Orange and Chocolate Mousse

This orange and chocolate mousse is a quick and easy dessert that is sure to impress! In case you haven’t tried raw chocolate mousse yet, now’s the time! It’s a rich, smooth mousse that tastes wonderful.

It is a healthy dairy free dessert and can be enjoyed with the whole family or with friends at a get together. This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free.

Implements and Equipment:

Super blender
Tbsp.

Ingredients

Avocados (peeled and pitted)
Cacao powder
Dates (pitted)
Juice of oranges + zest for topping (If organic)

Health Information

Who doesn’t love the taste of chocolate? Before chocolate becomes what it is, it is at first just plain cacao, of course in order for it to become chocolate it goes through a few processes and other ingredients are added such as sugar. These include a high content of B vitamins and vitamin C. The antioxidant properties reduce fight cancer causing free radicals.

Oranges are known to be one of the richest sources of vitamin C. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps fight diseases such as the common cold and flu. Due to the high water content and natural sugars, oranges hydrate your body while increasing your energy levels. Moreover, the antioxidants in oranges protect the cells from damage keeping your skin young and fresh.

Dates are 100% whole fruit unlike the majority of other sweeteners. Blending dates is super easy because of the soft consistency. A great healthy substitute for white sugar in recipes is dates. Due to the nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants that dates provide.

Avocados do not contain any cholesterol or sodium and are low in saturated fat. They also contain fibre which is a necessity for good bowel movement. Stabilizing the release of sugar thus releases sugar spikes in the body which helps defend the body from various sugar-related diseases.