Chocolate Avocado Mousse (Vegan, Gluten-free, & Paleo option)
It is difficult to make a vegan pudding that doesn’t taste weird. After an unfortunate incident with a Hershey’s pudding mix, it is not gluten-free – look out for a label that says modified food starch, I went to the Enjoy Life website in order to find an allergy friendly recipe to make. They have awesome recipes! I made it my own, by changing it slightly. This is my go-to recipe when I want a pudding or mousse, or use my Easy Chocolate Crumb Crust recipe to make a chocolate pie or even a chocolate lasagna.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (Enjoy Life Foods Mini Chips for vegan or Lily’s Baking Chips to make them Paleo)
- 4 very ripe large (8 ounce) avocados, peeled and pitted
- 3/4 cup agave
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1/3 cup almond milk (or non-dairy milk)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon Redmond Real Salt
Directions:
- Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until melted. You can also put the bowl over a pan of boiling water and stir to melt or use a double boiler.
- Peel and pit your avocados, and place them in your Vitamix or food processor.
- Add the melted chips, avocados, agave, cacao powder, non-dairy milk, vanilla, and salt.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Spoon into container and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (it can be prepared a day in advance).
- Garnish with fresh raspberries or strawberries and serve, use the perfect chocolate pie crust and make a chocolate mousse pie with the chocolate crumb crust, or save for to make the Chocolate Lasagna!
- I served it in small rice bowls that I got from Pier One Imports.
