This was a total spur of the moment experiment. I generally don’t eat sugar and generally this includes natural forms of sugar such as honey, agave nectar, maple syrup etc.
Every now and then though I get a bit of a bug to have something sweet. Today I got that bug and wondered what I could make. I have raw cocoa powder on hand and thought I might do something with that. I surfed around the web a bit and came up with the below recipe that is a mish-mosh of several different recipes as I did not have all the ingredients for any of the recipes I found online.
I have never been a desert maker and so this was me in the land of big question marks.
Blend in the blender:
14 oz can coconut milk
3/4 cup raw cocoa powder
1/2 cup raw honey
1/4 cup raw almond butter
Refrigerate until nicely chilled.
Then mix 6 egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the above cold mixture.
This was a goopy but very airy mixture so I chose to freeze it to make it more solid.
Freeze until firm. Yummy delight. My husband likes it much more than I do and he will be eating the bulk of it, which is fine with me. My sweet tooth generally lasts about 2 or 3 bites.
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#1 by Wandering Coyote - September 20th, 2009 at 12:12
This shows great resourcefulness on your part, MJ, and it sound delish! It also looks great!
#2 by Bob - September 20th, 2009 at 15:30
Looks fantastic. I’ve never seen that kind of stuff in a mousse before, very creative. Heh, I wish my sweet tooth only lasted a couple of bites.
#3 by monicajane - September 20th, 2009 at 15:34
I got the ideas from raw food people and non-dairy types as well…
I didn’t have any cream…the egg whites are used in mousse quite often as far as I know…at least that is how I used to make it when I cooked for a fraternity!! yup..you heard me right…
the coconut milk is really great…it makes great ice cream and I’d had that before from a health food store…very creamy and you actually don’t taste the coconut in this recipe oddly enough.
#4 by monicajane - September 20th, 2009 at 15:36
I have as much fun creating stuff with no premeditation as I do with cooking…
love going into the kitchen and studying the fridge and shelves until something emerges!! I rarely buy ingredients for everything ahead of time…