This decadent chocolate chia mousse tastes just like traditional chocolate pudding. You’ll love the silky smooth texture, rich chocolatey flavour, and its hormone-balancing power!
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- Nutrition Facts
- Hormone Balancing Ingredients
- Step-By-Step Instructions
- Substitutions
- Serving Ideas
- Meal Prep & Storage Tips
- Expert Tips
- FAQs
- Recipe Card
To learn other AMAZING health benefits of chia seeds and chia pudding, check out this article!
Nutrition Facts
Each 1/2 cup serving of this creamy chia mousse has:
- 5g of protein
- 8g of healthy fats
- 7g of fibre
- 9g of sugar
- 16g of net carbs
Hormone Balancing Chocolate Chia Mousse Ingredients
The following superfood ingredients will help support you in balancing your hormones in more ways than one!
chia seeds
You can’t have chia mousse or pudding without chia seeds! This superfood supports healthy hormone balance in multiple ways.
It helps balance blood sugars, reduces inflammation in the body, improves digestion, and helps your body rid itself of toxins.
For more chia seed benefits, check out this post!
cashews
These buttery seeds (yup, they’re seeds) are full of healthy fats that can help regulate estrogen levels.
Estrogen is a hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of female body characteristics and reproductive functions. In healthy amounts, it also gives you energy and a feeling of vitality, and supports a healthy libido.
However, too much estrogen in women and men, known as estrogen dominance, can trigger unwanted symptoms.
Estrogen dominance in women can increase PMS symptoms, trigger weight gain and decrease libido.
Estrogen dominance in men can decrease fertility, increase the development of fatty breast tissue and decrease sexual desire.
Thankfully, cashews help to reduce estrogen dominance and increase healthy estrogen levels in menopausal women – a time of women’s lives when estrogen is very low. How cool is that?!
cacao powder
This superfood is packed with fibre, antioxidants and magnesium. Magnesium is an anti-stress mineral that helps the mind and body to relax.
High stress is one of the main contributors to hormone imbalance. Managing stress levels will make balancing your hormones easier.
If you love chocolate and want to experience more of its health benefits, you’ll love this EASY Magnesium Chocolate Bark Recipe!
dates
These delicious dried fruits have a caramel-like taste and texture and are used to sweeten this chia mousse recipe naturally.
They have a lower glycemic index score and won’t spike your blood sugars like most sweeteners, which is essential when you’re trying to balance your hormones!
Second to high stress, blood sugar dysregulation is a major contributor to hormone imbalance. Healthy blood sugar balance promotes healthy hormone balance!
dandy blend
This popular instant herbal coffee replacement is naturally decaffeinated, gluten-free, and supports your liver, promoting hormone balance!
The liver has more than 300 jobs in the body, including breaking down used-up hormones. Plus, it enhances the chocolate flavour in this recipe without leaving any coffee flavour behind.
It’s a versatile pantry staple I can’t live without!
Check out the printable recipe card for exact measurements.
How To Make Chocolate Chia Mousse
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1: Drain and rinse your cashews and add them to a blender with your water OR just put in the premade cashew milk. Add in the vanilla and dates, and blend it all on high for 1 minute.
STEP 2: Add the remaining ingredients to the blender with the sweet dairy-free cream, adding your chia seeds last.
STEP 3: Blend on low for 30 seconds, then on high for 3 minutes. See notes if using a high-speed blender.
STEP 4: Transfer your chocolate chia mousse to a glass container (or multiple small containers) and cover. Allow it to chill and set up in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving. Giving it a quick stir before dishing up.
STEP 5: Store any leftovers in an airtight glass container for up to 5 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Substitutions
CASHEW MILK
If you’re short on time, you can use premade, unsweetened cashew milk in lieu of the soaked cashews and water. If your cashew milk has salt in it, omit the salt from the recipe.
If you would prefer not to use cashew milk, you can use any other unsweetened dairy-free milk. It just won’t have the same hormone-balancing power that cashew milk does.
DANDY BLEND
You can swap Dandy Blend for any other caffeine-free coffee alternative, or omit it all together.
Serving Ideas
There are many ways you can serve this creamy chocolate chia mousse, besides straight up in a bowl or pudding dish. This healthy chocolate pudding can also act as:
- A healthy chocolate dip for fresh fruit.
- A rich-tasting healthy icing for brownies or a simple sheet or poke cake.
- As the pudding layer in a trifle.
And while it tastes wonderful straight up, you can’t go wrong garnishing it with any of the following tasty toppings!
HEALTHY TOPPING IDEAS
- Cacao nibs
- Dark chocolate shavings
- Chopped nuts
- Fresh or frozen berries
- Sliced banana
- Granola
- Coconut shavings
- Coconut whipped cream
as a healthy school snack
This chocolate chia mousse makes the perfect school-lunch snack, or after school treat! This healthy balanced snack won’t spike your little one’s blood sugar and will give them the lasting energy they need to get through the school day and their homework assignments!
