Receta CEimB: Chocolate Mousse
You won’t believe the silky, chocolaty taste of this mousse. It’s perfect. But the total surprise will be in the ingredients.
This was a Valentine’s Day perfect pick by Laura of Edible Ventures. Visit Laura’s site to see the recipe, tips and tricks or go online here.
The title is really Dark Chocolate Mousse and even though I used 3.1 oz
of my best quality Valrhona bittersweet dark chocolate it looked like milk chocolate mousse.
The color doesn’t matter because once this dessert touches your lips, your eyes will close, your lips will wrap around the spoon, and as this velvety mix dissolves effortlessly on your tongue, you’ll already be dreaming of the next bite. You need to sit down while enjoying this guiltless pleasure because your legs may even get weak.
What’s the secret ingredient? TOFU! You guessed it! This is a protein rich dessert. A perfect word to lure Ted into being my taste tester. After he went through all the above mentioned motions, I asked….”Do you feel the urge to put on something…uh…Pink?” He knew immediately what I meant and let out “WHAT?!!! OH NO!!! NOT T O F U !!!!! I made the mistake of passing along a rumor that tofu may slightly increases estrogen levels. Ted has never forgotten and wants nothing to do with increased estrogen. It’s TESTOSTERONE for him!
Even after that outburst, he ended up eating the dessert. You know it’s got to be good.
The only changes to the ingredients that I made were:
1. I used 1 lb of Silken Tofu – that’s what the package contained so I used it all.
2. I used 2 TBS of water instead of 1/4 cup.
3. I used 2 TBS of Peach Brandy instead of 1 TBS
The only change I made to the directions was to cook it directly on a burner instead of over a pot with 1 inch of water. I watched it closely and it didn’t burn or get lumpy.
Laura, did I make myself clear? We LOVED this dessert. Great, super, fantastic choice!
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