This recipe is adapted from an ingenious whipped chia seed mousse recipe I found on The First Mess, one of my favorite blogs at the moment. The concept is simple: combine chia seeds with high-fat ingredients (coconut butter and coconut milk), allow the mixture to set into a pudding, and blend in a high-speed blender (a Vitamix, presumably) until the pudding reaches a creamy, mousse-like consistency. It's brilliant because it solves a texture issue I have with chia seed puddings. <br /> <br />I don't own a Vitamix, unfortunately, but I thought I could achieve a similar, if not identical, texture by first grinding the chia seeds in a coffee grinder and then preparing the pudding. I think it turned out pretty well! And, of course, my version had to be a deep, bitter chocolate mousse but, for a stronger coconut flavor, omit the cacao.

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