My dairy-free Mocha Mousse is an easy dessert recipe made with just 7 ingredients. You can whip up this paleo-friendly chocolate Mocha Mousse in just a few minutes. All you need to do is throw your ingredients into a food processor and voila, you have an incredibly rich and creamy dairy-free dessert. I like to serve Mocha Mousse in individual cups for an elegant presentation.
Dairy-free Mocha Mousse is wonderful all year round, but is a particularly fantastic when served as a healthy New Year’s Eve dessert. When we entertain we generally have people with a variety of food allergies and food restrictions. I make my Everything-Free Brownies, for those who are on an egg-free diet. For the unlucky folks who cannot eat chocolate, I make my paleo Gingersnaps. I make sure to have something for everyone at all of our gatherings!
Mocha Mousse
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup palm shortening
- 1 tablespoon organic decaf coffee beans, espresso grind
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
Instructions
- Pulse eggs in food processor for 3 minutes until fluffy
- Pulse in chocolate chips for 2 minutes, until well ground
- Pulse in shortening, espresso, cinnamon, vanilla, and coconut sugar
- Process until mixture is consistency of mousse
- Spoon into 6 half-cup ramekins or dessert cups
- Serve
A call to all the experts out there on the paleo and primal diets. Would you eat this dairy-free mousse? Do you think it’s a paleo dessert, or is that term an oxymoron? How do you define paleo and what are your paleo health goals overall? Leave a comment and let us know!
For those of you that are on an egg-free diet, here are some of my paleo egg-free dessert recipes for you!
rivkafreeman says
If you use 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds + 3 tablespoons water for each egg you may not need to use as much palm oil and the recipe will come out really creamy flax is a great fat!
Elana says
Thanks for the idea Rivka, it sounds interesting and I wonder if it would work :-)
Lyn Kyle says
Just made this for dessert with our Christmas prime rib and everyone enjoyed it!!! I started it in my mini food processor but it didn’t thicken up so I threw it in the Vitamix and voila – mocha mouse!!! Awesome!! Also I used melted butter instead of the vegan shortening cuz I can tolerate butter and it turned out great! Thanks for this super simple yummy recipe!!!
Elana says
You’re welcome Lyn!
Lisa Kaul says
Elena and Lyn, Thanks for this!
Lyn, what setting did you use on the Vitamix? Thanks!
Katherine Daley says
Hi Elana! Can this mocha mousse be made with egg substitute instead of eggs? I know I can try it and find out, but just wanted to see if you had any thoughts on it or had tried it before I possibly waste all of the ingredients! My daughter is allergic to eggs, and I hate to leave her out with yummy treats or risk her getting a bite of someone elses mousse and having an allergic reaction.
Thanks so much :)
Katherine
Elana says
Katherine, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Karen Wilke says
Hi there,
I’ve just recently been going gluten-free because of some ongoing stomach issues that the medical field can’t seem to resolve, and a friend recommended your website. It looks like you have some fantastic recipes and tips that I’m definitely going to try. In the chocolate mousse, however, you use raw eggs with a warning. I use raw eggs for my caesar dressing, but first cottle them for 3 minutes which kills the bacteria, thus eliminating the potential for salmonella. Is there a reason you don’t do this?
Thanks,
Karen Wilke
Elana says
Hi Karen, I think it’s ok to eat raw eggs if they are organic and come from a clean source. This reduces the risk of eating them, but if you have a weak immune system, then yes, it is best to avoid raw eggs.