Rich and creamy Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse is made with antioxidant rich dark chocolate. Even better? It’s made with only 5 ingredients. This recipe calls for dark chocolate, coconut milk, eggs, coconut sugar, and water. That’s it! I like to make this dessert during the summer months since it does not require an oven, but it’s a fabulous dessert all year round!
Summer is moving along for us over here. The boys made over $300 at their lemonade stand last weekend during the Mapleton Hill rummage sale. They ran the stand with 2 other friends and baked tons of cookies from scratch for their little business. I was so proud of them. Maybe at their next stand they’ll sell this high-protein, dairy-free chocolate mousse! I would love that.
Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 4 large eggs, separated
- ½ cup cream from full fat coconut milk
Instructions
- In a medium pot heat water and coconut sugar to boiling
- Remove pan from stove and cool coconut sugar mixture for 8 minutes
- Add chocolate, stirring until melted
- In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks until pale yellow
- In another medium bowl beat egg whites to stiff peaks
- Stir egg yolks into chocolate mixture in pot
- Stir egg whites into chocolate-yolk mixture until well combined, then stir in coconut cream
- Spoon mousse into jars
- Place in refrigerator overnight to set
- Garnish with chocolate if desired
- Serve
Coconut cream is the semi-solid substance found on the top of a can of coconut milk. To ensure that you get a thick and solid coconut cream place a can of coconut in the refrigerator overnight, then scoop the cream off the top. Save the liquid at the bottom of the can for another use if you wish.
If you are on an egg-free diet, check out my Egg-Free Recipes page, as well as my Vegan Mocha Mousse recipe.
Here are some of my other paleo chocolate dessert recipes!
Shirley @ gfe says
One word–exquisite! Oh, and woohoo for the boys! Up and coming entrepreneurs I’d say. ;-)
xo,
Shirley
Meagan says
AHHH YUM YUM looks like the PERFECT breakfast (minus the sugar).
Charissa says
This might just have to be dessert for us tonight! Thanks for sharing…your posts are always fun to look at!
Sandra says
Elana, sounds lovely!
But how do you get the fat out from the coconut milk?
Sandra says
Thanks, I’ll give that a try :)
Allison P. says
Tofu + melted 99% dark chocolate + agave syrup in a blender = delicious mousse too. :-)
Tammy H. says
Yum! I am really enjoying te recipes I’ve tried. We are grain free and I really try to limit dairy and no longer use any Cain sugar products. For me, grains & sugar trigger major migraines & major depression. This sounds fabulous. The agave & honey (in limited amounts) seem to be okay. I’m assuming it has to do with blood sugar spikes. How does the coconut sugar compare with agave? Thank you so much for all of your healthy recipes. I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of your book, tomorrow. :)
Stephanie Mckenzie says
Looks so delicious Elana! Thanks for your creativity and your delicious, healthy recipes!
Terris says
I can’t wait to try this Elana. I make dairy-free chocolate pudding for the kids all the time, but this would be a wonderful change. I’m wondering if it would set up firm enough to fill a lightweight chocolate cake recipe I have? Hmmm. Looks like I will be doing some experimenting!
susanne dickerson says
I wanted to take the time to say thanks for the 3 cookbooks you donated to our group and the signed copy you addressed to me personally. As soon as I’m finished my weight losse diet (5 lbs. to go) I will be cooking up a storm!
The two dieticians in our group were going to use theirs for coulseling newly diagnosed celiacs. Therefore, I think you’ll have some exposure in our little town. Also, the chef who prepared our meal borrowed another member’s copy for his personal use. He is a very popular and successful caterer in our town.
We wish you great success with your cookbooks!
Regards,
Susanne Dickerson
Elana says
You’re welcome Susanne!
Holly says
This recipe is perfect for my daughter who is cow milk free (goat works for her but she hates it). I am wondering how many cans of coconut milk it takes to get that much fat- two maybe?
Holly
Katie says
I get a solid cup out of a standard can of coconut milk. I have a great vegan brownie recipe that uses the coconut “cream” in place of the eggs and butter.
divalou says
How do you actually get the fat from the coconut milk? x
Katie says
I just open it. All the fat (I prefer the word cream) rises to the top. Just scoop it out. I don’t pre-chill it or anything. Just make sure you buy regular and not Lite (which just has more water added) and don’t shake it up a bunch (although this doesn’t really incorporate it…I always have to stir or whisk if I want to just use the coconut milk normally.)
Julie Bottner says
can you get 1/2 cup of coconut cream/fat from one can of milk?