Silken tofu chocolate mousse
10 min · 18 g protein · 285 cals / serving
A deep, dark chocolate mousse whipped up in the blender from silken tofu, melted dark chocolate, cocoa and a little espresso. The chocolate sets it thick in a few hours in the fridge, it tastes of chocolate rather than tofu, and it comes topped with fresh raspberries and a grating of dark chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb silken tofu soft tofu, drained, at room temperature
- 2 1/2 oz dark chocolate 70-85%, 70% cocoa, dairy-free, melted and cooled 5 minutes
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 scoop plant protein powder, chocolate or vanilla
- 2 packets (2 g) stevia, or to taste; or use a sweetened chocolate plant protein powder and less stevia
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- a pinch salt
To serve
- 2 1/2 cups raspberries
- a small square dark chocolate 70-85%, 70–85% cocoa, dairy-free, finely grated
Steps
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over barely simmering water, or in short bursts in the microwave, and let it cool for 5 minutes. Put the room-temperature tofu, cocoa, protein powder, stevia, coffee, vanilla and salt in a blender, pour in the chocolate and blend for a full minute, scraping down the sides once or twice, until glossy and completely smooth.
- Taste and add a little more stevia if you like it sweeter, then spoon into 4 small glasses and chill for at least 3 hours, until set thick.
- Top each glass with raspberries and a fine grating of dark chocolate just before serving.
Good to know
Will it taste of tofu?
No. Silken tofu is almost flavourless and blends to a texture like whipped cream cheese; the chocolate, cocoa and coffee carry all the flavour. Use silken (soft) tofu, never firm, or the mousse turns grainy, and let it come to room temperature so cold tofu doesn't seize the melted chocolate into flecks.
Can I leave out the protein powder?
Yes, at about the same score. The melted chocolate is what sets the mousse, so it still firms up in the fridge, just a little softer.
Is it vegan?
Yes, as long as your protein powder is plant-based and the dark chocolate is dairy-free (most 70% and darker bars are; check the label).
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Per
- Calories
- 116
- Protein
- (26%)
- 7 g
- Fat
- (46%)
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- (29%)
- 10 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 55 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1141 kcal goes into the pot and 989 g of ingredients comes out as about 986 g of food: 116 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.