Dairy Free Chocolate Cherry Mousse (Gluten Free)
This beautiful and delicious chocolate cherry mousse is no-cook and easy to make, and it's completely dairy free and gluten free. It's creamy and flavorful, and one of our favorite mousse recipes so far!Gluten free, vegan
Servings 6 servings
Calories 441kcal
Ingredients
- 1 carton (16 oz) dairy free heavy whipping cream* chilled
- 1 ¾ cup powdered sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- Dash salt
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup + 1-2 Tablespoons tart cherry powder from freeze dried tart cherries** (you'll need about 2.4 ounces of freeze dried tart cherries)
- 6 fresh cherries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Fully chill your dairy free heavy whipping cream in the fridge.
- In a large bowl, add the dairy free heavy whipping cream, 1 ½ cup of the powdered sugar, the vanilla, the cream of tartar, and the dash of salt and beat with a hand mixer with a whisk attachment until mixed well and stiff peaks form.
- Divide the whipped cream in half and add half to a separate medium-sized bowl. We will flavor half of this whipped cream with chocolate and the other half with cherry.
- For the chocolate mousse layer, add the cocoa powder and an additional 1/4 cup powdered sugar to one bowl of the whipped cream and whip until mixed. Set aside.
- Put the freeze dried tart cherries in a small blender or food processor and process into powder.
- Add the cherry powder to the other half of the whipped cream and whisk until mixed.
- Add the chocolate mousse to a piping bag and the cherry mousse to a different piping bag and pipe into the 6 cups, dividing evenly between the 6 cups and alternating the chocolate and cherry layers until all the mousse is used.
- Cover and chill for 2 or more hours to set up and thicken.
- Garnish with a fresh cherry and serve.
Notes
*I used the Trader Joe's brand vegan heavy whipping cream in this recipe, but the Silk heavy cream will also work. The Country Crock plant cream will probably also work in this recipe if it whips up well (I haven't tried that brand yet).
**I used Trader Joe's freeze dried tart cherries, but they are also available on Amazon.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 441kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
