Mousse a l'avocat

I have been in love with chocolate mousse for most of my life.  The simplicity of the dessert makes it all the more elegant to me.  I seem to remember always choosing chocolate mousse off the dessert menu when I was younger.  Nothing else could make my 10 year old self feel more grown up then mousse au chocolat served in a martini glass.

For a classic French mousse you can't go wrong with Julia Child's recipe but since I'm not really into eggs these days I've made a slightly different version.  I've recently learned that you can put avocado in everything so I did some research on avocado mousse and decided to make a chocolate avocado mousse pie...

What You'll Need for the Crust...

2 cups raw almonds

1 cup raw walnuts

1 cup dates, pits removed and soaked in water until soft

Place everything in your food processor and process until combined.  Press dough mixture into pie plate.  I suggest starting with the edges first.  Pop in the fridge to chill out for an hour or so.

I had a lot of strawberries on hand so I added a bottom layer after the crust had chilled for a bit.

Now for the surprisingly delicious raw version of chocolate mousse...

Blend the following in either a blender or food processor...

2 avocados

3/4 c dates, soaked in water until soft

1 cup rice milk

1/2 cup almond butter

1/2 cup agave nectar

3/4 cup raw cacao powder

Pop in the fridge to chill and spoon into prepared crust!

Bon Appétit!

Comments

[Christina]

How did I miss this? It looks AMAZING!!