Vegan Chocolate Mousse
Smooth, airy, and light vegan chocolate mousse made with coconut cream. This easy chocolate recipe is a silky, decadent, melt-in-your mouth kind of dessert. The best part is that it requires just 4 ingredients and takes only 5 minutes to make!
Servings 2 servings
Calories 493kcal
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 hand-held mixer
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut cream, chilled overnight in the fridge (see notes)
- 3 tbsp. cacao powder
- 3 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Open the can of the chilled coconut cream and scoop the thick cream from the top of the can into a medium-size mixing bowl. Discard the liquid (or you can save and use in a smoothie).
- Beat coconut cream on med-high until light and fluffy, about 20 seconds (don't overbeat).
- Add cacao, maple syrup, and vanilla. Beat on low just until cacao is mixed in and then increase speed back to medium-high and beat until thick and creamy (about 30 seconds). Taste and adjust; if needed, you can add addition cacao or maple syrup to make more chocolate-y and/or sweeter.
- Place mousse back in refrigerator for a minimum of 15 minutes to allow to set/further chill. You can either divide the mousse now into two separate dishes, or after it's chilled.
- Top with coconut whipped cream (or any other whipped cream), fresh fruit, sea salt flakes, and/or chocolate shavings. Enjoy!
Notes
- The brand of canned coconut cream matters - Some brands are slightly grainy and won't be as smooth.. Thai Kitchen and Let's Do Organic are by far is the best once I've tried. Do not use Good and Gather (Target brand) - that one is very grainy!
- You need to ensure the coconut cream has chilled in the fridge so that you are able to scoop the thick cream from the top of the can.
- You should get roughly 1 cup of cream from the can of coconut cream - the other ingredient amounts are based off of this.
- Do NOT overbeat the mousse. Once creamy and ingredients are fully mixed, it's good to go.
- Here is my coconut whipped cream recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 39g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 998mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 7mg
