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!
Hannah says
I love this dessert- I make it ALL the time! Here is my newest variation- it reminded me of the thin mint girl scout cookies (though I haven’t had them in years.)
4 organic eggs, 3 tablespoons coconut sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, pinch salt, 3 drops DoTerra peppermint essential oil, heaping half cup of bittersweet chocolate chips and 1/3 cup coconut oil. It comes out as this warm smooth pudding which is so delicious. I like it better warm and must admit that I ate the whole bowl by myself. But, hey, I’m nursing, so it’s all good ;)
Elana says
So glad to hear that you loved this Hannah!
Hannah says
This is so stinkin delicious- seriously- I could eat it everyday. I use coconut oil instead of the palm shortening and I use either 1 drop of cinnamon or 2 drops of cassia essential oil in place of the cinnamon powder. I don’t have decaf coffee so I just omit that. I’ve used succanut when I ran out of coconut sugar and I make it in the vita
Mix. It gets nice and warm, blending in the
Vita mix and I prefer it warm to chilled, though chilled is wonderful, too. This recipe is seriously amazing- i like that it’s just sweet enough, really satisfies the sweet (and chocolate) tooth while still being high in protein. Thanks for another winner, Elana!!!
Elana says
You’re welcome Hannah! Glad to hear this was a winner!
Elizabeth Liu says
Can I tell you how much I LOVE this recipe? I LOOOOOOOOOVE it! And so does my husband. It is our go to dessert for guests. I don’t have access to palm shortening so I replaced it with coconut oil and stirred in some chopped almonds and it’s super yummy.
Thanks for posting it!
Elana says
You’re welcome Elizabeth!
Karen says
I didn’t have the chocolate so substituted with raw cocoa and coconut cream. Also used coconut oil instead of palm oil. Still tasted fabulous and a quick and easy dessert for afternoon cravings. Probably not Gaps legal with cacoa!
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This is a real winner for all those coffee and chocolate lovers out there! Great for having people over.
Anastasia@healthymamainfo.com says
This looks divine! Perfect!
Kelli says
Hi! Heck yeah, it’s Paleo (and looks delish!). I just posted it to my FB wall. :)
PS I might use agave nectar instead?
Carrie says
Looks like a fantastic recipe. Can’t wait to try it and wishing you all the best in 2012!
Charis @ MannaTreats says
oh wow that looks yummy!
Michael Koren says
One more:
I used Nutiva’s Organic Coconut Oil and it worked absolutely fantastic. The slight coconut taste works really well with chocolate (mocha). Instead of expresso I used the unsweetened freeze dried “CafeCeps” powder from Madre Labs that has organic coffee mixed with Cordyseps and Reishi mushrooms – really tonifying for the immune system – so the sysmergistically make this desert healthier.
Anyhow I purchase my coconut oil/shortening and all my supplements and many foods including organic coconut sugar (they have both unheated brands) from Iherb.com where I get free (prompt) shipping and anywhere from 7-12% off by being registered on top of great pricing (and no tax). If you give the referral code KOR288 you will get $5 off on your first order.