Chocolate mousse is a great dessert that doesn’t take a long time to prepare (this version, literally takes less than 5 minutes). Plus it’s great for entertaining because 1) it looks pretty, 2) it’s delicious, and 3) you can make it ahead of time.
The recipe that I’m about to share with you has to be one of the easiest and most satisfying desserts around.
How to make the easiest ever chocolate mousse
This Creamy Chocolate Avocado Mousse is rich and decadent. Silky texture and deep chocolate flavor in every spoonful. And you won’t believe how easy it is to make, with just two base ingredients, plus a few optional to be added as you wish.
Now, when most people think of avocado, a sweet desert will most likely be the last dish to spring to my mind.
So, if you are skeptical about putting avocados and chocolate together, it’s understandable. However, no worries! One spoonful and you will understand why many people rave about chocolate avocado mousse recipes.
When I made this recipe and dressed it up for the picture, my son wanted to try it immediately. After he did, he said: “You made this? You should be working in a restaurant!” :-).
As I said, avocado-based mousse is guilt-free because because it only contains healthy ingredients.
However, it doesn’t mean it’s calorie-free or fat-free, since avocados are quite high in calories and fat (I said guilt-free, not calorie-free ;-)).
Easiest Ever Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Easiest Ever Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- 1 large avocado (3/4 - 1 cup mashed)
- 1/4 - 1/3 cup vegan hot cocoa mix (sweetened)
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Optionally add:
- a pinch of salt
- a few drops of vanilla extract
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You may keep it super simple and just serve the mousse as is. Or build a mousse parfait!
Here are your optional ingredients:
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- dark chocolate chips or chocolate shavings
- shredded coconut
- pecans, walnuts, or other nuts, chopped or whole
- freshly grated orange zest
- cinnamon or nutmeg
- sliced banana
- sliced strawberries
- whole blueberries or other berries
- crushed vegan cookies or grahams
- brown sugar
- drizzle of agave or maple syrup
- cashew cream, soy or coconut whip on top
Instructions
- Mash up avocado with hot cocoa mix. Process in a food processor until smooth with a pinch of salt and a few drops of vanilla.
- Serve in pretty glass containers decorated with slices of banana, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, or whatever else you have in your pantry!
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I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Try it on Sunday, Monday, Thursday or Friday :-). (Or any other day, really). It’s completely up to you!
Now, there are people who insist that avocados have no place in the dessert; they claim that they can still taste it no matter how much chocolate and other ingredients they add, and that this is not acceptable. If that’s you, I have another version of chocolate mousse recipe, with another surprise ingredient….
After long winter (and gallons and gallons of green smoothies), I’m craving juices. Today, I’ve made some green juice – just looking at it makes you feel energized!
Green juice packed with vegetables is all the rage these days. It can be prepared with a variety of ingredients, such as kale, celery, broccoli, cabbage, cucumber, apple, kiwi, parsley and/or cilantro.
Juicing kale, broccoli, celery or parsley adds that green color and a multitude of health benefits. Throw in a sweet element to keep the juice palatable, but going too sweet may result in a dessert juice rather than a drinkable vitamin.
For beginners, I’d advise to steer clear of adding too much cabbage, cilantro or parsley (only because you may find the flavors too strong), and add more cucumbers, apples, a pear or a kiwi – to make it sweeter.
Green Juice Recipes
So, if you are willing to try a great juicing recipe for green vegetables and kale that will give you lots of energy, here it is.
Basic version:
4-5 celery sticks
5-6 leaves of kale (or other leafy greens)
1-2 apples or pears (green apples are less sweet, more tart)
1 lemon (if not organic, then the lemon should be peeled)
Additional/optional ingredients:
1 cucumber
1/4 of a small cabbage
1/4 to 1/2 ripe papaya (1/2 results in a sweeter juice)
1 handful of parsley or cilantro
1 thumb-sized nob of ginger
You may also like to add some beets or carrots, but then of course it will no longer be a green juice. Some people like to add small slice of garlic and/or ginger.
Drink to your health and boost your immune system!
Other Juice Recipes to Try
Super Red Beta Carrot Juice
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Should I blend or should I juice? – that seems to be the question recently…
Sometimes it’s tough to decide 😉
It’s been a while since I purchased my new Breville juicer to join my kitchen appliance team (and replace the old one, which was long-ago ready to leave its post), and we continue our mini Juice Reboot morning routine (or mini-detox-cleanse) with my husband (who is the main reason I bought the juicer in the first place, as I could not get him to drink enough smoothies, and I think may be more inclined to drink juices).
I have to say it’s been working really well so far, even though it does make the mornings a bit more busy and it takes a bit more time to get everyone out of the house. We’ll continue it for just a couple of days more, until my husband leaves on a trip, and then resume when he comes back in almost three weeks.
So today, we made this rich vibrant beetroot juice with carrots, celery and apple.
I also found a recipe that uses parsnips – which I have to say – I never juiced before. I didn’t have parsnips, so I’ll try it next time and let you know how it tastes. What I can tell you right now, that the combination below (without parsnip), creates a truly delicious nutrient packed juice.
