Paleo Sweet Potato Chocolate Mousse {Vegan, Whole30}

This healthy sweet potato chocolate mousse is velvety rich and decadent, yet Paleo, vegan, Whole30 compliant, and sugar-free! Perfect for a healthy, yet decadent dessert!

You might think I’ve gone off my rocker.

Sweet potato chocolate mousse?! Are you mad!?

I mean, yes, but only the best creations come from the craziest ideas, right? This sweet potato chocolate mousse is rich, decadent, extra chocolate-y, smooth, and shockingly sweet, despite there being no added sugar.

It’s quite literally one of my favorite sweet potato dessert recipes (although I do love my sweet potato brownies).

Yep, you read that right. This low fat chocolate mousse contains zero added sugar. In fact, it’s entirely and naturally Paleo, vegan, dairy free, nut free, and Whole30 compliant.

When it comes to a health chocolate mousse that actually tastes good, this recipe is your key.

Why I love this healthy vegan chocolate mousse

I mean, the fact that this mousse is made from the simplest plant-based ingredients is already reason enough to love this healthy sweet potato dessert. Plus, these ingredients are also inexpensive and incredibly common.

This healthy chocolate mousse also comes together in 10 minutes tops, making this sweet potato dessert an incredibly easy and quick recipe.

It’s truly perfect if you’re making this dessert for a holiday or dinner party. Prep your sweet potatoes beforehand, and make the actual mousse right after dinner. It’s a no brainer!

How to make Paleo chocolate mousse

This healthy chocolate mousse is so incredibly simple, which is why it naturally fits the categories of Paleo, vegan, and Whole30 friendly. It’s also very cost-friendly. Sweet potatoes are very affordable at the right stores, and Trader Joe’s has a wonderful organic cacao powder that works perfectly for this recipe.

Mousse ingredients:

All it requires are a few key ingredients:

• sweet potatoes
• cacao powder
• cinnamon
• vanilla
• sea salt

If you’d like, you can also add in coconut cream. I talk a bit about that more in the sections below, but if you choose to add coconut cream, just keep in mind that this will no longer be a low fat chocolate mousse, but still light and delicious!

Pre-step before making Paleo vegan chocolate mousse:

Now, because this sweet potato mousse doesn’t contain any added sugar, the key is cooking the sweet potatoes the right way in order for the natural sugars within the orange tubers to caramelize.

You can check out my whole baked sweet potato guide, but I’ll give you a quick run down.

What I do is bake the sweet potatoes (after washing and drying of course) on tin foil (don’t wrap them in tin foil, just place them on top) for 45-60 minutes at 400F. This makes the sugars caramelize and the flesh of the sweet potato to be super soft instead of stringy so that you can blend it into an actual chocolate mousse.

Making the sweet potato chocolate mousse:

Once your sweet potatoes are baked, it’s time to make the chocolate mousse. All you’ll need to do is:

1. Place the baked sweet potatoes into a food processor and puree until smooth. You don’t want any strings from the sweet potato flesh, but a few are fine. It won’t hurt the taste!
2. Add in the remaining ingredients and puree again until smooth.
3. Spoon the mousse into serving jars and dust with a little extra cacao powder.
4. Serve with a dollop of coconut whipped cream!

Just a few easy and quick steps, and you’ll have an incredibly decadent and rich dessert!

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Healthy Chocolate Mousse Additions & Swaps

While this is a low fat chocolate mousse, you can absolutely add in some coconut cream if you want a thicker texture with a bit of a lighter taste. I find that adding in coconut cream, while not necessary, it can also balance out the richness of the chocolate.

Adding coconut cream will also add a little bit more sweetness (coconut tends to be associated as sweet in flavor) while not adding sugar.

While adding coconut cream will not make this a low fat vegan chocolate mousse, anymore, there are some benefits to coconut, which definitely still make this a healthy chocolate mousse!

I hope you love this vegan chocolate mousse as much as I do! It’s one of the simplest desserts, yet tastes so decadent. Perfect for holidays, dinner parties, and hey, even Valentine’s Day too!

If you make this chocolate mousse, let me know down below in the comments, as well as if you have any questions! As always, I love to see your beautiful creations on Instagram and Pinterest, so be sure to tag me there!

Happy pureeing and moussing (ha!)!

More healthy sweet potato dessert recipes:

Paleo Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies

Whole30 Sweet Potato Boats

Paleo Vegan Sweet Potato Waffles

Vegan Sweet Potato Pie

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