If you’re new to the avocado dessert craze, brace yourself! There’s so much more available than you’ve ever dreamed of, and it’s all due to this deliciously smooth little green fruit (yep, the avocado is technically a fruit. Who knew?) We’ll start off the party with some nutritional facts on the subject, follow up with a few of our favorite tasty avocado chocolate mousse recipes, and then wrap up with some additional variations to fully blow your mind! Ready? Here we go!
With avocados bringing in more than 20 nutrients themselves, paired with monounsaturated fats and the numerous benefits of cocoa powder thrown in to boot, this dessert is a nutrition-packed powerhouse! From Vitamin C to beta-carotene, Vitamin A, protein, potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, folic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid, and finally the cocoa flavanols and an average serving of only 87 calories, you definitely won’t have to feel guilty indulging in this creamy decadence! Add a few extras like berries, granola, nuts, cacao nibs, or a creamy whipped topping, and you’ve got everyone’s new favorite dessert on your hands.
Here’s a few of our favorite finds, with easy recipe instructions for each delightful version of this heavenly dish:
Four Ingredient Raw Chocolate Mousse
Four simple ingredients and a blender are all you’ll need here. While this recipe serves two, it can be easily doubled for a group of four and so on, and is recommended to include dollops of fresh whipped cream and chilled with berries on top. Vegans can substitute coconut milk whipped cream, however, or step over to the veggie blog of the great Minimalist Baker for her drool-worthy version of Dark Chocolate Peppermint Avocado Mousse (it’s insane, you’ve gotta try it).
Spicy Mexican Chocolate Avocado Mousse
This one tosses in a sprinkle of cayenne to get the blood pumping, and can also be served to the vegan crowd (as long as the proper whipped topping adjustments are made, if included). Keeps in the fridge for around 3 days if necessary.
Primal Mediterranean Gourmet Avocado Chocolate Mousse
A few more ingredients make this version sensational, and also prepared suitably for vegans as well. It can be made up to two full days ahead of time, too, as long as the mousse and whipped cream are stored separately.
Two-Minute Avocado Chocolate Mousse
This version’s ready in just two minutes (give or take a few seconds, depending upon how quickly you can peel and pit an avocado…), and is also divinely vegan. Serve it fresh-made for your friends after dinner!
Chocolate Banana Avocado Mousse
This one incorporates bananas and medjool dates for a full flavor, recommended with fresh coconut shavings on top. Serve this up in pretty glasses!
Cacao and Blueberry Avocado Mousse Parfaits
These are also gorgeous in pretty glasses — the taller and skinnier, the better. Please scan the recipe first for overnight instructions on the coconut cream — it must be done correctly! Substitute any fruit you prefer, as long as it stays firm in the layers until serving time.
Pokeball Avocado Chocolate Mousse Tarts
If you’ve got kids in the house (or coming to it), dazzle them with this healthy gem! It takes a bit of prepping (scan the recipe for steps to the do the night before) and a few extra ingredients, but the smiles (and full healthy bellies) you’ll get are certainly worth the trouble.
Almond Avocado Chocolate Mousse Cake
When you need something with a little heartier consistency than just mousse by itself, but you NEED mousse, go for this one. There are a few steps (including pre-roasting the almonds), but the end result is so satisfying, you won’t be a bit sorry.
Chocolate Pretzel Salty Avocado Mousse Tart
This one will impress your guests any time of year. The instructions say to be certain to chill for at least 30 minutes before serving, but we like our REALLY cold, so we’d very likely double that.
Chocolate Avocado, and Orange Mousse Entremets
So fancy, it’ll knock their socks off. This one isn’t vegan, but can probably be made as such if needed. Alternating the different kinds of mousse with fruit, this one also works out best in your tallest glasses to show off the colorful layers.
Green Evi’s Vegan White Chocolate Mousse
If you’re vegan and want a healthy dessert, but you don’t like avocado (why??), you can try this one out! Using aquafaba (the liquid from canned chickpeas), Green Evi brilliantly constructs this delectable dish. We like ours with extra strawberries.
