Chocolate and Avocado Mousse with Raspberries

ingredients

3 ripe avocados

3 heaped tbsp of raw cacao powder

4 tbsp of raw honey

1/8 tsp vanilla powder

1/8 cinnamon powder

tiny pinch of salt

Juice of 1/2 lime juice

Fresh/ Frozen Raspberries

how to make it...

(serves 2)

Place all the ingredients into a food processor and process until velvety. Add additional honey or lime juice to taste.

Serve in small glasses with raspberries. Chill for an hour before serving.

Variation

For a lighter version that contrasts the raw cacao well, add 1 cup of frozen raspberries to the mix.

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Raw cacao is considered to be the superfood of superfoods as it has the highest level of anti-oxidants of any food.

avocado facts

Avocado is a fruit or more correctly a berry with a single seed

They are rich in Omega 9 saturated fatty acids

Ripen off of the tree, best stored at room temperature.

No cholesterol, High in protein and dietary fibre.

More Potassium than bananas, rich in Vitamin B5, B6,

High in anti-oxidants

Low in sugars

High in folic acid

Best peeled by slicing in 4, like peeling a banana

References

http://www.avocado.org.au/research-abstracts/polyhydroxylated-fatty-alcohols-derived-avocado-suppress-inflammatory- responsehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado

http://www.livescience.com/45209-avocado-nutrition-facts.html

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/avocados.html

Wolfe, David 2009 Superfoods The food and Medicine of the Future North Atlantic Books, Berkley, California.