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.