Healthy Avocado Chocolate Mousse (low sugar)
This avocado chocolate mousse is the kind of dessert that feels decadent but secretly loves your blood sugar. It's rich, silky, and deeply chocolatey - yet made with simple whole‑food ingredients like ripe avocados, cocoa powder, and a touch of natural sweetener. The healthy fats and fiber from the avocado create that classic mousse texture without dairy or refined sugar, making it a perfect better‑for‑you treat when you want something sweet, satisfying, and nourishing all at once.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocadoes
- ¼ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or sugar free syrup
- 2 tablespoons almond milk
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Mash avocado with fork, potato masher or process in a blender until smooth
- Stir in milk, syrup and blend until smooth
- Stir in cocoa powder until dissolved
- Fold in chocolate chips if desired
Notes
Using sugar free syrup would help to make more diabetes friendly and change nutrition facts to: 175 calories, 12.5gm of carbs, 0.5gm sugar. All other nutrition information would remain the same.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2.2gSodium: 71mgFiber: 8.5gSugar: 9.6g
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Renee says
You surprisingly can’t tell it’s avocado at all.