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Vegan Avocado Chocolate Mousse
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Vegan Avocado Chocolate Mousse with homemade date syrup (silan)

A rich, healthy vegan chocolate mousse based on avocado and date syrup (silan), with no white sugar

⏱ 1 hr 36 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

For the homemade date syrup (silan) ✓ Homemade · or skip – back to store-bought

  1. 1
    Put the dates and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Cook over low heat 5 minutes and mash the dates with a wooden spoon.
    Stove
  3. 3
    Line a sieve with thin cloth and set it over a bowl. Pour in the mixture, press the dates with a spoon, gather the edges of the cloth and squeeze well.
    ColanderCheeseclothBowl
  4. 4
    Return the liquid to the pot and reduce over low heat about half an hour, until to a thick syrup.
    StovePot
  5. 5
    Let the date syrup cool.
    Jar

For the Mousse

  1. 6
    Halve the avocados, remove the pits and scoop the flesh into a blender.
    KnifeSpoon / teaspoon (regular)Blender
    💡Only a fully ripe avocado that yields to pressure: a hard avocado leaves lumps and a green taste in the mousse.
  2. 7
    Add the melted chocolate, cocoa, date syrup, coconut milk, vanilla and salt and blend until the mousse is smooth and even, with no green streaks.
    Blender
  3. 8
    Transfer to glasses, cover and chill at least 2 hours.
    Refrigerator
327calories
4 gprotein
33 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 42%● fat 53%

Per serving, servings (calculated for this version)

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3)

  • Blender · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)

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