Chocolate-Avocado Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

Prep Time:

10 minutes prep time + 20 minutes soak time

Number of Servings:

4

Recipe Source:

Reprinted with permission from The Paleo Chef by Pete Evans, copyright © 2014. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. [PHOTO credit: ©2014 by Mark Roper]

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
¹⁄₃ cup raw cacao powder
2 Tbsp raw honey
4 Medjool dates, pitted and soaked in warm water for 20 minutes, then drained
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped
8 fresh cherries
Pistachio nuts
Toasted coconut shavings, to serve

Directions

1. Combine avocado, cacao powder, honey, dates, cinnamon, and vanilla bean seeds in a food processor. Blend until very smooth and fluffy.

2. Spoon mousse into four small glasses. Top each with two cherries, pistachio nuts, and toasted coconut.

Notes

This is a divine dessert to serve on a hot day; its silky smooth texture and chilled temperature is reviving and comforting all blended into one.

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