Thick Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Ribbons (Of Doom)
I’m beginning to think I need some sort of intervention as I find myself using beans too often for my own (or anyone else’s, for that matter) good. the beans in question here were leftover from making another recipe. more on that later.
This mousse is thick, not too bad for you, and I mean: chocolate and peanut butter? ’nuff said.
But what makes it truly ace are the chocolate ribbons in there: crisp-a-looza goodness of doom!
A few notes before jumping into the recipe:
I like my desserts to not be overly sweeten. if you like yours to be on the sweeter side, up the amount of agave nectar a bit so that you don’t feel robbed.
If adding beans to a chocolate mousse scares the, uhm, moo out of you, simply use soft silken tofu instead. or soy yogurt. Note that if the soy yogurt is already sweetened, you should ignore the suggestion of adding more agave in case of sweettoothitis.
Thick Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Ribbons (Of Doom) 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1 medium ripe banana, peeled
1/4 cup (64 g) chunky natural peanut or any nut butter
1 1/4 cups (393 g) cannellini beans
1/4 cup (84 g) light agave nectar, 1 to 2 tablespoons (21 to 42 g) more in case of sweet tooth
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups (352 g) semisweet chocolate, gently melted and cooledPlace avocado, banana, peanut butter, beans, agave, cinnamon, and vanilla in a food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping sides once or twice to make sure no one gets out of there in one piece.
Add 2/3 of the melted chocolate, process some more until thoroughly mixed in.
Place in serving dishes. Scrape remaining melted chocolate from its container with a rubber spatula, gently swirl into the prepared mousse with a knife or small spoon.
Chill for at least a couple of hours.Yield: 6 servings
Romina said,
June 1, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Avocado and beans? Very sneaky!
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VeggieGirl said,
June 1, 2008 at 1:02 pm
That sounds deadly; but in the most delicious way possible, of course ;0)
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Ricki said,
June 1, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Love the idea of the chocolate ribbons. I’m wondering about the texture–is it really smooth, or slightly grainy? I can never seem to puree beans enough so that they’re not detectable!
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magpie said,
June 1, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Ohhh yum. This looks so good. It’s an interesting mix of ingredients, but I’m sure it’s delicious. I’m not scared of the beans – those black bean brownies were amazing :)
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Celine said,
June 1, 2008 at 4:59 pm
next step: to throw in a bunch of kale in there, Romina. just kidding! mostly.
I don’t find it too grainy, Ricki, but of course it’d be at its very smoothest when using tofu or soy yogurt. and whatever graininess there might be in this, I don’t find it to be a turn-off personally.
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BitterSweet said,
June 1, 2008 at 5:09 pm
You and your beans will never fail to amaze me. What a nifty idea!
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Vivacious Vegan said,
June 1, 2008 at 5:11 pm
This is the craziest mix of ingredients. It’s funny you later joked about kale in your comment but you know, I half expected some pureed spinach or something like that to me thrown in there. With a recipe as intriguing as this, how could I not try it??
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Celine said,
June 1, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I need to lay off the beans for a while though, seriously Hannah. oof.
I can totally see spinach or kale thrown into some sort of dessert. after all, we drink the stuff in smoothies, eh? to be continued. ;p
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healthyceliac said,
June 1, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Sounds amazing! Desserts with healthy foods thrown in the mix are the best. That way, when I eat all 6 servings, I don’t feel too badly about it :)
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Sophie said,
June 1, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Great combo. I think I often suffer from sweettoothitis :). My hubby would love this treat :D.
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Smita said,
June 1, 2008 at 7:22 pm
OMG – avocado, banana and beans – you are a sneaky one :-)
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Courtney said,
June 1, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Wow. That looks delicious! I love your bean recipes–I made the white bean brownies/blondies (sorry, don’t remember the name of the recipe!) a few days ago, and they were AMAZING! I ate them all far to quickly…
This looks like another winner–yum!
Courtney
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tuimeltje said,
June 1, 2008 at 9:52 pm
It’s an unexpected but intriguing combination of ingredients. It looks great.
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vegetation said,
June 2, 2008 at 12:51 am
Your love of beans fascinates me! This looks delicious (not sure if I’m brave enough, beans don’t like me much :() but I might just have to try it anyway.
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vegan addict said,
June 2, 2008 at 2:30 am
Beans? Check. Banana? Check. Avocado? Check. Yes indeed, this mousse must make its way into my bowl(s). I bet the avocado lends a lovely creamy and thickening quality to the final product.
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Vegan_noodle said,
June 2, 2008 at 4:01 am
I have to admit, this does scare me a little bit. But if you made it, it must be good.
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Nick said,
June 2, 2008 at 6:12 am
Ok, you’ve just got too many awesome recipes going on here. You are way too fast for me. I agree about dessert sweetness, I like tasting the ingredients such as rich dark chocolate or creamy peanut butter. I truly don’t know where you come up with these crazy concoctions…avocado? Are you insane or from another planet? It has to be one or the other. Not that I doubt this dessert is anything short of amazing, just that it’s conception seems inhuman. Although that chocolate crispy waviness you’ve got going on is genius.
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Celine said,
June 2, 2008 at 7:20 am
I’m an alien.
I’m a legal alien.
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FlaNboyantEats said,
June 2, 2008 at 9:07 am
I found you somehow and so glad I did b/c now you’re part of my daily read. Your pics did it, I think, but this recipe right here makes me want to stay in my kitchen til I make it over and over again!
Niiiice.
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chouettes crêpes said,
June 2, 2008 at 11:49 am
Not only do you come up with amazing recipes all the time, but your blog posts are so funny and charming! This one made me laugh.
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DIRTY GARDENER said,
June 2, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I wonder if this mixture would freeze nicely into chocolate popsicles? I am going to try it and see. I will let you know.
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Green Yogurt?!? « Healthy Celiac said,
June 2, 2008 at 2:06 pm
[...] also very excited to get home, because waiting for me in my fridge is Celine’s Chocolate Mousse. Seriously, how can I turn down peanut butter and chocolate PLUS healthy ingredients like beans and [...]
veganhomemade said,
June 2, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Chocolate ribbons! Very cool idea. I’d be interested to see how it fared it popsicles too, like healthy Fudgesicles.
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Paulina said,
June 3, 2008 at 12:23 am
Another dessert recipe with beans in it? Yes!!
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Celine said,
June 3, 2008 at 9:11 am
you guys are making me blush, quit it. is it bad that I was mega-relieved someone else tried it and loved it? I was a bit anxious I was a freak. which I am. only not entirely.
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vegan on stage said,
June 3, 2008 at 12:37 pm
CELINE THESE LOOK AMAZING!!! i was wondering… im allergic to peanut butter so do you think that i could omit the peanut butter??
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Lovliebutterfly said,
June 3, 2008 at 5:50 pm
soy-free chocolate mousse! yay!
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Going Dutch? « have cake, will travel! said,
June 3, 2008 at 5:54 pm
[...] heart was torn between making more chocolate mousse and trying this. I listened to my system that tells me I’m all beaned out, and went for the [...]
Anonymous said,
January 17, 2009 at 1:20 pm
This was totally delicious! I made it with my blender since I don’t own a food processor so it probably wasn’t quite as smooth as it can be, but very tasty.
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Brunch Philly said,
January 17, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Vegan on Stage, if you’re allergic to peanut butter try sunflower or cashew butter as a a substitute. I made it with sunflower butter and grain-sweetened chocolate chips. VERY good!
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