Chocolate-Avocado Mousse

Two dishes of chocolate mousse topped with cherries and pistachio
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Prep Time

10 minutes prep time + 20 minutes soak time

Yield

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.

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 divine dessert's silky smooth texture and chilled temperature is reviving and comforting.