An easy vegan chocolate mousse (or chocolate pot) sweetened with dates. The most delicious chocolate dessert. If you have leftover dates, try this Date Brownie Recipe.
Looks good, doesn't it? It's super simple to make too.
This easy vegan chocolate mousse will soon become your go-to dessert. Or should I call it a chocolate pot? Heck, you know what I mean.
🧾 At a glance - vegan chocolate mousse
⭐ Why You'll Love This Mousse: It's rich and chocolatey, made with pure ingredients and sweetened with dates. Good for you and luxurious!
⏲️ Ready in: 20 minutes
👪 Serves: 6
🍽 Calories: 247
🧾 Main ingredients: medjool dates, plant-based milk & dark chocolate
👩🏻🍳 Suitable for: vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, egg-free, vegetarian & gluten-free
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- 📖 Feel Good Cookbook
- 📖 Chapters
- 📋 Recipes to look out for
- 📋 Vegan cookbook recipes
- 📖 Cookbook details
- 🍫 KEY Ingredients
- 💭 Medjool dates
- 🍊 Christmas chocolate mousse
- 🍒 Chocolate mousse toppings
- 💭 Storing vegan chocolate pots
- 💭 Top tips
- ⭐ Pin it for later
- 📖 Recipe
- 💬 Comments
📖 Feel Good Cookbook
This recipe comes from Feel Good, a new cookbook from Melissa Hemsley.
The cookbook is full of glorious full-page photos of the most delicious recipes.
They are not all vegan, but there are a good few in there, including these 3 ingredient chocolate pots. It's all about easy food that will make you feel good.
Disclosure: I was sent this cookbook to review and given permission to share the recipe and photos.
📖 Chapters
Here's what you can expect:
- Introduction
- Breakfast & Brunch
- Comforting Bowl Food
- Lunchbox Heroes and Satisfying Salads
- Pasta, Pulses, Noodles and Quinoa
- Veg Powered and Plant-Based
- Meat & Fish (with lots of veg too)
- Stress-Free Sharing with Friends
- Easy Puddings and Simple Snacks
- Recipe Round-Ups
- Easy Ways to Pump up the Flavour
- Tips and Swaps for Vegan Friends
- Go-To Sauces & Pickles
- Cooks Notes
📋 Recipes to look out for
Here are a few of the recipes that caught my eye.
- Creamy Mushroom & Spinach Pasta
- Farinata (a flatbread, made from a savoury pancake mix)
- Fried Halloumi (use vegan halloumi) & Chickpea Rainbow Salad (photo: top right)
- One-Pot Sweet Potato & Spinach-Lentil Bake) photo: bottom right)
- Sesame Noodle Salad with Quick-Pickled Cucumber (photo: top left)
- Shawarma-Inspired Cauliflower & Sweet Potato Bowls (photo: bottom right)
- Warm Potato & Watercress Salad with Asparagus
📋 Vegan cookbook recipes
As I said, there are plenty of vegan recipes and those where you can just make a straight swap to vegan cheese or butter.
- Vegan recipes = 32 recipes
- Simple swaps to make it a vegan recipe = 33 recipes
- Unsuitable recipes = 35 recipes
- Total recipes = 100
There's also a page of swaps and tips for vegan versions of recipes.
📖 Cookbook details
Here's what you need to know if you fancy picking up a copy of this book.
- Title: Feel Good
- Author: Melissa Hemsley
- Imprint: Ebury Press
- Published: 19/05/2022
- ISBN: 9781529109818
- Length: 256 Pages
- Dimensions: 252mm x 25mm x 197mm (Hardback)
- RRP: £22.00
⭐ Credits
Chocolate Pot Photography by Lizzie Mayson. Recipe extracted from Feel Good by Melissa Hemsley (Ebury Press £22)
🍫 KEY Ingredients
Here are the simple ingredients you need to make these delicious date brownies.
These simple chocolate desserts are made with just 3 delicious ingredients and a little salt.
- Chocolate - dark chocolate
- Dates - medjool dates are best for their caramel flavour and chewy toffee texture
- Milk - plant-based milk
- Salt - just a little
The secret to a good chocolate mousse recipe is to use good quality ingredients if you can.
Serve this dairy-free chocolate mousse in teacups, jam jars, or small glasses.
If you are serving them in glasses, make sure they are sturdy, so the glass doesn't crack as you add the hot ingredients.
For another easy chocolate treat try my easy vegan bounty bites.
💭 Medjool dates
Yes, you heard that right, I said dates.
They add a natural sweetness and if you use Medjool dates you also get that wonderful caramel flavour in this 3 ingredient chocolate mousse.
If you have leftover dates, make these really addictive and moreish Date & Tahini Brownie Bites next.
