Chocolate Mousse with Sweet Potato

1 cup peeled, cooked sweet potato (1 medium sweet potato)
½ cup sugar or agave syrup or honey
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons of peanut or almond butter
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
7-8 tablespoons milk of your choice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Place the sweet potato, cocoa powder, peanut butter, sea salt, milk, and vanilla extract in a blender or food processor and puree until very smooth.

Taste, and add more sweetener if desired, Puree until smooth, scraping down the blender/processor bowl as needed. Puree until as smooth as possible. Transfer the mousse into ramekins and refrigerate. Serve with dash of slivered almonds or berries of your choice.

Yield:  4-6 servings

Nutrition Information: 

Cals – 146; Fat –3 gm; ; Sat fat –0 gm; Chol – 0 mg; Sodium – 119 mg; Carb – 30 gm;

Fiber –  4gm; Sugar – 23 gm; Protein –  3 gm; Potassium – 75 mg

 

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