Meal Prep & Storage Tips
MEAL PREP
The trick to meal-prepping this chocolate chia mousse recipe is to make one batch at a time, back-to-back. If you double the recipe in your blender at once, you risk not getting as silky smooth of a texture.
You’ll still save time because…
- You only have to get the ingredients out once.
- You don’t need to clean the blender in between batches.
- The recipe will be top of mind, making it easier to remember everything you need.
STORAGE
This chocolate chia mousse freezes very well and will last up to 3 months in the freezer.
For the best results, freeze it in an airtight glass container like these ones. To serve, allow it to thaw at room temperature for a few hours or overnight, and then give it a good stir with a whisk or spoon. After thawing, it will last up to 5 days in the fridge.
I like to make multiple batches, so I always have some in the freezer when needed. Be it for school snacks, dessert or as a healthy frosting on brownies or a small sheet cake.
Expert Tips
Getting the perfect swirl in your serving dish is easy!
Start by transferring your chocolate chia mousse to a piping bag or ziploc bag. Cut off the tip so you have a 3/4 inch opening to pipe from.
Then gently squeeze the chia mousse from the bag into your serving dish, moving it around in a circle pattern to make a swirl. And voila! You can serve it as-is or top it with your favourite toppings! Need topping ideas? Go here!
FAQs
If you are looking for a smooth, mousse-like texture, you’ll want to blend it in a blender. If you enjoy a more traditional chia pudding texture, use cashew milk instead of making your own, and combine it with the remaining ingredients, minus the soaked cashews, water and dates. Note, you’ll need to add more maple syrup or sweetener to taste.
Unfortunately no. The chia seeds do not break down in a food processor like they do in a blender.
Yes! While it does give this recipe a richer, more chocolatey flavour and enhanced hormone-balancing effects, it’s not absolutely necessary. It will still have the same texture and a similar flavour.
It’s a healthy and DELICIOUS instant decaf coffee replacement made from dandelion. It’s 100% gluten-free and kid-friendly and has been shown to support liver and hormone health, amongst other things. It can be used to enhance the flavour in any chocolate-based recipe, making it a healthy and valuable pantry staple. You can buy Dandy Blend in most health food stores or on Amazon.
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Recipe Card
Rich and Creamy Chocolate Chia Mousse (Dairy-Free)
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 3 cups sweet dairy-free cream (see instructions below)
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tsp cacao powder
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp Dandy Blend
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp salt
For The Sweet Dairy-Free Cream
- 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked overnight or for 4 hours in hot water)
- 2 cups water
- OR 3 cups premade unsweetened cashew milk (see notes)
- 7 small dates (or 2 1/2 large Medjool dates)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For The Sweet Dairy-Free Cream
- Drain and rinse your cashews and add them to a blender with your water OR just put in the premade cashew milk. Add in the vanilla and dates and blend it all on high for 1 minute.
For The Chocolate Chia Mousse
- Add the remaining ingredients to the blender with the sweet dairy-free cream, adding your chia seeds last.
- Blend on low for 30 seconds, then on high for 3 minutes. See notes if using a high-speed blender.
- Transfer your chocolate chia mousse to a glass container (or multiple small containers) and cover. Allow it to chill and set up in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving. Give it a quick stir before serving.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight glass container for up to 5 days in the fridge, and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Ash’s Tips
- The 3 cups of premade unsweetened cashew milk is a substitute for the soaked cashews and water.
- If using a high-speed blender, the mixture will get hot! So be careful when tasting it directly from the blender. BONUS: The heat will actually help the pudding to thicken faster.
- Don’t be alarmed if the top of your pudding turns dark brown a few minutes after blending and transferring to a storage container. This is just a reaction to the pudding cooling if it gets hot in the blender. Just give it a stir once it’s cooled down before storing it in the fridge or freezer.
Omg this recipe is the best! It is really yummy and healthy. I really like it. 😄
Thank you, Laken! I’m so happy you liked it! 🤎
My 13 year old daughter made this yesterday and I can’t stop eating it. It tastes very indulgent even though it’s healthy for you. Thanks so much for such a great recipe!
You’re so welcome Maureen, and thank you for this wonderful comment! I couldn’t agree more. I’m very impressed that your daughter can cook the way she does at a young age! 👏👏
I really liked it. I hope I can make it again soon.
Thank you! I’m so happy you like the recipe Cara! 🤎🙏
This just might be your best recipe yet! It’s just like you said it was and better!😋
Thank you so much, Sia! My friends and family agree! 🤎