🍊 Christmas chocolate mousse
You can tweak this recipe to make it perfect as a Christmas dessert.
Just add:
- Orange Extract
- Orange Zest
- Nutmeg
If you are looking for another easy mousse, try this quick vegan raspberry mousse. So yummy!
🍒 Chocolate mousse toppings
Here are a few ideas for toppings to make this vegan dessert extra special.
- Cherries - add pitted half cherries, whipped vegan cream and grated chocolate.
- Coconut - top with a dollop of vegan Greek yoghurt mixed with desiccated coconut.
- Nuts - top with whipped vegan cream and chopped nuts.
- Raspberries - top with raspberries.
- Whipped Cream - top with a dollop of whipped vegan cream topped with flakes of dark chocolate.
Scroll down for a full printable recipe.
Love mousse for dessert? Try a zingy lemon mousse, a fresh raspberry mousse or a light chocolate orange mousse pot next. Save them for later by hitting the heart!
💭 Storing vegan chocolate pots
These vegan chocolate desserts can be kept in the fridge for 3-4 days.
If you are adding vegan whipped cream, add it when you serve them.
💭 Top tips
My top tip is to store and serve them in clean jam jars as they have airtight lids.
I like to use Bonne Maman jam jars.
The jam is lush, the empty jars clean well and the labels just slide off beautifully when soaked.
They also have those gorgeous red checked lids.
I use those jars for everything!
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📖 Recipe
Easy Vegan Chocolate Mousse or Chocolate Pot with Dates
Ingredients
- 180 g medjool dates (10 large dates)
- 250 ml nut milk (or whatever milk you buy)
- 160 g dark chocolate (or chocolate chips)
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Roughly tear the dates, discarding the pits and soak in just boiled water for 10 minutes. This will help to soften them.
- Heat up the nut milk in a pan (or in a jug in the micrwave) and set aside.
- Finely slice some dark chocolate for decoration (or set some choc chips aside) with a knife, you want about 2 tablespoons of shaved chocolate.
- Chop the rest of the chocolate and add to a blender or food processor, then pour over the hot nut milk. Drain the soft dates and add them and the salt, then carefully blend until smooth.
- Divide the mixture between 6 glasses, ramekins or jam jars and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours until set. Cover them if you are keeping them in the fridge for longer.
- To serve scatter over the chocolate shavings and any other toppings you like.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- You can use dark chocolate chips instead of dark chocolate.
- You can use your regular milk.
- You can use another type of date but you won't get that toffee-like flavour.
- Jam jars are great for storing these in the fridge, covered.
- If you are serving these with whipped vegan cream, don't add it until you are just about o serve them. Store them in the fridge without cream.
- For a Christmas dessert you could add orange extract, orange zest and nutmeg.
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Priscilla Turney says
So easy to make and delicious!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
I am so glad you enjoyed it Priscilla x
Suja MD says
This recipe tasted great and we were pleasantly surprised on how easy it was, will make it again for sure!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
I am so glad you enjoyed the chocolate mousse and yes super easy.
Jill says
What a fabulous recipe. So chocolatey and rich tasting. Thank you!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
You are very welcome. Enjoy it Jill!
Michele says
I'm so glad that I found this recipe. This was the first time that I tried making a dessert with medjool dates, and was unsure how it would turn out. However, it was delicious and everyone loved it.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
I am so glad you enjoyed it Michele. Medjool dates are actually really good in bakes and cakes.
kushigalu says
Love this vegan version of chocolate mousse. Thanks for sharing.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
It is rather good and so simple to make.
Tara says
Oh yum! I love how you made this chocolate mousse with medjool dates. That texture looks fantastic.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
It is wonderfully silky and such a good chocolate dessert.
MJ says
Had some medjool dates to use up and love this recipe! Turned out so rich and creamy.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Yay! I am glad you enjoyed it and such good timing.
Artney says
I love the dates added to this mousse for added sweetness. It's a perfect breakfast option when I want something sweet...and chocolate!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh well I would never have thought of it for breakfast, but I don't suppose I would have said no.
Dannii says
You can't beat a classic chocolate mousse, and even better that it is vegan!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh yes definitely, although you would never guess it is vegan.
Andrea says
Such a simple recipe for this decadent chocolate mousse. Cant wait to try it!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh yes do try it Andrea, it is such a gorgeous chocolate pot.
Sali says
Making these tonight but could not get medjool dates. Will normal dates do?
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Yes, they will be fine. The Medjool dates just have that lovely toffee flavour and sticky texture.
Sam Burton says
Made this after breakfast and you know since there were a few, I just had to try one. Just wanted to say they are fantastic. Ordering that book. Sam x
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Haha yes of course you had to try one. Hard to resist. Enjoy the book.