Paleo Chocolate Mousse Recipe

Gina Matsoukas | Running to the Kitchen

Paleo Chocolate Mousse will definitely please the chocolate lover in your house. Utter perfection.

I dated my husband for 7 years before we got engaged. We were engaged for 1.5 years.

That’s 8.5 years before marriage of knowing someone and guess what I found out AFTER we had sealed the deal?

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HE DOESN’T LIKE CHOCOLATE.

Um, excuse me, what?! HE HAD TO BE KIDDING, RIGHT?

Wrong. He wasn't kidding. 

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I have no idea how this incredibly important personality trait didn’t come to light before dessert one random night somewhere in the first month of marriage, but I felt like I could hear the screeching brake sound in my head when he said the words aloud. Was it too late to back out?

I feel like this could definitely be legitimate grounds for an annulment, right?

Some people don’t get why this is a big deal. “He can eat whatever he wants, you eat what you want” they say but what they don’t think about is dinners out and the strategic dessert selection choice at the end of the meal. As a chocolate LOVER, I want whatever chocolate thing is on that dessert menu, but as a typical indecisive woman when presented with a menu, I want to try more than just that.

Well when there’s a chocolate hater in the crowd, you can’t get both those things. And that is why dessert is pretty much ruined for me any time we go out to eat.

No, I’m not being the least bit dramatic…

There is one good thing about this though, when I’m home and I’m craving a brownie hard core (like this fudgy paleo skillet brownie), I know I won’t have to share. Just like with this paleo chocolate mousse.

It’s about as decadently chocolate as you can get which ensures I don’t have to worry about husbands by the name of Ulysses creeping on my dessert. 

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Paleo Chocolate Mousse Recipe

    4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 14 ounce can Full Fat Coconut Milk
  • 3 1/2 ounces Dark Chocolate, Chopped, 70% or higher is best
  • 1 tablespoon Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Unflavored Gelatin
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1-2 tablespoons Coconut Sugar, Optional, see note
  • 1/2 cup Roughly Chopped Strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Orange Juice
  • Cacao Nibs, For topping

Directions

  1. Add the coconut milk to a small sauce pot over medium heat.
  2. Once hot, add the chocolate and cocoa powder and whisk until melted.
  3. Lower the heat to medium-low, and slowly add the gelatin while whisking. If you add it all at once it will clump.
  4. Add the vanilla bean extract and coconut sugar (if using) and whisk until thoroughly combined.
  5. Pour the mixture into jars or ramekins and let cool on the counter for 10-15 minutes. Cover then refrigerate for at least 2 hours until set.
  6. Make the strawberry chia sauce by combining the strawberries, chia seeds and orange juice in a small sauce pot over medium-high heat. Cook, breaking down the strawberries with a spatula for 3-5 minutes until softened.
  7. Transfer the strawberry mixture to a food processor and pulse a few times until roughly pureed.
  8. Top mousse with strawberry sauce and cacao nibs before serving.

Notes

  • The mousse is decadent in a dark chocolate kind of way but not overly sweet when using 70% or higher chocolate. If you prefer a sweeter tasting mousse, add 1-2 (or more) tablespoons of coconut sugar.

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Author: Gina Matsoukas
Recipe Yields: 4 servings
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 135 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 278
Calories 419

% Daily Value*
53%
Total Fat 35g
134%
  Saturated Fat 27g
1%
Sodium 15mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate 20g
5%
  Dietary Fiber 4g
  Sugars 11g
10%
Protein 5g

* Percent Daily Value are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrition Facts are estimated based on ingredients and data provided by Fat Secret. Please consult a doctor if you have special dietary needs.
Gina Matsoukas

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We love the spirit you find on Gina's blog, Running to the Kitchen. Fun, fresh, seasonal, and whole food ingredients - gotta love that! She's having fun experimenting with us as our Paleo Dessert fanatic!

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