Easy Chocolate Mango Mousse Recipe

Name: Easy Chocolate Mango Mousse
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1+ 1/3 cups/200 grams dark chocolate (broken into small pieces, OR semi-sweet chocolate chips); 1 can coconut milk, regular OR lite (if you don't have coconut milk, regular milk can be substituted); 2 ripe mangoes; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons to 1/3 cup brown or white sugar (to taste); 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom; Pinch of salt

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 60 mins

Total: 65 mins

Servings: 6 servings

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These days, chocolate mousse can be found in practically every country around the world. But when Thai chefs take on this international favorite, you can bet it's going to be made extra wonderful with the addition of a few tropical touches. The following recipe hails from Bangkok and includes fresh ripe mangoes and coconut milk (instead of dairy cream). The result is a rich-tasting mousse that is actually much lighter in calories than most Western-style mousses. It's also naturally gluten free and lactose free.

Perfect for serving at a dinner party, as it can easily be made ahead of time.

7 ounces (200 grams) dark chocolate, broken into small pieces, or semisweet chocolate chips
1 can coconut milk, , regular or lite, or regular milk
2 ripe mangoes
1 large egg
2 to 5 1/3 tablespoons brown sugar, or white sugar, to taste
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 pinch salt

Gather the ingredients.
Place chocolate pieces or chips in your blender or food processor.
Crack in the egg, add in the mangoes, cardamom, salt, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar (more sugar can be added later if needed). Set aside.
Pour 1 cup coconut milk into a pot and place over medium-high heat (reserve remaining coconut milk for later). Stirring occasionally, bring the coconut milk to a near-boil (you should see steam rising from all over the surface).
Pour hot coconut milk into the blender over other ingredients and immediately blitz at high speed for 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until well blended.
Add remaining coconut milk to the blender and blitz another few seconds. Test-test for sweetness. Depending on how ripe your mangoes are and how sweet your chocolate is, you may want to add up to 1/4 cup sugar, to taste.
If more sugar was added, blitz again another 10 seconds.
When desired sweetness is achieved, pour mousse into bowls or dessert cups and place in the refrigerator until firm (at least 4 hours). Your mousse will store well in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Serve plain or for an extra special treat, add some whipped cream and fresh mango pieces (layers can also be made of mousse, whipping cream, and mango as done here for the photo).
Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
427	Calories
26g	Fat
48g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	427
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26g	33%
Saturated Fat 19g	95%
Cholesterol 34mg	11%
Sodium 55mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 48g	18%
Dietary Fiber 4g	15%
Total Sugars 39g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 45mg	226%
Calcium 58mg	4%
Iron 5mg	30%
Potassium 572mg	12%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.