The Best No Bake Chocolate Avocado Torte

Why you will love this recipe:

• The taste! This flourless chocolate torte has a delicious crunchy chocolate crust, with the most rich and creamy chocolate avocado mousse topping. 
• This chocolate avocado torte is surprisingly easy to make and only requires a few minutes of hands on time to prepare.
• Even though this torte is made with avocados, you would never know it. It doesn't actually taste like avocados. All you taste is the flavour of rich, dark, chocolate. 
• This chocolate torte is flourless, gluten-free, dairy-free, healthy, refined sugar free, paleo, plant based, raw, and vegan!  
• Kids love it and this recipe is a great way to sneak some avocado into their diet. Just like my healthy chocolate avocado muffins, avocado chocolate fudgesicles and avocado brownies!

Ingredients and substitutions: 

• Cashews - these form the crunchy crust base. I recommend using raw cashews, not roasted cashews. If you don't have cashews or are allergic, you could also use raw almonds. 
• Dates - to help the crust ingredients stick together and give it a nice sweet taste. 
• Shredded coconut - to add even more texture and flavour to the crust. Be sure to use finely shredded coconut rather than coconut flakes.
• Cacao powder or cocoa powder - to give the crust its delicious chocolate flavour!
• Avocados - these give this torte the most rich and creamy texture. Be sure to use ripe avocados.
• Coconut milk - to help give this dessert even more of a creamy texture. I recommend using full fat coconut milk for this torte recipe.
• Coconut oil - this helps the chocolate mousse firm up when it cools. Do not try swapping this for another fat or oil.
• Honey or maple syrup - either of thees natural sweeteners will work to give this dessert the perfect amount of sweetness and keep it refined sugar free. If you are vegan be sure to use maple syrup.
• Vanilla extract - to help enhance the chocolate flavour of this treat.

Recipe variations and add ins:

• You can use either cocoa powder or cacao powder to make this dessert.
• Instead of cashews you could use almonds to make the crust.

How to make this chocolate avocado torte: 

1. Step 1: Make the crust by placing all the crust ingredients into your food processor 

2. Step 2: Process the ingredients until you have a sticky texture.

3. Step 3: Transfer the blended crust ingredients to a 9 inch spring form cake pan and press it down until you have a smooth, even layer. Put the pan in the freezer while you are make the filling layer. 

4. Step 4: To make the avocado mousse filling, put the filling ingredients into your food processor and blend well until they are smooth and creamy. 

5. Step 5: Take the pan out of the freezer and pour the filling over the crust. Spread the filling out evenly using a spoon or knife into an even layer. Place the pan back in the freezer and let the cake freeze for 1-2 hours, until it has the texture you prefer. 

6. Step 6: When you are ready to serve it, take it out of the freezer and let it sit for 10-20 minutes before cutting into it. Then enjoy! 

Top tips:

• Be sure your avocados are ripe. If they are hard they won't work for making this chocolate avocado torte.
• If you prefer this chocolate tart to have more of a mousse like texture, freeze it for less time, but if you prefer more of an ice cream cake texture, freeze it for longer. 
• This chocolate mousse tart is best served shortly after being taken out of the freezer. If it sits on the counter too long after being taken out of the freezer the avocado mousse topping will start to get a little runny.

How to serve:

This chocolate avocado cake is delicious served as is but you could also top it with some flaky sea salt, crushed pistachios, a drizzle of maple syrup, fresh fruit, vanilla ice cream, vanilla yogurt, or coconut whipped cream to make it even more decadent.

How to store:

Store any leftover chocolate avocado torte in the freezer for up to 7 days.