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    Spiced chocolate mousse with maple walnuts

    25 June 2015 by Amber |

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    Vegan chocolate mousse with maple walnuts.

    A creamy, dreamy vegan dessert topped with candied nuts. Oh my, yes please.

    This delectable combination of Whittaker's chocolate, chickpea brine and avocado is so much more delicious than it sounds.

    Aquafaba, how many ways can I say l love you? Round two in the aquafaba experiments was an unreserved success. Well sort of. I kept the liquid from the can of black beans I opened for the black bean and quinoa stew, thinking it would work well for chocolate mousse. I understand black bean aquafaba has a stronger beany taste but given that people make chocolate brownie with actual black beans I thought it might add rather than detract from the flavour.

    To cut a long story short, the black bean liquid just didn't foam. I'm more into experiments that succeed rather than fail, so I binned it and started again with fresh chickpea liquid. For the win.

    I'm a bit obsessed with Whittaker's new Kaitaia fire dark chocolate right now. So damn good. Melted and combined with coconut oil, the aquafaba foam, avocado and a little cinnamon, it created a seriously delicious and decadent dessert with a touch of the Mexican about it. The texture of the mousse is creamy and rich, yet quite light and airy.

    I've got walnuts coming out my ears right now (another recent delivery from the father in law), so I whipped up some maple candied walnuts as a little topping. You know you need to make this.

    Vegan chocolate mousse with maple walnuts.

    Spiced chocolate mousse with maple walnuts

    A creamy, dreamy vegan dessert topped with candied nuts. Oh my, yes please.
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    Prep time: 15 minutes
    Cook time: 5 minutes
    Total time: 20 minutes
    Course: Sweet treats
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Servings: 4
    Calories:
    Author: Quite Good Food

    INGREDIENTS

    For the mousse:

    • Liquid from one can of chickpeas
    • 4 tablespoon caster sugar
    • 100 grams good quality dark chocolate (I used Whittaker's Kaitaia fire dark chocolate)
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
    • 1 perfectly ripe avocado
    • ΒΌ teaspoon ground cinnamon

    For the walnuts:

    • cup Approx. 1 of walnuts
    • ΒΌ cup maple syrup

    INSTRUCTIONS

    For the mousse:

    • Put the liquid from a can of chickpeas into a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer) and beat until thickening and foamy. Gradually add sugar and keep beating until you have a fairly stiff meringue and the sugar is dissolved into the mixture. You could add more sugar if you like it really sweet. I was aiming for the minimum sugar possible without ruining the texture of the aquafaba foam, as just like egg whites it needs a bit of sugar to help it whip into peaks.
    • Get out your food processor and put the flesh of an avocado into it.
    • Melt chocolate and coconut oil in a bowl over boiling water (careful not to get even a drop of water in it otherwise it'll seize, and that'll make you cry). Stir cinnamon into melted chocolate mixture.
    • Tip melted chocolate mixture into the food processor and blend with the avocado until smooth. Scrape this mixture into your aquafaba bowl and gently fold to mix.
    • Spoon or pipe mousse mixture into serving bowls, and refrigerate for at least a few hours before serving.

    For the walnuts:

    • Heat a frypan over a medium to high heat. Add nuts and maple syrup. The syrup will foam up and begin to caramelize. Keep stirring until the syrup has caramelised into a glossy coating on the nuts and is a deep golden colour (don't let it burn!).
    • Tip nuts out onto a sheet of baking paper, sprinkle with a little salt and allow to cool.
    • Top the mousse with candied nuts and congratulate yourself on creating such a fiendishly delicious dessert.
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    Chocolate, melting.
    Chocolate and avocado mixture.

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    1. Jacqueline Collin Writer at Large

      June 26, 2015 at 12:27 am

      Do you ever boil the walnuts first?

      • Quite Good Food

        June 26, 2015 at 11:24 am

        I've never boiled walnuts, and actually never heard of doing that before. What's the purpose of boiling them?

        • Jacqueline Collin Writer at Large

          June 26, 2015 at 5:33 pm

          A friend of mine had done it before she candied the walnuts. I think it was to soften them (not really sure).

    2. Andrew

      June 08, 2016 at 4:59 pm

      I haven't tried this mousse recipe (no food processor) but when I was testing out your no-churn icecream I was able to get stiff peaks from the liquid from a tin of Watties black beans in spring water. It did take 20-25min of beating to get there, though! I sweetened it with some of the syrup from a tin of pears and added crushed pineapple instead of the cookie crumbs. Eating it soon! πŸ™‚

      • Amber

        June 11, 2016 at 1:02 pm

        Hi Andrew, hey that's great to hear! I've tried the liquid from black beans once, and had no luck (think it was another brand though). So much fun experimenting in the kitchen huh? πŸ™‚

    3. Andrew

      June 11, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      Sure is! I did some soy beans in the slow cooker and kept the cooking liquid, so I think this mousse will be a worthy use for that. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration. Keep up the good work and try to keep warm πŸ™‚

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