Chocolate Avocado Mousse (Sugar-free, Low-Carb and Vegan)
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This Easy Chocolate Avocado Pudding Recipe is a decadent and unbelievably creamy dessert. It takes just minutes to make and no, you won't taste the avocado at all!
This unbelievably healthy chocolate pudding is loaded with fiber and nutrients, plus it's low-carb, sugar-free, and vegan so it's perfect for those on special diets.
Avocados are a special diet girl's best friend when it comes to making desserts. And I'm so excited to bring more of them to you in the near future.
After trying this recipe you are for sure going to want to stock up on avocados when they are on sale and follow my instructions for freezing avocados so you can whip up this pudding anytime a chocolate craving hits.
Can you say, “Yum”?
The Origin of this Chocolate Avocado Mousse
This recipe is the recreation of a delectable dessert at a small local eclectic restaurant that specialized in allergy-free fare but is sadly now closed. We don't eat out often, but I went there a few times with friends and the chocolate avocado pudding was phenomenal.
I figured it couldn't be that hard to recreate it and I was right. In fact, I think this version is a tad better.
The avocados add such richness to the pudding. They're of course so good for you and so creamy. It's nice to get loads of fiber and other nutrients with your chocolate fix.
It's great plain, but truly lovely with a dollop of whipped something, or even sprinkles of chocolate powder, shavings, nuts, or berries: whatever your health-chocolate-loving heart desires.
Chocolate Avocado Pudding
I intended to make this as a Chocolate Avocado Pudding, but after making it, I made a lovely discovery.
You can indulge in this recipe immediately for a lovely smooth healthy Chocolate Pudding treat or you can let it chill for at least an hour in the fridge and then after mixing it, the texture is more like a Chocolate Avocado Mousse.
Either way, you have a dessert that you will love and that will love you back.
Recipe Notes
- Coconut Milk: If you would like to make your own coconut milk, here are the how to's for my Easiest Homemade Coconut Milk.
- Sweetener: This recipe calls for a lot of sweetener. I tried making this chocolate avocado mousse with varying amounts of sweeteners and found that this was the perfect amount for me. The sweetener is needed to offset the avocado flavor, but of course, you can adjust the amount down if you like.
- AIP: In place of the low-carb sweetener and stevia, substitute any complaint sweetener, such as honey, maple syrup (see Choosing Maple Syrup), or organic coconut sugar. Read this post on substituting sweeteners, and also read How to Use Stevia. Use organic carob instead of cocoa.
More Healthy Avocado Desserts
Here are some more delectable sugar-free avocado desserts.
- Chocolate Avocado Truffles
- Healthy Chocolate Dip
- Avocado Lime Pudding
- Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream
- Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Mint Bars
Dark Chocolate Avocado Pudding—Vegan and Keto
Ingredients
- 3 Haas avocados
- 3/4 cup coconut milk (any dairy-free milk will work as well – see notes)
- 110 grams cocoa powder (approx 1 cup – use carob for AIP)
- 3/8 teaspoon stevia extract (see Recipe Notes above)
- 11 tablespoons low carb sweetener (see Recipe Notes above)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor.
- Blend thoroughly until smooth.
- Garnish with whipped cream, whipped coconut cream, chocolate shavings, chocolate nibs, chocolate chips, or nuts.
- Eat immediately to enjoy a Chocolate Avocado Pudding.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour to have Chocolate Avocado Mousse.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and preparation methods. Optional ingredients are not included. Net carbs are typically calculated by subtracting fiber and sugar alcohols (such as erythritol) from total carbohydrates. This information should not be relied upon for medical or nutritional purposes.
What will you put on top of your delectable Healthy Chocolate Avocado Mousse?
So sorry, this recipe sounded to good to be true. But it was disgusting. You can taste the avocado, even with all the cocoa, stevia and vanilla. The texture was weird. The stevia has an artificial aftertaste. And my stevia product brand apparently contains some erythrite as a filler. It caused severe bloating an irritation of the bowl system. This ist not IBS friendly or gut bacteria friendly for anyone.
This dessert it quite expensive, too. I used 5 avocados for this dessert. Usually this amount lasts me a lot longer. I will not make this again. Not recommended.
Hi Frieda,
Thanks for sharing your experience. I think there may have been a sweetener mix-up here, because the recipe calls for concentrated stevia extract, not a 1:1 stevia blend with erythritol filler. Using the same amount of a 1:1 product would make the mousse much less sweet and could definitely affect the flavor and texture so yes, you would really taste the avocado then.
I also noticed you mentioned using 5 avocados, while the recipe calls for 3 Haas avocados, so that would affect the avocado taste even more. The digestive issues you experienced may also have been related to the erythritol-containing sweetener blend, since that ingredient isn’t specifically required in the recipe.
Several readers have really enjoyed this recipe as written, but I appreciate you taking the time to leave feedback and share your experience. You could potentially have added more sweetener and other ingredients due to using more avocados than the recipe called for, but again, the sweetener would need to be the right one. If you decide to try it again and need help with the sweeteners, I’m happy to help!
