Delicious and Healthy Chocolate Mousse

As I came home after a wonderful day with my fiance Ellik which we spent on Randall's Island. I  got a craving for something sweet and delicious. I wanted to make sure that the sweet that I was going to make would have lots of nutritional value and also be quick to make. So I looked at what I have in my pantry and found the key ingredients that made up this take on a chocolate mousse. Cashews, Banana, Vanilla, Dates, Almond milk, Canola oil, Cocoa Powder, and Flax seeds.

The reason this mousse is super nutritional and good for you is because it contains lots of Fiber, Protein, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Low in saturated fat and high in monounsaturated fat which is good for the heart. Also contains antioxidants, minerals, and dairy/gluten free.

Ingredients:
1/2 cups raw cashews (if you like you can roast them in an oven at 350F for 8 to 10 min). I used them raw.
1/2 almond milk ( if you don't have almond milk you can use water it works well here)
1 ripe Banana
3 dates (could use less if you want your mousse to be less sweet)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup good quality cocoa powder. (use raw if you have. it has more nutritional value then the processed cocoa powder)
1 tablespoon flax seeds (optional)
1 tablespoon canola oil
pinch kosher salt

Directions:
Put all of the ingredients into a good powerful blender and just blend everything together for about 1min and 30 seconds until everything comes together. Your mousse should look smooth and delicious :). Then pour the mousse into a ramekin cup if you have one and if you don't just pour into regular cup and put into a fridge and let it set for at least one hour. Then enjoy your healthy and delicious snack attack.

Notes:
-You can use agave or honey instead of the dates for additional sweetness. If using the liquid sweeteners I would put between 2 to 4 tablespoons. I guess it all depends on your sweet tooth at that moment.
-Feel free to top your mousse with additional toppings like raisins, walnuts, cherries, or to make your mousse even more richer and delicious add grated dark chocolate or just add full dark chocolate chunks.