Dairy-free Chocolate Mousse

​If you’re looking for a dairy-free, delicious chocolate dessert that still has a fabulous dinner party feel then this recipe will cater for all your dietary requirements. It's:

• Vegan
• Dairy-free
• Gluten-free
• Sugar-free
• Nut-free

The result is this gorgeous, luxurious, creamy vegan chocolate mousse that can be whipped up in three simple steps with ingredients you already have in your kitchen!

How to make dairy-free vegan chocolate mousse

• 1 frozen banana (1 ripe/brown banana frozen in chunks)
• 3 tbsp. raw cacao powder
•  1 ripe avocado*
• 1 tbsp. agave nectar
• 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Pop all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smoothe.
2. Then, simply spoon your vegan chocolate mousse into small serving glasses or ramekins and refrigerate for two hours before serving.
3. Garnish with raspberries, strawberries or pomegranate. Delicious! It can be frozen and saved for a later date too.

Cook's notes:

• *Not a WORD about the avocado until afterwards. ​They'll never believe you!
  
• You may need to adjust the banana/avocado ratio depending on the size of each. I usually end up using ¾ of a large avocado to one  banana but it varies.
• Your avocado must be soft and ripe or your dessert will lack sweetness.
• Keep a stock of sliced bananas in your freezer so you can make this dessert at any time. It saves over-ripe bananas being discarded too. 

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Something magical happens with just a few simple ingredients. You don’t even need to melt any chocolate, it’s that simple. 

​It’s the perfect sugar-free, no-bake dessert that’s vegan and nut-free too. And it comes with heaps of health benefits. 

Raw cacao is a rich source of antioxidants and polyphenols which help mop up inflammation in the gut. Avocado is full of vitamin E which is important for skin healing and essential fats which provide anti-inflammatory support. When it’s this healthy can it even be classed as dessert??? 

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You might also like to try this high-protein banana bread recipe or these Terry's Chocolate Orange inspired choco-orange energy balls.