Recipe Image
Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Photo Credit:
NDSU Extension
Servings
Servings:
16

Print recipe

Title

Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Recipe Type
Description

A dessert made from avocados?

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 large avocados peeled, pitted and halved
  • ⅓ cup honey 
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup fat-free milk (or almond milk)
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt (optional)
Directions

Directions

Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth. Transfer to a sealable container and refrigerate one hour or until ready to serve. Serve with grated dark chocolate and/or whipped cream.

Mousse will keep for up to four days in a sealed container in the refrigerator. You also can freeze the mousse and eat it like ice cream

Dietary and Nutrition

Widgets

Avocado technically is a fruit, but it is used as a vegetable. Avocados contain more fat and calories than other fruits and vegetables. However, the type of fat in avocados primarily is monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, which are heart-healthy. Avocados contain a trace amount of saturated fat and no trans fat.

Learn More

Questions & Answers About Fats in Our Diet (FN1685, Revised January 2024)

Through the years, certain foods fall in and out of public awareness and favor. This certainly has been true of fats, such as those found in margarine and butter.

This recipe was analyzed for nutrition using Food Processor SQL Nutrition and Fitness Software and tested in the kitchen.


 
Related Recipes

Related Recipes

Chocolate Dessert Hummus, served in a dish with strawberries nearby

Chocolate Dessert Hummus

You might be surprised by how good this dessert hummus tastes. Yum!

Potato Brownies
Photo Credit:
NDSU Extension

Potato Brownies

Potatoes make these brownies light and fluffy.