An Easy and Delicious Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Chocolate Mousse Recipes, made from Coconut Milk and Dark Chocolate

This week I will be sharing 3 very easy and delicious paleo, gluten free, 

dairy free chocolate mousse recipes!

They each take just a few minutes to make (once the coconut milk is chilled) and an hour or so to chill. They're a guilt free treat. 

We had a wonderful couple come stay with us last week. Carly was actually the photographer for my son and daughter-in-law's wedding!;
(here are more wedding photos) and we've become good friends with her and her husband, George. 

(Check out her amazing photos here.) They came here to shoot 2 weddings  in Colorado and to visit.  Since they're on a paleo diet, I did some research and came up with some recipes to use while they were here.                                                                        
We ended up not having these desserts but I wanted to try making a dairy free chocolate mousse for myself, since dairy is not my friend!!! I made it 3 different ways and they are all delicious. Make sure to come back this week for the other 2!

Mousse #1- uses dark chocolate

Makes about 4-6 servings

Ingredients

• 1- 14 oz can of full fat Coconut Milk- Chilled in refrigerator for at least 12 hours
• 6 oz of dark chocolate, melted
• Optional 1/2 tsp vanilla extract ( I think real vanilla extract tastes like plastic so I skip it)
• Optional 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon- I love cinnamon and chocolate!

Instructions

1. Place unopened can of full fat Coconut Milk into the refrigerator and chill for at least 12 hours. 
2. Melt the 6 oz of chocolate and stir until smooth. Let chocolate cool slightly
3. Open the can of coconut milk and slowly pour into a mixing bowl. Try to keep some (2-4 TBS) of the thin liquid in the bottom of the can and don't pour that part into the bowl. 
4. On high speed with a hand mixer or a regular mixer- beat the cold coconut milk until stiff peaks form. When you pull the beater out the peaks of the whipped coconut milk will stand up straight. 
5. While still beating, pour the melted chocolate into the bowl and beat until combined. 
6. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour. You can chill all together or you can spoon into your serving dishes and chill that way.  

This is VERY rich so servings should be about 1/3- 1/2 cup per serving. 

Come back on Wednesday for the next recipe!