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Black Forest Avocado Mousse

Published: May 12, 2014 · Modified: Dec 8, 2020 by Kate Hackworthy · 25 Comments

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Black Forest cherry chocolate avocado mousse is so easy and has all the flavors of Black Forest Cake - in a healthy pudding! It's rich creamy and absolutely delicious. 

Small dish of chocolate mousse on a table.

My parents made Black Forest cake a lot when I was a child. I have a fond nostalgia for it, a bit like the pop froth of Tiffany, the seminal angst film The Breakfast Club and the Lite Brite - from Milton Bradley.

Hurling the retro gateaux into the modern age, like a pie in the face of the present, I've added the chocolate and cherry flavours to the ever-popular avocado mousse.

You'll love how easy this pudding is. Just whiz it all up! 

You can't taste the avocado (it's masked by the stronger flavors of the cherry and chocolate) but it's a healthy way to make the pudding wonderfully creamy. 

Close up of dish of avocado mousse with cherry on top.

Vegetarian journey

This recipe is easy to veganize, or un-veganize, whatever you prefer. It's National Vegetarian Week coming up,  so it's got me thinking...

When I was twelve my family lived in Canada and my parents ran a florist shop.

On a winter's day, I helped my mum to deliver flowers to a chicken abattoir. I saw some stuff. I became a vegetarian.

A properly annoying self-righteous one if I remember correctly - as only a strong-minded, tenacious tween can.

Since then, I've had a few blips. I ate turkey in Turkey when I was 19 after my best mate Kat and I spent a few months travelling around the Mediterranean, living in treehouses and bruising our legs from dancing on tables.

I couldn't eat another falafel or Greek salad, so I tried a turkey sandwich and thought it was foul (boom boom, sorry). I ate poultry on and off for a few years. Then I stopped again.

Now I'm all about the vegetables.., especially in an avocado pudding!

Chocolate mousse in a dish on a table.

If you love this Chocolate Cherry Avocado Mousse, then I hope you'll also try myVegan Black Forest Cake

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Wooden table with a metal dish of avocado chocolate mousse, with a cherry on top.

Black Forest Cherry Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
Black Forest cherry chocolate avocado mousse is so easy and has all the flavors of Black Forest Cake - in a healthy pudding! It's rich creamy and absolutely delicious. 
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 185 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
 

  • 1 avocado
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
  • Canned cherries in light syrup divided
  • ⅓ cup (100ml) whipping cream or whipped coconut cream
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions
 

  • Combine the avocado, cocoa and honey or agave plus 10 cherries in a blender or food processor and whiz until smooth. Chill in the fridge for a few hours, or in the freezer half an hour.
  • For the topping, whip the cream (or chilled coconut cream) and sugar until thick. Top the chocolate mousse with cream and drizzle with cherries and juice. Serve chilled.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 12mgPotassium: 310mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 365IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

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  1. Nancy

    January 11, 2019 at 12:09 pm

    5 stars
    This was fabulous! Im going to have to make this again soon

    Reply
  2. Kt

    August 23, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    Where does the vanilla go? Mousse? Cream?

    Reply
  3. Nina Elizabeth

    September 01, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    This is tasty-as! Though I failed with the coconut cream - do you whip the liquid as well as the thick part?

    nom - love your recipes x

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      September 01, 2014 at 7:57 pm

      Hi Nina, you whip only the coconut cream - not the liquid. I hope it works for you next time and I'm glad you liked the mousse!

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth

    June 25, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    Oh my goodness! I have all the ingredients for this in the fridge. I am so making this now!!

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      June 25, 2014 at 3:13 pm

      Do it, do it! It's soooo good.

      Reply
  5. Stephanie

    May 23, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    Happened upon this blog and I am completely gobsmacked! What fun. As I wait for my CSA to begin, I am looking forward to sweet new ways to use up veggies.

    I promise never to say you aren't vegetarian enough. I was so saddened to see, on another blog, one commenter blast another for calling himself a "part-time vegan," saying there is no such thing. As the numbers go, it seems to me the goal should not be to have more people who eschew all animal products, but for more people to reduce their consumption of animal products. Yelling at people for cutting back instead of cutting out is counterproductive!

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 23, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      Indeed, Stephanie. In so many aspects of our lives we should support and not attack. I hope you get to try some recipes. Welcome to my little world 🙂

      Reply
  6. janelle

    May 20, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    These are a beauty! I wouldn't mind making these tonight!

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 20, 2014 at 3:59 pm

      I hope you like them, Janelle.

      Reply
  7. Aunt Bee

    May 16, 2014 at 2:08 am

    Had to come back and comment when I had some more time! I loved reading about your vegetarian journey! <3

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 16, 2014 at 10:43 am

      Thanks Bee!

      Reply
  8. Vohn McGuinness

    May 13, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    Ooh - these have several of my all time favourite flavours involved - cherries, chocolate and avocado! Love it!

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 14, 2014 at 9:51 am

      I hope you get a chance to try it. So easy and healthy!

      Reply
  9. Kate Hackworthy

    May 13, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Thanks so much, Sarah. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Aunt Bee

    May 13, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    That looks SO delicious! Love the little hand model as well 🙂

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 13, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      She was very willing! I hadn't intended to shoot her, but she swooped in quickly and grabbed a tart. 🙂

      Reply
  11. narf7

    May 13, 2014 at 1:52 am

    I think that the need to identify ourselves with a particular food movement is a bit sad if what we are doing is following a trend rather than for moral reasons. I don't know why people need to be part vegetarian or pescatarian or whatever, why not just eat what they eat and be happy? I choose not to eat meat and animal products but that is my business and I won't be telling anyone else how to eat or live their lives any day soon. Cheers for this delicious share and whether people are vegan, veggie, pescatarians, true meat lovers or whatever they will enjoy this delicious creation. Maybe you should rename it the "Peace Dessert"? 😉

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 13, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Ha Peace Dessert! Love it :). Eat what you eat and be happy. Exactly.

      Reply
  12. Anyonita

    May 13, 2014 at 12:07 am

    My husband's favorite dessert is Black Forest Gateaux, I LOVE this healtheir alternative! 🙂

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 13, 2014 at 10:57 am

      Much healthier! I hope he enjoys it. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Kecia

    May 12, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Now I have been looking for a recipe that uses avocado for dessert, but haven't found one I quite like yet... this looks really good! I might have to make this one! Yummy!!

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 13, 2014 at 4:39 pm

      I hope you like it, Kecia!

      Reply
  14. Keep Calm and Fanny On

    May 12, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    I'm a 'eat whatever I fancy' Veggie too, although I've never eaten meat or fish since I aw about 15 I do occasionally have Parmesan, Worcester Sauce and even some foods with Gelatine in - shocking! I was very militant at first, but now eat what I like! I also have a house full of avocados that I bought for party food, and forgot to use, so will be raiding your blog for more ideas! Thanks...

    Reply
    • Kate Hackworthy

      May 13, 2014 at 10:57 am

      Thanks for your comments. Lucky you having lots of avocados! x

      Reply

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