Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Vegan Chocolate Mousse is a vegan, vegetarian American dessert made with full fat coconut milk, cornstarch, and ground sugar in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 tsp cornstarch (optional)
  • 2-3 Tbsp ground sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegan dark chocolate (or vegan semi sweet chocolate)
  • 3/4 cup smooth almond butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup Coco whip or coconut cream

Method

  1. Mix coconut milk with cornstarch and sugar and heat in a pan over medium heat until just about a boil. Take off heat and mix well so the sugar is well dissolved. Let it sit for 1 minute. Add the chocolate and let it sit for 1 more minute. Whisk until melted. Wait for the mixture to be warm to touch as some nut butters might separate when mixed in a hot mixture. Add in the almond butter and whisk and whisk until smooth using a hand mixer or whisk.
  2. Add vanilla extract and cinnamon. Fold in the coconut cream and whisk and whip. Add more coconut cream and whip longer for a lighter mousse. Pour the mixture into ramekins. Let them chill for a few hours (this gives a great texture) before serving with a dollop of coco whip or vanilla ice cream.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.