Have you ever had frozen mousse? This White Chocolate Lemon Mousse is the closest thing to ice cream that has a smooth, creamy consistency and can be made without a machine. This recipe is Vegan and Paleo.
Unlike ice cream, this mousse doesn't turn into ice or become solid after frozen. In fact, no matter how long you freeze this mousse, it stays creamy and is always ready to be served for dessert straight out of the freezer.
What I also love about it is the combination of white chocolate and the citrus from the fresh lemon juice served ice cold. This dessert is refreshing, lemony, and chocolaty.
But this recipe doesn't use any white chocolate, it uses pure, raw cacao butter which is the rich fat extracted from cacao beans. This gives a silky smooth texture to this frozen dessert.
Cacao butter is sold in blocks or chopped into pieces like you see in the picture below. Most health food stores carry it, or you can purchase it online. I order mine from Amazon and this is the one I use. But in case you don't have access to it, you can use your favorite white chocolate bar in this recipe.
Frozen White Chocolate Lemon Mousse
Ingredients
- 1 can (400ml) full fat coconut milk, use only coconut cream*
- ¼ cup (55ml ) fresh lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons raw honey, or maple syrup
- 1 cup (114g) cacao butter, chopped into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the coconut cream, lemon juice and honey to a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-heat, stirring frequently. Once it starts to bubble, continue cooking, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
- Remove pan from stove and set it on a wire rack. Stir the mixture for 4 minutes to cool a bit.
- Pour milk over the cacao butter and stir until the cacao is fully melted, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Divide the mixture into about 4 to 6 small serving dishes and freeze uncovered for at least 5 hours before serving.
Notes
Nutrition per serving
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