This secretly vegan chocolate mousse is quite possibly the richest and creamiest chocolate mousse you will ever eat, vegan or not!
Soy Free
Dairy Free
Vegan
Keto Friendly
No Heavy Cream
A simple and silky-smooth chocolate mousse you can whip up in minutes, no stove required!
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This tastes like fancy-restaurant chocolate mousse.
Like I-should-put-on-makeup-and-heels chocolate mousse.
Or I-totally-went-to-culinary-school-in-France chocolate mousse.
Serve it to guests, and they will think you spent hours preparing the luxuriously smooth and velvety chocolate dessert.
But there’s no need to dress up, and you definitely don’t need a culinary degree, because the recipe is deceptively easy to make!
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Serve the chocolate coconut mousse plain, or it also makes a great chocolate frosting for any of the following:
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Vegan Chocolate Mousse Ingredients
This easy vegan chocolate mousse calls for just three ingredients, no aquafaba, avocado, or tofu required.
I like to add a tablespoon of dutch cocoa powder for a richer flavor, but you can skip it if you don’t have any on hand. Be sure to use full-fat canned coconut milk or coconut cream for best results, as it will not whip up with reduced fat or carton coconutmilk.
Once you have the basics down, feel free to add a little vanilla extract or whip in a banana, 1/2 tsp instant coffee, or 2-3 tablespoons of peanut butter to make an out-of-this-world delicious chocolate peanut butter mousse.
Above – watch the video how to make vegan chocolate mousse.
Vegan Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk or cream (For coconut-free, try: Healthy Chocolate Pudding or Avocado Chocolate Mousse)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp dutch cocoa powder or additional regular
- 3-4 tbsp powdered sugar or erythritol (or 2 tbsp for extra dark)
- optional 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional 2-3 tbsp peanut butter
Instructions
- Either refrigerate the coconut milk can overnight, or open and freeze about 10 minutes. (I store a can in the fridge so there’s always one ready to go. Be sure to use full-fat canned coconut milk for this recipe. Try not to shake the can, because you want the cream separate from the water underneath.)Once cold, open the can and transfer only the thick part to a bowl. Discard the watery part, or save for another recipe. Using either a stand mixer or hand beaters (or a fork and a ton of strength and patience), whip the cream until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and whip until it forms a mousse-like texture. View Nutrition Facts
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Notes
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I have a cousin who’s son has several food allergies, and I felt so bad when he couldn’t have anything at my son’s birthday party. My husband’s birthday is tomorrow and I was looking for something delicious and chocolaty and this is perfect. I will make another batch without the chocolate and layer with crumbled cookies in some cute little dessert cups I found. Its a perfect addition to the dessert table that everyone can enjoy. Thanks for the recipe!
Is the coco powder sweetened or unsweetened?
I use unsweetened coconut milk, I don’t buy the sweetened kind, will this be a problem?
Unsweetened (canned full fat) coconut milk is what you want to use here 🙂
Very tasty recipe.
I used two cans cold coconut cream and two cans coconut milk. All chilled in the fridge. I separated one can and then just threw everything in and whipped it on high for 10 minutes. I used a little more powdered sugar than the recipe I think but it turned out silky, smooth, and delicious.
Can’t wait to eat it tomorrow!
This was very good. I refrigerated the canned coconut cream. I whipped it until it looked smooth. However, the final product had bits of the coconut cream. How long can this be whipped? How to avoid the bits of coconut cream?
Hi! It might just be the brand of coconut milk or cream you used. Most will be creamy right out of the can, but every now and then you will encounter a can that is flaky or rock hard. I wish that we had an answer for how to fix non-ideal cans!
Hi, how many does this serve? And how do you prepare the topping pictured in the photo? Thanks!
It makes 4-5 servings. If we remember correctly, that is canned oatmilk whipped cream on top.
This vegan chocolate mousse is delicious!!!!
This is absolutely divine, you really need to give this a go, it’s so simple but soooo delicious x
Help is needed calculating the carbs in the Chocolate Mousse. I really want to try this out but my calculations per ingredient are showing more carbs than the nutritional listing provided. Thanks in advance.
Hi! Nutrition facts will vary depending on the brands and types of ingredients you use (especially when it comes to sweeteners), so go with what your calculator is telling you for your specific ingredients.