Our easy vegan chocolate mousse recipe uses just two ingredients - one of which is aquafaba, leftover liquid from tinned chickpeas. Creamy, fluffy and simple.Easy vegan chocolate mousse recipe

Chocolate mousse is certainly a crowd-pleaser and this easy vegan chocolate mousse allows you to please everyone while making the most of the aquafaba that your tinned chickpeas come in.

Aquafaba is the liquid leftover from your chickpeas and in baking and cooking, it behaves very similarly to egg whites, making it the perfect plant-based substitute in this easy vegan chocolate mousse recipe. Aquafaba whips best with an electric stand mixer but you can do it by hand with a bit of elbow grease and some patience. You want your aquafaba to be very stiff - any liquidity and your mousse may not set.

This recipe is so simple you’ll have to stop yourself making it every weekend. Well… Maybe you don’t have to stop yourself.

Easy vegan chocolate mousse recipe

Makes 2

Ingredients

100g vegan dark chocolate

120ml of aquafaba (liquid from tinned chickpeas)

Method

Strain aquafaba from tinned chickpeas

Beat until stiff

Finely chop your chocolate and melt over a hot water bath, ensuring you use a heatproof bowl

Use as little heat as possible to get your chocolate to melt to prevent graininess

Fold your melted chocolate into the aquafaba

Divide your mousse into two glasses

Let it sit in the fridge until set (about 8 hours) and enjoy

How to remix your chocolate mousse

Add fruit

Avoid high-water content fruit which may make your mousse too wet. Dehydrated fruit, dried fruit and berries will be delicious in your mousse.

Make a zero-waste coulis

If you have fruit in the fridge going soft, make a coulis by cooking it with sugar and blending it until smooth.

Serve it like a dessert paté

Present your mousse with a shortbread biscuit and a homemade jam.

It’s that simple! Bookmark this recipe and come back to it for the ideal show-stopper for any inclusive dinner party. 

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