Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Mousse Bars

These decadent yet light and fluffy mocha-flavored chocolate mousse bars are made with the simplest pantry ingredients to make them naturally vegan and gluten free! In just 10 minutes and a little setting time in the freezer, you’ll have the fluffiest mousse bars that are the perfect unbelievably vegan dessert!

Prep Time

10 minutes

Chill Time

1 hour

Yields

8 large bars or 16 small bars

Meet the Chef: Britt Berlin

Britt is the creator, recipe developer, and photographer behind The Banana Diaries, as well as an avid cake lover, runner, cat mama, and cookbook author. Britt specializes in transforming traditional baking techniques into vegan ones. Her favorite creations include vegan chocolate cake, vegan cheesecake, and of course, vegan chocolate chip cookies!

Ingredients


Chocolate Cookie Crust

  • 2 ½ cups (250 g) oat flour*
  • ½ cup (50 g) cocoa powder
  • ½  cup (100 g) Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Raw Cane Sugar
  • 12 tbsp vegan butter

Chocolate Mocha Mousse Filling

  • 18 ounces cashews, soaked for 12+ hours
  • 1 15-ounce can coconut cream
  • 1 cup (250 g) vegan chocolate, melted
  • 1 ½ cups (250 g) Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Raw Cane Sugar
  • 1/4 cup (32 g) cocoa powder
  • 1 ounce espresso + 1 tsp dissolvable espresso powder

Optional toppings

  • Melted vegan chocolate
  • Chocolate shavings

Instructions

Prep

Step 1

Measure out all ingredients. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.

Make the crust

Step 2

In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the crust ingredients until a thick dough forms. Press the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking pan, and set aside.

Make the filling

Step 3

In a large high-speed food processor or high-powdered blender, pulse together the cashews and coconut cream until a smooth liquid forms. Add in the remaining ingredients, and pulse together until smooth.

Pour

Step 4

Pour the prepared mocha mousse filling into the baking pan.

Chill

Step 5

Place the baking pan into the freezer to set for 1 hour. Then enjoy!

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