Mocha Mousse Recipe

This is an amazing Mocha Mousse recipe made with tofu. I tricked my hubby one night and served this after he told me he’d “never eat tofu”. Because it tastes like the most delicious chocolate mousse ever, he loved it– but he WAS quite surprised to find out he just ate tofu! Note with tofu or any soy-based ingredient, use organic non-GMO sources.

The beauty of this dessert is that you can eat it for breakfast or anytime you crave something chocolate. It’s loaded with protein and only uses a natural source of sweetener from dates.

Despite what you may have heard, soy is a healthy food. Its safety and health value depend on how it was produced and processed. Like most other plant foods, the healthiest soy foods are the least processed. Young soybeans, also called edamame, can be steamed and eaten right from their pods. This is one of my favorite snacks. Soybeans are also used to make other foods such as soy milk, tofu, tempeh, and miso, as well as soy meats and cheeses.

Eating whole soy foods may reduce the risk of breast cancer and several other types of cancer, fibroids, and even inflammation. Soy is helpful for bone health, heart health, and menopausal symptoms.

Ingredients:

  • 1 12.3-ounce package of organic firm silken tofu
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa or carob powder. You can also use a chocolate protein powder.
  • 1 tablespoon grain-based coffee substitute granules (optional) or instant decaf coffee such as Mount Hagen organic fairtrade coffee
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates, or 1/3 cup date sugar*

Directions:

Mix tofu, cocoa or carob powder, coffee substitute, if using, and vanilla in a blender or food processor.

Next, add dates or date sugar to the blender and blend thoroughly.

Chill, eat and enjoy.

The recipe makes 5 servings.

*Date sugar is simply made from finely grounded dehydrated dates.

If you don’t have chocolate protein, you can use vanilla also. Although, I can’t guarantee it would be as delicious. Here is my favorite plant-based vanilla protein.

 

Nutrition Information

Per 1/3-cup serving: calories: 97 | fat: 2.3 g | saturated fat: 0.5 g | calories from fat: 20.9% | cholesterol: 0 mg | protein: 5.7 g | carbohydrate: 15.4 g | sugar: 10.5 g | fiber: 2.4 g | sodium: 27 mg | calcium: 32 mg | iron: 1.3 mg | vitamin C: 0.1 mg | beta-carotene: 1 mcg | vitamin E: 0.2 mg

Recipe from Delisa Renideo, Food for Life Instructor for the Cancer Project

Let me know how much you enjoyed it or any substitutions you made that worked. Especially let me know if you tricked your spouse or kiddos into eating tofu!

 

1 reply
  1. Rayna
    Rayna says:

    It was a bit harder to do the dates in the blender than I thought. Wish I would have had the date sugar. But overall, I thought is tasted really good! Love having another non dairy recipe!
    Thanks Bonnie!

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