Low Histamine "Pumpkin" Mousse Recipe - Low Histamine Desserts (2024)

Maple Syrup: Sweetening with maple syrup or raw, local honey are excellent options for keeping things low-histamine. Additionally, the use of local honey has shown to help in taming histamine symptoms.

Vanilla: Who doesn't love vanilla? Did you know that vanilla even tricks the taste buds into thinking a dessert is sweeter than it actually is! Just a small amount will do the trick - but, keep in mind that typical vanilla extracts contain alcohol which can destabilize mast cells and produce histamine symptoms. Grabbing an alcohol-free vanilla from your local health food store is a great investment as vanilla lasts a long time due to the very small amounts necessary in recipes.

Coconut milk: Keeping this recipe dairy-free with coconut milk will also help to prevent symptoms, as dairy can encourage digestive distress, as and may even destabilize mast cells. Additionally, coconut provides a healthy dose of fats to encourage bile release and boost digestive power!

Maple Syrup: Ginger is actually an anti-histamine food and can reduce histamine intolerance symptoms. However, keep in mind it does contain salicylate which some histamine intolerant individuals may be sensitive to. If you are also sensitive to salicylates, simply omit ginger from the recipe. Remember, fresh is always best when it comes to using herbs and spices - so aim for fresh ginger in this recipe!

As you can see, I've done my research on this low histamine "pumpkin" mousse recipe! For a full list of the best foods to eat for histamine intolerance and other strategies to reduce symptoms, download my guide to histamine intolerance which also contains a comprehensive histamine intolerance foods list.

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