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easy dairy free chocolate mousse recipe

dairy free chocolate mousse

My mum is gluten free and LOO-VVES chocolate. So when she came over for dinner the other week, I knew dessert would have to include chocolate, lots of it, and no flour. And as it happened, I ran out of time and so last minute preparations had to set in. Basically, I needed a quick and easy chocolate recipe, fast!

To add an extra layer, I needed this mousse to be dairy free. So, a dairy free, gluten free, chocolate lover fabulous mousse. Simple right? It was! Totally!

When I discovered this fabulous blog and recipe, my creativity gene set in. But because I am not just an ordinary cook that reads everything and follows everything to the tee, I had to add something extra of course. Now, you could just copy this fabulous recipe – and it will be fabulous – or you could follow mine. The difference: I added egg whites and real chocolate as well.

That extra chocolate kick!

You will need:

1 cup full fat (canned) coconut milk, cream only (takes about 2 cans)
4-5 tablespoons cocoa (more or less to your taste or thickness)
100 grams of good dark chocolate (I used dairy free chocolate, but you don’t have too)
4 egg whites, well beated.
3 tablespoons honey or vegan alternative or stevia to taste (more or less to your taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla

♥ Chill your cans of full-fat coconut milk overnight.
♥ When you are ready to make the mousse, open up the cans and scoop the thick coconut cream into a large bowl (try to keep as much liquid out of the cream as possible)
♥ Melt the chocolate in the microwave until it is creamy and runny.
♥ Beat the egg whites until they are light and fluffy.
♥ In a separate bowl, whisk the coconut milk, cocoa, honey, vanilla and chocolate together. With a large spoon, gently fold egg whites into chocolate mixture. Don’t over mix it.
♥ Chill for about 30 minutes, or more. The longer you chill the mousse the thicker it will become. Add a couple of strawberries and maybe a few sprinkles of chocolate. YUM!

p.s. This was demolished in a second! I had no time to take a photo of my fabulous dessert. So I have pinched this fabulous picture from The Urban Poster because I also pinched her recipe too. Both fabulous!

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  • http://www.jfgibson.com.au/ Jodi Gibson

    This sounds great Tahlia! We are not a gluten or dairy free household but we do like to limit dairy (lactose) and gluten intake as it makes us feel so much better when we do (less phlegmy, less bloated) so will definitely give this one a whirl!