Dairy Free Chocolate Mousse Recipe | Urban Bliss Life (2024)

Craving chocolate? This dairy free chocolate mousse is light, fluffy, creamy, and also vegan. A perfectly delicious chocolate snack!

The first time I made dairy-free chocolate mousse was when I hosted a Bunco night at my house. It was shortly after I began eating dairy-free. I knew I wanted some sort of sweet chocolate dessert that was single serving.

❤️ Why you'll love this dairy free chocolate mousse

• This chocolate mousse is so rich and creamy, you guys. You won't miss the dairy at all.
• You only need 4 simple ingredients that you can easily find at your local grocery store.
• It's done in under 30 minutes, so it's an ideal snack!
• Makes a great dessert on a busy weeknight that the whole family will love.

🥣 Ingredients for this recipe

You only need FOUR ingredients to make this vegan chocolate mousse:

• full-fat coconut milk or coconut cream - this replaces the dairy but adds so much richness. It's such a simple and delicious one-to-one substitution.And, it works perfectly when creating almost any chocolate dessert.
• cocoa powder - to add that chocolatey goodness. And most cocoa powder is vegan.
• vanilla extract - for more flavor depth.
• powdered sugar - this gives the mousse a nice sweetness and helps it from becoming grainy.

✅ Step-by-step directions

Exact measurements of ingredients and instructions are in the printable recipe card toward the bottom of this post. Here are some helpful tips to guide you as you make this recipe.

There's a little bit of prep work in making this, in that you'll want to refrigerate a can of coconut milk overnight. You can also use coconut cream, but I have found that it's easier to find 15-ounce cans of full fat coconut milk.

Coconut cream tends to be sold in 8-ounce cans, and is not as common in general grocery stores across the US.

1. Once you're ready to make the recipe, remove the bowl and the can of coconut milk from the refrigerator. Open the can and skim off only the thick cream into the stand mixing bowl. Reserve the rest for smoothies, soups, and other recipes.

2. Add the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar to the mixing bowl.

3. Mix all ingredients on medium until whipped into a thicker cream the consistency of mousse.

4. If necessary, add more powdered sugar. Serve!

💡 Optional: Add mini chocolate chips. I love the added crunch and texture that the mini chips bring to this dessert.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

🍽 How to serve

When I make this just for me and my family, I'll keep it in a big covered bowl in the refrigerator.

For parties, however, I like to serve this dairy-free chocolate mousse in individual shot glasses, small single serving bowls, or even champagne coupe glasses.

The presentation alone is super adorable, but offering single serving desserts alsomake it easy for guests to enjoy and still mix and mingle.

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