Super Red Beta-Carrot Juice Recipe
Super Red Beta-Carrot Juice
Ingredients
- 1 apple (or use two for a sweeter juice)
- 1 beetroot
- 2 small carrots
- 2 celery sticks
- 1 small parsnip (optional)
- 1/4 lemon (organic, unwaxed if possible, with the skin on)
- a small slice of ginger (optional)
Instructions
- Juice the apples, beetroot, carrots, celery, parsnip and lemon (pack the lemon between the other produce).
- Pour into a pretty glass (I find that wine glasses work perfectly), sip and smile!
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Despite some of the ‘earthy’ ingredients, the apple, beetroot and carrots actually have a sweet flavor, which work together to create a delicious juice. Ginger and lemon will give this juice a nice tangy kick.
The use of carrots in the fight against cancer has been well-documented due to their high beta carotene content and the presence of the natural fungicide falcarinol. Beetroot is a great source of iron, which means it helps purify the blood. This juice is superb for helping to build the blood and is great for fighting infections – juice just what the doctor ordered!
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Eating fish may be a considered by many a vast improvement over the Standard American diet (SAD), but most people fail to realize that the consumption of aquatic animals comes with its own set of issues.
Truth is the promise of fish-eating being healthier, more sustainable, better for the environment and more ethical than the consumption of land animals is nothing more than a “fishy” propaganda.
Besides contributing directly to human disease through the toxicity of its products, the seafood industry is killing fish by the billions causing enormous damage to marine ecosystems throughout the world.
We are facing the collapse of all fished species in under 40 years if we don’t make some serious changes. The frightening news that by mid-century there will no longer be fish in the ocean as we know it.
Since the mid-1980s, the international fishing industry’s capacity has increased every year, and yet over the same period, the amount of fish actually caught and killed for food has decreased every year.
The reason is obvious: we have overfished the oceans to such an extreme extent that we have forced all the world’s fisheries into collapse or near collapse. Overfishing of large fish like tuna, cod, swordfish, and salmon, as well as mid-sized fish and small sea animals like shrimp and krill, is having devastating consequences on marine ecology, and driving many aquatic animals into extinction and near-extinction.
What about “Sustainable” Fisheries? Is “Sustainable Fishing” an Answer?
Over the past few years, “sustainable fishing” has become a buzzword and the fishing industry.
While it may be considered a step in the right direction in terms of rectifying the damage to marine ecosystems, it’s hardly a solution to the problem. The question remains: Can “sustainable fishing” exist for a population of over seven billion people?
Considering that the global fishing intake is estimated to be 2.5 times what fish populations could feasibly support, it’s obvious the only truly sustainable way to buy seafood is not to buy it at all.
No large-scale fishing operation can truly be “environmentally friendly.” They put profit above the health of our oceans. Besides, the “smart seafood” diet, also has its limitations. It is tricky to figure out how your fish has been caught; and it’s just difficult to follow this type of selective eating. It has the potential of transforming a person into an irritating dinner guest, along the lines of “Yes, dear hosts, I do love salmon – but only wild Alaskan salmon, please, because I don’t eat other types.”
It is so much simpler to cut fish out altogether. You may be surprised, but people who make that choice feel no particular deprivation. The black and white, yes-or-no categories can make things a great deal easier. And much more sustainable.
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The beginning of the day may feel the most rushed, but is also one of the most important times for your body and your health. As you wake up in the morning and continue to push the snooze button for that final five minutes of added sleep you may be sleeping away the most important meal of the day. Instead, you can start your day off right with super food smoothies as a healthy breakfast.
The benefits of a smoothie in the morning include:
- The benefit of having a balanced breakfast to jump start your day. For many people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Not only does a good breakfast provide needed nutrition for your body, it can actually jump start it by increasing your energy level and increasing your metabolism to encourage it to work more effectively. Ironically, for those trying to lose weight skipping breakfast may be the most damaging thing they are doing. Studies show that having a quality meal at breakfast time can actually help to encourage weight loss. A super food smoothie for breakfast includes essential vitamins and mineral that will not only satisfy hunger but provide the needed elements to encourage your body’s systems to work efficiently.
- Super quick and easy to make. With the needed ingredients on hand you simply need to add them to a blender in the morning and within only a few minutes you’ll have a nutritious smoothie full of essential vitamins and minerals as well as full of flavor.
- In addition to being fast and easy to make, a smoothie is very portable. Simply pour the smoothie into a travel save mug or container and drink it on your way to work. For those who spend the last minutes of the morning sleeping you’ll find that smoothies are a great way to reclaim breakfast.
- Smoothies fill you up. Because super food smoothies have high quality ingredients you will find that beginning your morning with one will make you feel fuller longer. You’ll be providing your body with all of the nutrients it needs to have the energy to make it through the morning.
With the variety of super foods available it is quick and easy to start your day off right with a super food smoothie. Simply keep a supply of these fresh foods available, throw those you want each morning in the blender, and enjoy a quick and simple breakfast at home or on your way out the door. A super food smoothie will help to boost your metabolism, provide needed energy, and encourage a healthy weight. You’ll find that mornings start better with a delicious morning smoothie.
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