Raw Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate, affectionately called food of the Gods, comes from a tree in the jungle called a cacao tree. Beautiful yellow/green pods hang from the tree’s trunk and branches. When cut open, the edible, fibrous white pulp is sought after by the people native to the area. Embedded in the pulp are dark purple seeds that after being dried and processed, become “chocolate beans”. When eating a raw food diet and creating raw food recipes, we are not interested in the processed chocolate that has lost many of its nutrients, we are interested in chocolate in it’s raw form, cacao.
Why? Cacao has a high level of antioxidants,and is an excellent source of dietary fiber. Cacao is known to be one of the highest dietary sources of magnesium, and contains an impressively high iron content. It also has many other essential minerals in significant quantities. Cacao is also a source of serotonin, dopamine and phenylethylamine, which are said to help alleviate depression and increase feelings of well-being. Cacao also contains anandamide which delivers feelings of bliss and B vitamins, which are essential to brain health.
As you enjoy this chocolate mousse, made with cacao and other healthy ingredients, know that you are not only experiencing bliss on your palate, but also are doing your brain, body and attitude a favor.
Chocolate Mousse
- 3/4 cup dates, soaked until very soft with pits removed
- 2 avocados
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 3/4 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- In food processor or blender, combine all ingredients and blend or process until smooth.
- Refrigerate, then enjoy.
jen wrote on February 16, 2010
This sounds good! How do you make the raw Almond Milk and Almond Butter? Do you soak the almonds beforehand? Where I live they don’t have much in the way of raw food products.
Susan wrote on February 16, 2010
You can find the recipe for almond butter here: http://www.rawmazing.com/recipes/raw-recipe-almond-butter/ and the almond milk instructions here: http://www.rawmazing.com/recipes/raw-food-warm-cacao-with-cinnamon/ You can make the almond milk with out the dates and vanilla, if you wish.
Paula wrote on February 14, 2010
Thanks so much for the recipe and the approximate nutritional breakdown. I just made the mousse this afternoon and I can’t wait to have it tonight (who am I kidding…I licked the spoon after I finished making it, before I even refrigerated it, and it was already amazing)!! just wondering if you could tell me how many servings this recipe
makes and how much a serving is based on your nutritional analysis that you provided? Thank you! I’m now hooked on your blog ad look forward to your next post!
Paula, Philadelphia, PA
Susan wrote on February 14, 2010
It makes about 4 servings at around 1/3 c each. If you want exact nutrition numbers, you can google, “nutritional analysis” and there are a bunch of places you can enter ingredients and they will give you the numbers.
Mark wrote on November 24, 2009
I just made this! It is so delicious and amazing. Thanks for the recipe.
Rosie wrote on November 20, 2009
AMAZING! Delicious and healthy! Only used 1/4C of Agave Syrup and half cacao and half carob poweder to reduce costs but still turned out delish. mmmmmmm
Vicki wrote on September 22, 2009
Sounds delicious- do you have th nutritional breakdown?
Susan wrote on September 22, 2009
You can find recipe analysis tools on line. I did a rough estimate with one of them and it came up with about 210 calories, 12 g Carbs, 18 g fat, 3.5 g protein. A traditional mousse contains twice the calories and fat. Plus the fat would be coming from sources that are not healthy vs. fat that comes from avocados and nuts. This is a rough estimate.
Nahimana wrote on September 20, 2009
Delicious with dehydrated apples!! Thanks for the recipe ;]
Nadia wrote on September 20, 2009
I made it, and my non-vegan family loved it.
It’s very rich and delicious!
You are excellent at creating raw recipes, thank you for posting them!