Chocolate

"All you need is love.  But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."  Charles M. Schulz 

Made five servings this size

Here is my favorite chocolate dessert recipe.  I don't remember where or who I stole it from but it's become a favorite of my guests who are generally starved for dessert whenever they dine at my humble abode.  Reasons for this deprivation can be found in the various sized pants that haunt my closet.  Yes, if it's in the house and it's not nailed down I am most likely to eat it.  Therefore, I tend to only keep on hand foods that won't nudge me toward my larger sizes.

So here we go with a chocolate dessert recipe that will fool some of the people most of the time into believing that they are eating a dairy rich mousse.  Because this dessert contains no dairy and is sweetened with agave nectar, a food product with a low glycemic index, it's almost good for you.  What tips it over the top on the goodness scale is the addition of cocoa powder.  We all know, or can rationalize, the health benefits of chocolate.

Ingredients:
2 avocados
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup agave nectar
2 t vanilla

Whip everything together in a blender.  Place into a bowl or container, cover, and cool in the fridge for four to twenty-four hours (yes, you can make it ahead of time) or in the freezer for about an hour (yes, you can make it at the last minute).  Serve with strawberries or any fruit you think would go great with chocolate.

True confession:  I'm not sure that this dessert is all that it can be.  I'm going to experiment with other extracts besides vanilla, such as a cherry extract or some such flavors and report back. 

Loveya
The Mom