Chocolate Mousse

Name: Chocolate Mousse
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp maple syrup; a grating of vegan dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids); 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup vegan single/light cream; 100 g/3¾ oz vegan dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 1 ripe avocado, halved, stoned and peeled; ready-whipped vegan cream from a canister

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

This is such an easy dessert to make – just four ingredients and no cooking. It’s incredibly rich and creamy. The avocado does not affect the flavour, it just adds to the delicious creaminess (as well as being really good for you).

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz vegan dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces
1

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Position a heatproof bowl over a pan of just-simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Add the chocolate to the bowl and stir occasionally until melted. Leave it to cool a little.
Put the avocado, cream, maple syrup and melted chocolate in a food processor and whiz until smooth and combined.
Pour the mousse into rame

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