Chocolate avocado mousse

Name: Chocolate avocado mousse
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados; 4 tbsp cocoa powder; 4 tbsp maple syrup; 4 tbsp plant milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; berries

Gluten-freeVegan

Nobody guesses the secret. Ripe avocado makes it silky; cocoa and maple make it taste like chocolate pudding.

Prep: 10 min
Helper chef: A grown-up nearby for one or two steps.

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Steps

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With a grown-up: sharp knife

Cut the avocados in half, take out the stones and scoop the flesh into the blender jug.
Add the cocoa, maple syrup, milk, vanilla and salt.
Add everything else.
With a grown-up: blender

Blend until completely smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides once or twice.
Taste: add a little more maple syrup if it needs it. Spoon into small cups.
Taste it! Spoon it into cups.
Chill for 30 minutes and top with berries.
Fridge for 30 minutes. Berries on top.

Tips

Very ripe avocados give the smoothest mousse; a hard one tastes grassy.

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