This chocolate mousse cake has a delicious, dirty secret...avocados! Creamy, rich, and absolutely delicious, no one will ever guess it’s packed with avocados.
2 13.5ozcans of full-fat coconut milk + 1 more can for toppingoptional*
2Tbspsugar
1large bar7 oz, 200 g of baking chocolate + more for topping (optional)
5avocados
1/2cupcocoa powder
1/2tspvanilla extract
Pinchof salt
Instructions
In a food processor, blitz the Oreos into coarse crumbs. Mix with melted butter and press into the bottom of a pie pan or parchment paper-lined springform pan. Set in fridge.
Being careful not to jostle your coconut milk cans, remove them from the fridge and open. The thick coconut cream should have separated to the top. Scoop out the dense cream, leaving the water**.
Whip the coconut cream with an electric mixer or food processor for a few seconds, until smooth and creamy. Gently fold in 2 Tbsp sugar and set in fridge.
Melt chocolate in microwave or with a double boiler. To a food processor add melted chocolate, avocados, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Blend until smooth.
In a large bowl, gently fold together avocado chocolate and coconut whipped cream. Pour into your prepared crust, cover, and refrigerate for 3 hours to set (or pop it in the freezer for 1 hour if you want to eat it right away). Store leftovers covered in the fridge.
Notes
Look at the ingredients in the coconut milk, and aim for one that has ONLY coconut milk and water, or be sure to buy a good brand (Thai Kitchen is great). Ingredients like emulsifiers and gums will prevent the fat from separating out, which we need to make the whipped cream. And if you need, regular Cool Whip can work instead of the coconut whipped cream. *Save the coconut water for smoothies! Top with more coconut whipped cream, shaved chocolate, berries, or chopped nuts.