Chocolate Marshmallow Fluff – like eating a chocolate marshmallow cloud with a spoon!
Fluffy, soft, airy, sweet, rich, & extra chocolatey…
It’s almost like a lighter version of whipped chocolate mousse.
This homemade chocolate marshmallow fluff recipe–which has NO corn syrup and can even be sugar-free–is based on my Vegan Marshmallow Fluff recipe and makes a fantastic frosting or whipped topping.
And it’s equally delicious if you want to eat it plain with a spoon.
After I took the pictures, I whipped it up a little longer, and it became even thicker and fluffier, with stiff chocolate marshmallow peaks!
Unlike many traditional marshmallow fluff recipes, there are no raw eggs here, meaning it is allergy-friendly, suitable for vegans, and it can be eaten raw.
You can also bake it into vegan chocolate meringues!
Feel free to change up the flavor by adding a little cinnamon, chili powder, or even some instant coffee once the chocolate marshmallow fluff is already whipped.
The ingredients might sound a little (okay, a lot) crazy.
And it often doesn’t get thick at all for the first few minutes or whipping… but then magically it transforms before your eyes into thick chocolate marshmallow fluff!
Chocolate Marshmallow Fluff
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz can no-salt chickpeas, chilled in the fridge
- optional pinch cream of tartar, for stabilization
- 1/3 cup agave or honey, OR 1/2 cup fine sugar or xylitol
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/16 tsp salt – important
Instructions
- *Edit: While most readers are reporting great results with the recipe, a few have said their fluff deflating after adding the cocoa. I've made the recipe three times and haven't encountered an issue, so I'm not sure what could have happened for them, but hopefully those few cases were just a fluke. Sometimes the mysterious science of baking can be frustrating!Open the can of beans. Drain only the watery part into either a stand mixer or large mixing bowl. You should get around 1/2 cup liquid. (Save the actual beans for another recipe. Need inspiration? Here are 50+ Recipes With Beans.) Add all ingredients except the cocoa and salt to the mixer or bowl. Beat with an electric mixer or in a stand mixer for 12-16 minutes. It'll probably look very thin for at least the first 9 minutes – Mine began to thicken around minutes 10-11, then it just kept getting thicker! Once thick, beat in the cocoa and salt for another minute. Leftovers can be covered and refrigerated. It separates overnight, but re-beating works well. (I don’t advise trying the recipe in a blender or without beaters, and black beans will work but yield a much thinner result.)View Nutrition Facts
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Karen says
Mine went flat after adding raw cacao powder. I tried whipping it back up and left the (Kitchenaid) running for about 8 min. It came back up a bit, but went flat again very quickly.
A H says
No switching ingredients or mis-measurements? I’ve not had this problem, and I’ve made this recipe several times. Maybe check out the FAQ at the top of Katie’s blog for other suggestions.
Gul says
Excellent.. I used the Aquafaba from the cooking liquid and it turned out amazing..Thank you
Jackie says
Can a food processor be used instead of a mixer?
Andrea says
Mine went flat too! Does anyone have suggestions of how to serve it when this happens. it still tastes great!
Trisha says
Have you tried making this with carob powder instead? I would like to make it for my 2 toddlers, but one of them can’t have chocolate. Thanks!
Jason Sanford says
Be sure to report back if you experiment!
Sarah says
I had nice and fluffy aquafaba with firm peaks that turned to chocolate soup when Dutch cocoa was added.
The problem would definitely seem to be the alkaline pH as all who have failed seem to have used Dutch (dark) cocoa.
Adri Rivera says
freezing this makes beautiful fluffy chocolate ice-cream!! its easily scooped out and tastes AMAZING !!!!
Jessica says
Made this just as described (using about 1/3 cup granulated monk fruit sweetener) and it turned out great! Melts in your mouth. It’s kind of like eating chocolate air but in a good way…
I froze some and it’s even better frozen. Highly recommend.
Amanda says
I just made this and was so excited about it. I tried the fluff before adding the chocolate powder and salt and it was pretty good. However, adding the cocoa and salt made it taste super salty and bitter. yuck. Mine deflated a little when I added the cocoa but not too much. The taste, however, made it totally unusable. Maybe next time I’ll try just leaving it plain.
Katy says
Hi there, in a stand mixer do you use the whip attachment? Or the paddle? Thank you!
Jason Sanford says
Not sure if a stand mixer would work or not. Katie used hand beaters 🙂
Teresa says
I used hand mixers. and mine whipped up in less than 5 minutes. But I separated the liquid and then refrigerated it. and it was salted.. I know you said to not use the salted.. but I like sweet and salty.. it certainly seems to work for me.. thanks for the recipe… I think it worked great.
Lola says
This recipe was MAGIC! I am vegan, my mom is gluten free so this was perfect. I mixed everything using a kitchen aid stand mixer and had no problems at all. I did not experience the chocolate/salt issue that other are. Any recommendations on how to store this?
xoxo!!!!
Jason Sanford says
Definitely refrigerator. You have to re-whip it to get it fluffy again after it sits for a while, but it doesn’t take as long to whip up the second time!
jani says
I used my kitchen aide mixer and got stiff peaks around 9-10 min, then added the cocoa and it remained stiff. Definitely recommend you don’t put it on any warm dessert lol. All I had was maple flavored honey for sweetener but next time I’ll probably try coconut sugar. I also only had cannelini bean juice and it tasted the same.
Thea says
I sadly also have to report a failed attempt. Was wonderfully stiff (and cool) until I added the salt and cocoa powder. Now it’s soup… What kind of cocoa powder do you use?
Best wishes
Edith says
This was so good!! I don’t know if it’s because I had the aquafaba sitting in the fridge for a few days or used 1/4 tsp (so a generous pinch) of cream of tartar .. or both .. but it thickened up for me within minutes. Ate some just like that as a mousse-type dessert and am baking some as meringues.
To think of all the aquafaba I wasted by just dumping it down the drain all these years ..
Wendy Everleth says
Loved this but my first try also deflated, next try just sifted the cocoa in much better. By the way I froze it and wow super delish. Just going to keep working for new ideas to use it.
Sandy says
Most recipes recommend either a liquid or a powdered (granular) sweetener…….is there anyway the deflating once adding the cocoa could have to do with which type of sweetener has been used? Which one do you use?