This little darling threw a party and forgot to invite the eggs, milk, butter, and sugar.
And it had a blast.
When you try this, you can never guess the main ingredient of this rich, ultra-velvety chocolate mousse.
Creating this dessert was so much fun–it was, in fact, a pure serendipity. And actually, I owe the whole idea to my chocolate-loving husband. I was minding my own business, baking a few sweet potatoes before deciding on what to cook with them. However, right before I came up with the final decision to go for a sweet potato casserole, my husband casually suggests adding in a few dark chocolate nibs and watching them melt away into the hot potatoes. I thought he was joking at first, but the idea started growing on me a few seconds later, and I realized that it was worth experimenting a new chocolate mousse recipe together.
And. it. was. worth. every. second. spent.
And voila, all of a sudden, this sweet potato-based chocolate mousse became an instant favorite, ranking higher than my previous chocolate-peanut butter mousse recipe.
And come to think of it, the sweet potatoes and walnuts in this mousse make it a highly nutritious, low gi dessert!
Tip: You can add a little bit of raspberry sauce, and enjoy a really heavenly experience!
All you need is the following (makes 8 small shot-cups):
4-5 small sweet potatoes, baked and mashed
1/3 cup plain, unsweetened cocoa
85 grams dark chocolate pieces (around 2 small chocolate bars, or 2-3 handfuls of semi-sweet chocolate nibs)
1 tablespoon sucanat, muscovado, or any other pure, non-refined sugar
A small hanful of walnuts or hazelnuts (or a mixture of both)
A pinch of sea salt
Method:
All you have to do is mix all the ingredients together in the food proessor for about 2-3 minutes. Scoop them into dessert shot-cups, and feel free to to grate a few shavings of dark chocolate on it too!
We absolutely love this…too good to be true!
Beyond Zucchini 
Oh my God. 😍
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Thanks Elisa, wait until you try it! Just amazing😍
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I am so bookmarking this!
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Thank you Paty! Let me know how it goes when you make it 🙂
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Yummy! Amazing!
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Thank you Limlam😍😘!!
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Oh this mousse looks amazing!
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Thanks @EcoFriendlyHomemaking! It’s quite healthy too; let me know if you ever try it! 🙂
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What a good idea! I can’t wait to try this out for myself. Sweet potatoes…genius!
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Thank you Tashiana! I’m sure you’ll love it! I was just working on a vegan chocolate fudge tart–also sweet potato based…I’ll be posting it soon 🙂
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