When I tell my sisters that I not only eat this Choc Avocado Mousse but that I adore it, they find it quite hysterical. I have spent the most part of my adult life avoiding eating avocados.
It is another of the new foods for me that I am enjoying. Not only will I eat avocado hidden in this chocolate mousse, but will have it with my eggs at breakfast. I am particularly enjoying it smashed with some homemade dukkah on top!
What I also love about this sweet treat is that I can make it in minutes and it doesn’t need fancy equipment. The kids also think it tastes great, but I only ever share a little bit with them!
- 1 large avocado
- 1 - 2 tbsp cacao powder (depending on how chocolately you like your mousse)
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 25 mls (1/8 cup) water
- Halve, deseed and scoop out avocado into a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Using either an electric beater or fork, blend the avocado until smooth.
- Add the cacao powder, protein powder and water.
- Beat again for 2 minutes with an electric beater or give your arms some exercise and whip up with a fork for about 4 minutes.
- Pour into a bowl and enjoy!
Our Family Menu Plan For This Week
Pressed for time this week, I have recycled a menu plan from back in August! This is one of the benefits of menu planning, you can reuse them easily to save yourself time when needed.
Day | Week Commencing 26th October 2013 |
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|---|---|---|
| Sat |  | Homemade Tacos |
| Sun |  Chicken Wings, Baked Potatoes and Corn   | Chicken wings, baked potatoes and steamed corn Left over mince recipe - taco puffs Oat and seed lunchbox slice |
| Mon |  | Slow cooker balsamic beef with pumpkin salad |
| Tue |  | Pumpkin soup |
| Wed | Chicken stir fry | |
| Thu |  | Sausage and veg |
| Fri |  | Easy BLT |
| Shopping List | Weekly menu plan shopping list 26th October 2013 | |
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- Create weekly menu plans quickly, choosing as many meals per day as you would like to plan for.
- Generate the shopping list for all the meals selected.
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- Email the shopping list to yourself and/or others.
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Would love to hear creative ways you use avocado! Feel free to link to any recipes in the comments below.