Yes, do try this new twist on chocolate mousse

Well, that was magnificent! Recently the Her Canberra website featured a recipe for avocado-based chocolate mousse. Um, what? A gluten-free, vegan-friendly* dessert that actually helps us meet the recommended daily servings of fruit and veges? Why not, I say! I tried making the mousse today and it didn't disappoint. Nom nom.

* use maple syrup instead of honey for a vegan version.

A few years ago there was a bit of a craze for sneakily putting fruit and vegetables into dishes so fussy kids would eat them without knowing. While I'm not a huge fan of hoodwinking kids (and happily, don't have any kids to hoodwink) I DO like finding recipes that include healthy ingredients yet still taste fabulous. If this is you too, you may like to try some of these ...

avocado, lime and ginger ice cream
chocolate zucchini cake
pumpkin loaf
banana muffins
beetroot chocolate cake