This vegan no-bake Double Chocolate Mousse Torte is a simple but simply fabulous recipe for a flourless chocolate torte dessert. It's dairy-free, gluten-free, decadent and delicious! Vegan and Paleo.
It's my birthday! Could there be a better way to celebrate a summer birthday than with this no-bake Chocolate Mousse Torte? Inspired by a recipe from Oh She Glows, this amazing dessert is made with all my favourites: chocolate, nuts, naturally sweetened with maple syrup and it's dairy-free and gluten-free!
Everything I could ever want for my birthday!
It's rich, silky smooth filling tops a nutty, slightly crunchy crust. The combination is divine! This flourless chocolate mousse torte is about as close to a high-fat whipping cream mousse as you could get without indulging in all that delicious nonsense.
I was a little dubious the first time I tried a chocolate mousse recipe made with avocado, but I had no need to be worried. The avocado gives this mousse a silky texture with no avocado flavour.
Here's what you'll need to make this fabulous flourless chocolate mousse torte!
🛒 Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- pecans
- cocoa
- coconut oil: unrefined, cold-pressed, virgin
- maple syrup: pure, not pancake syrup
- vanilla extract: pure
Filling Ingredients
- avocados: 2 or 3
- plant-based milk: any kind
- a ripe banana: for natural sweetness and structure
- maple syrup: pure
- almond butter: or peanut butter
- cocoa powder: for rich chocolate taste
- tapioca powder: or arrowroot powder
- sea salt
- vanilla extract: pure
- chocolate chips: dairy-free
- fresh berries: for topping (optional, but pretty). You could also dust it with a little confectioner's sugar, or a few chocolate shavings instead.
🥄 Instructions
Here's a quick overview of how to make this delicious chocolate mousse torte dessert. Complete instructions are in the recipe card below.
Using a food processor makes this a quick and easy recipe.
- Pulse the pecans in a food processor until ground and crumbly. Add the remaining crust ingredients and pulse, just until combined. Press firmly into the bottom of a lined pan. The batter will be sticky, so wet your fingers or use a spatula to spread it evenly in the pan. Freeze to set.
- While the crust is in the freezer, make the mousse filling. Combine the remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips, in a food processor. Process until smooth. Melt the chocolate chips and add them to the mousse, pulsing until combined.
- Scoop the mousse filling onto the frozen crust, spreading evenly to the edges. Return it to the freezer for 2 hours or so to set. Once it is thoroughly chilled, remove it from the freezer and let it stand for a few minutes to make it easier to cut. Top with berries if you'd like. Enjoy!
👍🏼 Helpful Tip
Line the bottom of your springform pan with parchment paper so the torte will be easy to remove from the pan. Then simply slide it onto a serving plate.
🥶 Storage and Freezing Instructions
This avocado-based chocolate torte will soften at room temperature, so it's best to store it covered in the freezer.
If you have leftovers, slice into serving-sized pieces, transfer to an airtight container and freeze. Then it's easy to remove a slice or two, allow them to soften slightly at room temperature for 5 minutes or so and serve!
So celebrate and surprise someone with this easy and simply delicious Double Chocolate Mousse Torte!
📖 Recipe
Double Chocolate Mousse Torte
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups pecans
- ¼ cup cocoa
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
Chocolate Mousse
- 2 cups avocado flesh from 2 large or 3 small avocados
- ⅓ cup almond or other non-dairy milk
- 1 very ripe banana
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon almond butter (or other nut butter or peanut butter)
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot or tapioca powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoon dairy-free chocolate chips melted
- fresh berries for garnish optional
Instructions
- Oil the sides of an 8-inch springform pan and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper.
- Pulse the pecans in a food processor until crumbly. Add the remaining crust ingredients and pulse just until combined. Mixture should be crumbly.
- Wet your fingers or use a spatula to press the nut mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Place in the freezer to set while you prepare the Chocolate Avocado Mousse filling.
- Peel the avocados, remove the seeds and scoop out the flesh. Place all mousse ingredients except the chocolate chips in a clean food processor and process until smooth.
- Melt the chocolate chips, add to the food processor bowl and blend until smooth.
- Remove the crust from the freezer, scoop the mousse filling on top and smooth it to the edges of the pan. Return to freezer for 2 hours to set.
- When thoroughly chilled and set, remove from freezer and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving chilled. Top with fresh berries, if desired. The torte will soften at room temperature, so wrap any leftovers tightly and return to freezer.
Nutrition
You can find Oh She Glows original recipe Chilled Double Chocolate Torte: The No-Bake Version here. I have adapted her recipe only slightly. The recipe called for ⅔ cup maple syrup in the mousse but I substituted 1 ripe banana for ⅓ cup of the syrup as I thought it might make it a little more firm and hold its shape. I also substituted tapioca starch for the arrowroot as I prefer its texture. The resulting torte filling is similar to my recipe for Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse.
Taylor @ The Girls on Bloor
OMG I've been wanting to make a chocolate mousse for so long. Love the idea of adding avocado. I try to use it as much as I can in my baking too, it's definitely a healthier fat!
Flavour & Savour
Hi Taylor, This one won't disappoint!
Thalia @ butter and brioche
I can only imagine how delicious this torte must have tasted! The filling looks so smooth and velvety and I bet compliments the nutty crunchy base perfectly. Yum.
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Thalia! We had the left over slices for dessert tonight with some fresh raspberries from the garden. It freezes beautifully.