Most recipes from blogs I follow have nutritional information that includes the serving size. It is impossible to calculate what is needed without it …here is an example:
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 7 Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 33Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 21mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g
Without a SERVING SIZE, you can’t correctly decipher how much to consume to get the listed information! (ie: carbs 9g IN 1/2 CUP)
Making the “serving size” 1 gram, is ridiculous, as America uses the standard, NOT METRIC, system. And 1 gram is TINY! (1g= 0.2 tsp.)
Here is another nutritional information from KetoDietApp blog: (she includes metric AND standard as she is located in the UK) She also says that her nutritional information is more accurate than most…
Nutritional values (per serving, 1 1/4 cup/ 300 ml)
Net carbs8 grams
Protein15 grams
Fat36.1 grams
Calories429 kcal
Calories from carbs 8%, protein 14%, fat 78%
Total carbs9.8 gramsFiber1.8 gramsSugars4.9 gramsSaturated fat21.1 gramsSodium1,233 mg(54% RDA)Magnesium28 mg(7% RDA)Potassium310 mg(15% EMR)
My reasons for asking for better nutritional information and especially for usable serving sizes is due to being diabetic and needing to know the carb information PER SERVING so I can calculate if the recipe is viable for me (with or without substitutions)
Thanks so much.
Hi Carol! Would you mind telling me here or privately what site that is? Again, I don’t think I can do it and if I did it would be very time consuming, and since I checked multiple very popular sites and none of them had it I am not sure most people are looking for it, but I can certainly understand why it’s valuable. I did see that Food Network has it at least on some of their recipes and 1 very popular site has it for 1 beverage recipe but I couldn’t find it on any of her other recipes. I’m so sorry! I wish I could promise that I could do this but I’m scrambling as it is. I would have to remake recipes one at a time and I still don’t know that it’s feasible with my recipe system but I can ask. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
Adrienne, I usually go with keto bloggers as I have to eat keto due to diabetes. I do still follow other bloggers who i have come to really appreciate, like you. https://ketodietapp.com/blog or https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/ both have this information. it is extremely important for those with special dietary needs, but all recipes would benefit from having it.
But really, serving size and number of servings should be easy to do and are necessary to determine how much a recipe makes and how many it will serve. Nearly all recipes I find online have this info.
Hi Carol!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I took a look at ADIDAF’s recipe cards, and from what I can tell they seem fairly similar to what I currently include with servings and nutrition info. I may be missing something though, so if there’s a specific piece of information or formatting you find especially helpful there that you don’t see on my site, I’d definitely appreciate clarification. Keto Diet App has a lot of info for sure but it’s way more than the other one. I also checked out a few other keto / low carb sites and again, perhaps I’m missing something but it seems like I have the info that most of them have so please do let me know and thanks!
It looks good, but your information on almost all of your recipes, it will list the servings, but not HOW MUCH IS ONE SERVING?
you should put that information in the recipe.
Thanks for this, I’ve looked at some avocado chocolate recipes before…..
Hi again, Carol!
As mentioned on your other comment, I am really sorry that we don’t have that information on the blog. I just checked some not so popular as well as very popular sites, and none of them did either. I would have considered it, but from checking the recipe system that I use (which is widely regarded as the best one for bloggers), it can’t use it since it determines nutritional information from grams, so if I chose a cup for a serving, for example, it will throw everything off. It only seems to be able to determine servings by grams and I would guess for most people that won’t be helpful. In any case, if I do this I would be in the vast minority (couldn’t find a site that did it) and it would take me a ton of time to redo all of these recipes and measure them out. I understand why you would want it so maybe….but I do have to watch what I spend my time on. If you can find a number of other sites that have it please do show me. Thanks!
I think I did note what your recipes are missing. They need the serving size. See below. (June 16 2023) or How Much is ONE Serving.
The important information that SHOULD be on EVERY recipe:
How much the recipe makes (servings)
How much is ONE serving (serving size)
If one or the other is missing, the info is basically worthless.
Nice things to include are carbs and fiber, but I understand those who don’t follow keto probably don’t add that info.
Thanks again for clarifying what you mean. I took a closer look at a number of keto and low-carb sites, and it seems some recipes include a specific serving size while others don’t (sometimes it’s mixed across the whole site – some recipes having it and some not), especially for things like puddings, mousses, soups, etc. where the final volume can vary a bit (depends on aeration, size of some ingredients like an avocado). I do appreciate the feedback and understand why that information is helpful for some readers (including yourself) and can see what I can do in the future. I’m doing what I can as a one woman show right now – it’s not a simple time to be managing a blog (I believe I’ve mentioned that before) and I do appreciate your support very much.
It would be great if you could advise what is your approximate weight of an avocado… Here we have the small, medium & super-large, all stating they’re Haas avocados. 2 of the small are about the size of the large, so it helps to know how much is the expected amount for the recipe. Thanks so much!
Hi there. I know that’s a bit of a conundrum. Typically 6 ounces is considered to be typical size for a Haas avocado but I don’t know about all the other sizes. Confusing! Hope that helps!
You should do single serving versions of your lime and chocolate puddings!
Do you mean I should have them on the blog as an option? If so, there’s a handy calculator that you can use on the recipe card…..sometimes the measurements are a little unwieldy but it does work :). I also hope that means you like them :)!!
Sometimes when you see a new recipe, it’s b/c you have a craving or want to just try it out, and a pre-calculated single serving recipe would be fun!
Yes that makes sense – does the tool in the recipe card work well enough for you?