Chocolate Mousse Trio

Try one or all of these amazing chocolate mousses: thyme and sea salt, coffee and pistachio, or raspberry and almond. They are beyond heavenly.

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 2

Method

Mousse 1 – thyme and sea salt

• Soak the dates in boiling water for 5 minutes, discard the water
• Blend the avocado using a hand blender till smooth
• Add the dates and blend again, you may have to move the blender up and down to get a smooth consistency
• Add the cacao and the thyme, blend again
• Pour into a serving dish, sprinkle with the sea salt and decorate with more thyme leaves

Mousse 2 – coffee and pistachio

• Soak the dates in boiling water for 5 minutes, discard the water
• Blend the avocado using a hand blender till smooth
• Add the dates and blend again, you may have to move the blender up and down to get a smooth consistency
• Add the cacao and the coffee, blend again
• Grind the cardamom in a pestle and mortar
• Add the pistachios to roughly grind them
• Put 1/2 t of the nuts aside for the topping
• Add the rest of the nuts to the mousse and mix well
• Pour into a serving dish, sprinkle with the remaining pistachio cardamom mixture

Mousse 3 – raspberry and almond

• Soak the dates in boiling water for 5 minutes, discard the water
• Blend the avocado using a hand blender till smooth
• Add the dates and blend again, you may have to move the blender up and down to get a smooth consistency
• Add the cacao and the almond essence, blend again
• Pour into a serving dish, scatter the raspberries, and push them down into the pudding