Chocolate avocado mousse

Name: Chocolate avocado mousse
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150g dairy free dark chocolate, chopped; 2 ripe avocados; 3 tbsp cocoa powder; 4 tbsp maple syrup; 100ml coconut milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp salt; 150g fresh raspberries

A rich, silky chocolate mousse made with ripe avocado. Nobody will guess, and it takes 15 minutes plus chilling.

Time1 hr 20
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.15 a head

4 pots

Ingredients

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150 gdairy free dark chocolatechopped
2ripe avocados
3 tbspcocoa powder
4 tbspmaple syrup
100 mlcoconut milk
1 tspvanilla extract
¼ tspsalt
150 gfresh raspberries

Method

1
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth. Leave to cool for 5 minutes.
5 min
2
Halve the avocados, remove the stones and scoop the flesh into a food processor.
3
Add the cocoa, maple syrup, coconut milk, vanilla and salt. Blend until completely smooth, scraping down the sides.
4
Add the melted chocolate and blend again until thick, glossy and no green streaks remain.
5
Spoon into four small glasses and chill for at least 1 hour.
60 min
6
Top with the raspberries just before serving.

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