Keep staring at this delicious picture of my chocolate avocado mousse…
…or continue to the next sentence for some AMAZE BALLS NEWS!
So you know those pipe dreams you have when you are a kid?
I had a lot.
I wanted to be a veterinarian (mostly so I could ride horses and be around fluffy puppies). Then I wanted to be a farmer (more horses, but also some sheep…and ducks). Then I wanted to be an advertising executive…(ummm….I dunno…money?).
Then I wanted to be a foley artist (they make the sound effects for movies. Celery PUNCH!).
But then somewhere I found a passion for food. My dreams turned to being like Julia Child or Martha Stewart. “She’s so amazing and everyone loves her food and she isn’t intimidated by anything!” I wanted to have a TV show and a cook book and I wanted to be a famous CHEF!
Then I actually went to work in kitchens.
For about 6 years I toiled away…and it wasn’t glamorous. I was a dish pig for two years, then a cold side cook, then a general cook, then I worked as an oyster shucker/tapas bar cook in a brewpub, then I worked in catering…then I gave up. It wasn’t for me. But I still loved food and cooking, and writing recipes. Having to make specials and from-scratch food everyday for years inspired something inside me. I knew I could tackle any recipe. I just KNOW what to do with food, it’s a natural talent.
Unlike hair styling….
So when I started this blog in 2009 as a bit of a photography/recipe building hobby I only dreamed that one day it would be a cook book.
Well now that dream is a reality.
A wonderful (undisclosed as of now) publishing company has offered to take this blog to the next level by publishing my very first, honest to goodness, real life cook book! I couldn’t be more ecstatic! I went through the roof with excitement! I can’t believe it, it’s a real dream come true!
The book will offer a little bit of everything. Everything will, of course, be Paleo as well. So if you are looking for a grain free, gluten free, dairy free cook book then look forward to this book! It’s slated for a January 2014 release and I cannot wait! But what makes it different from all the other paleo blogs and cookbooks out there?? You’ll have to wait and see…
I am trying my best to keep centered and remember this blog. Because this is where it all started and I can’t let it go now. I apologize for neglecting it for the past month. It had nothing to do with the cook book and everything to do with moving houses again. But now that the move is over, we finally own a house and I never have to move again if I don’t want to, we’re settling in and the recipes are just flowing out of me.
I feel inspired again! Look forward to more recipes coming as fast as I can get ’em out!
Like this chocolate avocado mousse. Sooooooo good. It’ll fool anybody. And you can feed it to all your weird, picky, allergic friends (like me!). It’s dairy, egg, gluten soy and refined sugar free! Nothing but all natural goodies in here. And don’t worry, just like my avocado pie, you can’t taste the avocado, but it does create a wonderfully smooth, rich and creamy vegan mousse!
One year ago: Super High Protein Ice Cream
Two years ago: Mango and Prosciutto Salad
Three years ago: Skirt Steak Fajitas
Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Ingredients
Method
- Set a small metal bowl atop a small saucepan of water, filled about 1/3 of the way. Set on high heat until it boils, then turn down to a simmer.
- Melt the first four ingredients in the bowl, stirring occasionally. Set aside while preparing the next part of the recipe.
- In a blender or food processor, add the remaining ingredients and blend until almost smooth.
- Add in the chocolate mixture and continue to blend until completely smooth.
- Scoop into bowls or be fancy schmantzy like me and pipe it into glass bowls. Place in refrigerator to firm up for four hours or eat it soft and warm straight out of the blender...
Notes
Similarly delicious recipes from other fabulous food blogs:
Vegan Chocolate Avocado Cake from Joy the Baker
Chocolate Avocado Milkshake from 52 Kitchen Adventures
Chocolate Avocado Quinoa Muffins from The Road Not Processed
Chocolate Avocado Truffles from Raw Food Recipes
Congrats on getting your first cookbook deal!!!! Your pictures as always are stunning.
Thank you so much!
Congratulations. How awesome to realize a DREAM!
Funny, I have an avocado on the counter and an open can of coconut milk, just looking for a pudding to hop into.
DO IT!
That is fantastic news!! And your mousse looks incredible.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! This is totally a pipe dream of mine, so I totally understand the excitement. This is SO well-deserved. Your content is unique, and your photos are gorgeous. I can’t wait to buy it!!!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Amazing. You Liz, you are going places. Congratulations to everything you’ve accomplished. I can’t wait to see the end result. In the mean time ill just keep enjoying rating different awesome food every day of my life.
P.s. she lied. She can style get hair. She just likes to show what she’s working with. Lol.
That’s so exciting!! Congratulations!
Thank you!
Congrats Liz – that’s fantastic!!
I’m really glad for you – I don’t comment a whole lot, but often find myself on your site when searching for recipes. I love to see well-deserved success!
Thank you so much Donalyn!
Congrats Liz!!! Amazing, fantastic and so pleased for you really 🙂 XXoo, Wendy (Jam Maker Wendy)
Hi Wendy! I remember your jam!!
I happened by because I saw your DREAMY mouse on foodgawker and had to click, especially because the teaser mentioned that the recipe is paleo. Then I started reading and I want to say CONGRATS! I can’t wait to buy your cook book!
Yay, I can’t wait to see it. I know it’s going to be amazing and beautifully photographed too if you are shooting it!
I am doing the whole thing Sylvie! Except the overall design…
Cannot wait to see it! Stunning photos are my favorite part of your blog, can’t wait to pick it up!
Wahooooo! Congratuations. Cookbooks are a lot of work but do your best to enjoy the process. I know it will be gorgeous!
Yeah Congrats…..sell a million copies….
Congraaaaatulations!!
Just made this and did a little taste test before putting it in the fridge……it’s pretty amazing! Thanks for sharing, this recipe is a keeper!
Oh my God, you just blew my mind.
We moved to Brazil a few years back and found ourselves with a medium sized advocado tree.
It means twice a year we get a mountain of this beautiful fruit, far more than we know what to do with.
I actually found this page looking for new recipes, and this looks like a winner and a sure fire way to get the kids to partake too.
Thanks for the recipe Elizabeth, we can’t wait to try it.
PS. ever tried drinking advocado smoothie? no need for banana and it’s great with a twist of lemon 😉
Although I have tried avocado smoothies before, it was always with bananas…so I will have one today Enrico!
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absolutely in love with recipe. My four year old and I salivated over the chocolate avocado mousse photography for about a week. Finally whipped it up for dessert yesterday. The recipe is absolutely perfect and I felt okay about letting him again have this dessert for the early snack today. Definitely bringing a few batches to the next summer gathering. Thank you! And, congrats on the book deal!!
Thank you so much! So glad your little one loved it. Don’t tell anyone but I let my guys have the leftovers for breakfast the next day…;)
Great recipe. Takes more like 30 minutes. But maybe once you have all the ingredients at hand and have experience, perhaps you could do it in 15.
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This has been making the rounds on Facebook. Any suggestions on what one could substitute the coffee with so I don’t give my gluten free 4 year old the caffeine?
Hi Brenda! Feel free to leave it out, use decaf or just use extra cocoa powder.
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This is a great recipe! I made it last night, and the mousse is delicious. I’m going paleo this week, and it’s really hitting the spot to satisfy my sweet tooth. Hope it’s okay that I repost it on my website. Thanks for sharing!
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