A healthier, egg-free version of chocolate mousse made in 5 minutes.
This vegan chocolate mousse recipe has a secret-not-so-secret ingredient.
One word, four letters.
Tofu.
Yes, you read right. Tofu.
A vegan chocolate mousse recipe with tofu as the main ingredient.
No, it doesn’t taste bland and gross. If it did, this chocolate mousse recipe wouldn’t make it to this blog.
Only quality stuff, man.
Normally I don’t like using weird ingredients in desserts. I’ve tried, of course. But never successfully. Sweet potato brownies? Been there, done that, and the verdict is no. Avocado brownies? Definitely not. I wonder how people can enjoy traces of bitter avocado in the chocolate.
Black bean brownies? Yeah, no. It’s not as good as everyone seems to advertise online.
But tofu? Well, that’s another story. It works. The key is to use silken tofu, a soft, delicate version that cuts better than butter. It yields the perfect mousse/pudding-like consistency.
It may not seem like it at first: after you blend up the ingredients, the mixture resembles a thick chocolate smoothie rather than a chocolate mousse- but if you let it set up a bit, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
This recipe isn’t completely healthy – it does contain dark chocolate. But it is healthier than the classic version that calls for raw eggs and heavy cream (not that that’s a bad thing)- and it’s a lot quicker to throw together. Plus, dark chocolate is supposed to be healthier, right?
I also tossed in some raspberries and a pinch of instant espresso, but that’s completely optional. I think I might actually prefer having the fruit served alongside the dessert instead of in it. But you can really play around and flavour it however you’d like.
So take a risk, have some faith and give this vegan tofu chocolate mousse recipe a try. Let me know what you think!
Enjoy!
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