I’m obsessed with this healthy rich chocolate mousse. The consistency reminds me of chocolate yogo, but is only four ingredients and is a lot healthier! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I love the consistency of mousse and I’m a big fan of rich chocolate, so when I made this recipe (which I found on the Real Life Nutritionist blog), I was won over.
It’s also a big win in our family, because it has simple ingredients, and free from gluten, eggs and nuts. It is also high in protein, low in sugar and yet, hits the sweet tooth spot.
I love that with mousse, you can serve it in individual cups or in a big ceramic serving dish. I poured mine onto one of our ceramic serving dishes, so we all can take out as much or as little as we please.
You can also add your favourite toppings to it, like nuts, coconut shavings, cream, dark chocolate, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and seeds.
You can serve it as soon as you make it for a creamier, soft texture or you can refrigerate it for more of a mousse-like texture. I personally love eating it cold, because it has that decadent, rich mousse texture.
What I will cover
- Tools you will need
- Ingredients list
- Method
- Notes about healthy rich chocolate mousse
Tools you will need
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk/Wooden spoon
- Serving dish
Ingredients list
- Greek yoghurt
- Cacao/cocoa powder
- Maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Optional toppings: shredded coconut, dark chocolate, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, cream, nut butter, nuts.
Method
- Place the Greek yoghurt, maple syrup and vanilla extract into a mixing bowl and stir with whisk or wooden spoon until combined.
2. Add in the cacao powder and stir until fully combined.
3. Place mousse into a serving dish or cups and add desired toppings (I added coconut and chocolate shavings to mine).
4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes about Healthy Rich Chocolate Mousse
- Greek yoghurt swaps: for dairy free options, try coconut yoghurt or lactose-free yoghurt (if lactose is what you are avoiding). You could even try making this with yoghurt kefir if you want the extra probiotics. You may need to adjust the measurements to make it suit your desired taste.
- Maple syrup swaps: You could try honey or agave syrup. If you are a Nutella fan, you can add Pana Organic Hazelnut Spread (quarter cup) to replace the maple syrup and use slightly less cacao powder. It will give it more a nutty taste, if you love that, too.
- Cacao powder adjustments: if you love that rich chocolate taste, the more cacao, the better. I used about half a cup, but if you don’t like it too chocolate-y, then I would limit the measurement to quarter of a cup.
- Adding ingredients to mixing bowl: you can always combine all the ingredients at once, however, I like to add in the liquids first and then the cacao, to ensure it combines well. This is an extra step, so to save time, adding all the ingredients at once does not make a huge difference to the recipe itself.
- A note about the taste: the Greek yoghurt gives the mousse a little bit of a tart taste. If you don’t like the tart taste, I would use just plain yoghurt or coconut yoghurt. The Greek yoghurt provides that sour taste which I like, because it often curbs those sugary cravings I have.
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Healthy Rich Chocolate Mousse
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Whisk (or wooden spoon)
- 1 Serving dish
Ingredients
- 2 cups Greek yoghurt
- 3/4 cup Maple syrup
- 1/2 cup Cacao powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Toppings of choice (berries, chocolate shavings, shredded coconut, cream, nuts).
Instructions
- Combine Greek yoghurt, maple syrup and vanilla extract to mixing bowl with whisk.
- Add cacao to mousse and whisk until combined.
- Pour into serving dish.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes-1 hour.
- Add desired toppings before serving.
Notes
- Greek yoghurt swaps: for dairy free options, try coconut yoghurt or lactose-free yoghurt (if lactose is what you are avoiding). You could even try making this with yoghurt kefir if you want the extra probiotics. You may need to adjust the measurements to make it suit your desired taste.
- Maple syrup swaps: You could try honey or agave syrup. If you are a Nutella fan, you can add Pana Organic Hazelnut Spread (quarter cup) to replace the maple syrup and use slightly less cacao powder. It will give it more a nutty taste, if you love that, too.
- Cacao powder adjustments: if you love that rich chocolate taste, the more cacao, the better. I used about half a cup, but if you don’t like it too chocolate-y, then I would limit the measurement to quarter of a cup.
- Adding ingredients to mixing bowl: you can always combine all the ingredients at once, however, I like to add in the liquids first and then the cacao, to ensure it combines well. This is an extra step, so to save time, adding all the ingredients at once does not make a huge difference to the recipe itself.
- A note about the taste: the Greek yoghurt gives the mousse a little bit of a tart taste. If you don’t like the tart taste, I would use just plain yoghurt or coconut yoghurt. The Greek yoghurt provides that sour taste which I like, because it often curbs those sugary cravings I have.
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