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Looking to satisfy your sweet tooth in a healthier way? This Healthy Chocolate Avocado Mousse is made with just 6 real ingredients, minimal sugar, and balanced nutrition for a rich, no-bake dessert you can whip up in only 5 minutes!
Not only is this avocado chocolate mousse recipe high in protein, but it also has 7 grams of fiber. Balancing fiber, protein, and healthy fats is the key to ensuring a truly healthy recipe.
Chocolate avocado pudding is silky, rich, and has only 6 ingredients. You can enjoy it on its own or use it as a dip for fruit. Even if you don’t like avocado, you’ll love this dessert because you can’t even taste it! It will be a hit with the whole family and is so easy to make in a hurry.
If you like chocolate and avocado recipes, you will love Chocolate Avocado Muffins and Chocolate Avocado Brownies!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple, Real Ingredients: This healthy chocolate pudding is better than anything you can buy prepackaged! It’s made with avocado, Greek yogurt, milk, cocoa powder, honey, and salt.
- Only Takes 5 Minutes to Make: One of the best parts of this recipe is that it takes just 5 minutes to blend all the ingredients.
- Satisfies Those Chocolate Cravings: This dessert is a great way to satisfy your chocolate cravings while still enjoying a nutritious snack.
- Low Calorie: This low calorie snack is has protein and fiber for a more filling snack while satisfying your sweet tooth!
Ingredients
- Avocado: Use one ripe, small avocado to make this delicious pudding. You want your avocado to give slightly with gentle pressure, but it isn’t mushy.
- Milk: Add your favorite unsweetened milk to make the mousse creamy and rich.
- Honey: A bit of honey sweetens the mousse, but you can also use maple syrup instead.
- Greek Yogurt: Nonfat Greek yogurt adds protein and creaminess without adding additional fats to keep this dish balanced nutritionally.
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: You can’t have chocolate pudding without the chocolate! Add unsweetened cocoa powder for a rich chocolate flavor without extra sugar.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations & Dietary Modifications
- Make It Dairy-Free: You can easily make this chocolate avocado mousse dairy-free by using plant-based milk and dairy-free Greek yogurt.
- Add A Variety of Toppings: This delicious pudding tastes great topped with chocolate chips, nuts, fruit, or toasted coconut. You can add any toppings you like to suit your mood.
- Increase the Protein: You can add more protein to this recipe by using nonfat cottage cheese instead of Greek yogurt, like in my protein banana pudding.
How to Make Healthy Chocolate Avocado Mousse
This healthy avocado chocolate pudding is the easiest dessert recipe! All you need is a blender and 5 minutes to make the perfect creamy, no-bake chocolate pudding.
- Step 1: Add Ingredients to the Blender. Add all the ingredients to your blender and blend them on high until they become smooth and creamy.
- Step 2: Portion and Serve. Pour the pudding into 4 separate portions, which are about ⅓ cup each. Enjoy immediately or store until ready to serve.
Expert Tips
- Use Ripe Avocados: You must use ripe avocados for your pudding to ensure the best flavor and to keep the consistency silky.
- Scrape the Sides of the Blender: You’ll need to pause your blending, scrape the sides down, and restart the blender. This keeps it evenly blended for the best texture.
- Chill to Thicken: If your mousse seems a little thin, try sticking it in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes to give it time to thicken.
- Store in the Fridge: Keep leftover pudding in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Serving Suggestions
This chocolate pudding with avocado is the perfect well-balanced dessert that the whole family will love. Even avocado-haters will like it because you can’t taste the avocado! It’s great on its own, with toppings, or as a dip for fresh fruit and cookies. Serve it after dinner parties or as an afternoon treat.
- Make this chocolate avocado pudding recipe as a dip and serve with fresh strawberries, apples, and my healthy sugar cookies.
- This pudding makes the perfect dessert after a delicious bowl of smoky lentil black bean chili.
- Use any extra avocado to make these chocolate avocado cookies for when you run out of pudding.
Healthy Chocolate Avocado Mousse Recipe FAQs
No, if you use a ripe avocado it blends into the mousse, giving it an ultra-creamy texture without adding any flavor. However, if you use an unripe avocado, the flavor will be more bitter and stand out beneath the chocolate. Be sure to use a ripe avocado and don’t skip the salt for the best flavor.
A grainy mousse is also a result of using an unripe avocado. A hard avocado doesn’t blend smoothly and will make your mousse grainy. Be sure to choose an avocado that yields slightly when pressed but isn’t mushy. If your avocado isn’t ripe enough, place it in a paper bag to help speed up the ripenign process.
I don’t recommend freezing this pudding because the consistency of the milk and yogurt doesn’t freeze and thaw well.
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Healthy Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Ingredients
- 1 Small Avocado, pitted
- ½ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, or milk of choice
- 1 tablespoon Honey, or real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy.
- Remove from blender, divide into 4 portions (estimated is good enough ~1/3 cup each or enough to fill a ramekin) and enjoy!
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Notes
- Be sure to use ripe avocados to ensure a silky smooth texture and so the avocado doesn’t taste bitter and strong.
- I recommend a small avocado for this recipe. The recipe is very adaptable though so a medium or larger one will work. Add more milk to the recipe to get the desired consistency if you use a larger one.
- Pause blending and scrape down the sides of the blender to ensure everything blends evenly and thoroughly.
- If your pudding is a little thin, pop it in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes before eating it to allow it time to thicken.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
You will love this simple recipe! It’s easy to make (no baking required) and you can adjust the sweetness easily to your liking. Enjoy!
I just had my gallbladder removed and am working on cutting out a lot of dairy, bad fats, and processed foods. Would the amount of fat in the 1/3 cup serving work well with my newly-overhauled digestive system as an occasional sweet treat?
This recipe has all healthy fat in it so it should not aggravate someone with a gallbladder removed the way a greasy hamburger and fries would. That said, everyone is different and their tolerance level may be different for fats. Some of my clients can eat fat with no issues and some cannot. It’s a trial and error for everyone. That said, you may not want to add the stevia as that would be more likely to aggravate you than the fat.
Hi Megan,
Could I use coconut yogurt in place of Greek yogurt? Or will that effect the taste? BTW love your recipes
You could definitely use a dairy free yogurt. The consistency may be different and of course, the nutrition will be a lot different too. Higher calories and fat so just keep that in mind. Thanks for following!
I just tried it using plain, unsweetened So Delicious coconut milk yogurt and it was great! Because it’s unflavored there was no change in taste. I’m allergic to dairy so can’t use regular yogurt and I have to say this was super. I’ll definitely make it again!
Where can I find raw honey and if I can’t find it can I use jar honey ?
Walmart has raw honey! Most jars are raw, you just want to be sure nothing has been added.
How does this hold up in the fridge? Want to take on vacation with me!
It will hold up 3, maybe 4 days in the fridge.