powder
optional: fruit or berriessuch as cherries, blueberries, or strawberries
optional: a pinch of ground cardamom for each serving
Instructions
Put the dates and water into a sturdy food processor. Blend for several minutes, until they form a smooth syrup. You will still be able to see bits of the skins from the dates, but the syrup itself should be smooth. Depending on your food processor and your dates, you may need to add a little extra water to get this to blend. Tip: I start blending this at slow speed, then raise the speed to high, to cut down on splashing and noise inside the food processor. The most important step to getting the mousse to come out really smooth is to blend this mixture until it is really smooth, even if it takes several minutes.
Add all other ingredients to the food processor -- except for the optional ones.
Blend until smooth.
Serve plain, or with fruit, and/or with a pinch of ground cardamom on top.