For this month’s Secret Recipe Club, I was assigned Jeanette’s blog entitled “Jeanette’s Healthy Living“. Jeanette has a ton of great looking recipes, I actually had a lot of trouble figuring out which one to make! I finally decided on this avocado mousse since next month’s Seasonal Potluck ingredient is avocados. I really like Jeanette’s healthy take on recipes, and I wanted to try a recipe that I would probably not normally make. We are not vegans in my house, but I’ve always been intrigued by vegan recipes that use avocado as a thickener, so I thought this would be a good starter recipe for me. 🙂 I was pleasantly surprised! It wasn’t too sweet, and the tart strawberry puree complimented the creaminess of the avocado very nicely.
Avocado Strawberry Mousse, adapted from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Strawberry Puree
- 8 strawberries
- 1 tablespoon honey or 1/2 tablespoon honey
Avocado Mousse
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice (I used pineapple-orange juice)
- 1 cup So Delicious Coconut Milk
- 3 tablespoons honey or 1 1/2 tablespoon agave nectar
Blend strawberries with honey until pureed. Divide among 4 glasses.
Rinse out blender container. Blend avocado, pineapple juice, So Delicious Coconut Milk, and honey until smooth. Spoon or carefully pour on top of pureed strawberries.
Use wooden spoon handle or chopstick to create gentle swirls as desired.
Serves 2.
Yes! I will be trying this soon. Avocado is good for making baby brains! 🙂
WOW! What a combo! YUMMY
How intriguing is that? I’m visiting from Group D, and love what you did this month! Beautiful (AND delicious, I’m sure)!
Hi Kelley – thanks for trying this recipe – it was my first time eating avocado as a sweet. Hope you enjoyed it!
I absolutely love avocados! This mousse is amazing!!! I will definitely have to try this. Great SRC post!!!
Hi! Hopping over from Group D SRC. This sounds really interesting – I must give it a try! I’ve seen avocado cakes before but have not tried them. I can imagine the avocado will give a good texture. The colours look really pretty too 🙂
Holy cow does this look good. I’ve recently been adding avocado into my desserts and sweets… this needs to be made soon!
Looks great! And I love anything with avocados.
this sounds wonderful! i’m such an avocado fan so i know i’d love this. will have to try it!
huh. i had never heard of using avocado as a thickening agent. but of course you could. interesting 🙂
also, i adore your banner! it’s got great color and functions almost as a front page (because of the size)… very cool.
happy src reveal!
Hmmm. I’ve been making a lot of green smoothies lately but have yet to mix avocado and strawberries. I’ll take your word on it that they’re tasty. Love the addition of the coconut milk. Very healthy!
Wow, I was kind of skeptical when I seen the name of your recipe, but it looks so pretty. I bet it’s delicious, and will definitely be trying it soon.
Very yummy and easy to prepare:)