Spa recipe: Chocolate avocado mousse from Champneys

While we won’t quite be back at our favourite spas for chocolate rasuls and facials this Easter, there’s no reason we can’t bring a little spa style to our homes with a healthy twist on chocolate recipes. Straight from Champneys’ Executive Chef, here is a spa recipe for a dessert that’s brimming with feel-good-factor.

A healthy spa recipe

Avocados are a true hero food; deliciously healthy and multi-tasking, whether spread on toast, added to your daily smoothie or mixed into a lunchtime salad. They’re one of the healthiest foods around, packed with healthy fats, anti-inflammatory properties and over 25 essential nutrients, including vitamins A, B, C, E and K, avocados are an excellent all-rounder in the kitchen. Avocados can also be whipped up to make a light and tasty pudding, so without further ado, take a look at this chocolate avocado mousse!

Ingredients

• Four medium ripe avocados
• 100g Clear blossom honey
• 25g Cocoa powder
• 1/2 Vanilla pod
• 15ml Water
• Two tsp Greek yoghurt
• Four strawberries chopped with a little mint

Method

• For the vanilla honey syrup scoop the seeds from the vanilla pod.
• Combine vanilla, honey and water in a pan reduce the liquid by half, remove vanilla pod and cool.
• Peel and deseed the avocado. Put into food processor and blend until smooth, then add cocoa powder and vanilla honey syrup.
• Set in the fridge for a minimum of four hours or overnight.
• Serve in a glass with some strawberry salad, Greek yoghurt and a slice of avocado.