{"id":15460,"date":"2025-12-31T01:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15460"},"modified":"2025-12-31T01:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:55:30","slug":"dark-chocolate-almond-mousse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15460","title":{"rendered":"Dark Chocolate Almond Mousse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Dark-Chocolate-Almond-Mousse-1024x643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dark Chocolate Almond Mousse\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Active time: 10 minutes Total time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The dark chocolate flavor of this rich, coconut milk-based mousse satisfies your sweet tooth, especially if you\u2019re a fan of a certain coconut-and-almond candy bar. Be sure to use high-quality unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder for the best flavor, plain cocoa powder tends to lend a soapy flavor to this dessert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>RD Tip:<\/strong> This dessert is low in added sugar while also providing some fiber, making it a great choice to satisfy your chocolate craving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark Chocolate Almond Mousse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 14-ounce (414ml) can unsweetened coconut milk, refrigerated overnight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3 tbsp unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 tbsp coconut sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 drops almond extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 pinch salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1\/4 cup (20g) sliced almonds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1\/4 cup (15g) unsweetened coconut flakes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open the can of coconut milk and poke a hole through the solid coconut cream in the top of the can. Pour off the liquid coconut water in the bottom of the can and reserve for smoothies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Put 1 cup of the solid coconut cream in a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and beat with a hand mixer on high until smooth and fluffy, 2 minutes. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the whipped coconut cream in a small bowl. Sift the cocoa powder over the remaining coconut cream, add the almond extract, and beat until incorporated and fluffy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spoon the mousse into 4 small (1\/2-cup\/118ml) ramekins. Dollop the reserved plain coconut whipped cream on top of each mousse and refrigerate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a small, dry saucepan, toast the almonds and coconut flakes over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 1 minute. Sprinkle the mousse with the almonds and coconut immediately before serving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Serves: 4 | Serving Size: About 1\/4 cup mousse, 2 tablespoon nuts\/coconut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nutrition (per serving):<\/strong> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calories: 179; Total Fat: 16g; Saturated Fat: 12g; Monounsaturated Fat: 2g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 98mg; Carbohydrate: 9g; Dietary Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 5g; Protein: 3g<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Originally published May 23, 2020; Updated December 2025<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/dark-chocolate-almond-mousse\/\">Dark Chocolate Almond Mousse<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\">MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/dark-chocolate-almond-mousse\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active time: 10 minutes Total time: 10 minutes The dark chocolate flavor of this rich, coconut milk-based mousse satisfies your sweet tooth, especially if you\u2019re a fan of a certain coconut-and-almond candy bar. Be sure to use high-quality unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder for the best flavor, plain cocoa powder tends to lend a soapy flavor &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}