Mother's Day Recipe: Berry Chocolate Mousse

A delicious fruity mousse, ready in 10 minutes... Make it for Mom!

Ingredients

• 5 almonds, soaked, skinned
• 5 seedless dates, soaked
• 5 cashews, soaked

Ingredients, continued

• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp desiccated coconut
• 2 tbsp frozen strawberry puree

Ingredients Continued

• 1 tsp orange juice
• 1 tbsp cocoa butter, available online or substitute with equal amount of cold coconut oil
• 1 tbsp honey

Method

• Melt the cocoa butter in a saucepan.
  Add the honey, orange juice, orange zest and mix.
  Keep aside.

Method, continued

• In a blender/mixer, blend all the dry ingredients, along with the strawberry puree and the desiccated coconut till a smooth paste.
  Now add the cocoa butter mixture and blend till a smooth mousse consistency is achieved.

Method

• Pour into 1-2 small glasses.
  Refrigerate for 10 minutes or more.
  Serve chilled; serves 1-2.

Tips
Choose a high-quality cocoa for the mousse for a better taste.
Instead of strawberries use any berry puree of your choice.
Decorate with grated coconut and fruit, if you prefer.
For a mousse with a kick, add 1 tsp rum or a liqueur of your choice.
The mousse takes hardly 10 minutes to put together; chilling time extra.
Recipe courtesy Atmantan Wellness Centre