Crust Ingredients
25 chocolate wafers (Nabisco brand)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine
Pie Ingredients
1(16-ounce) package Azumaya Silken Tofu (drained)
12 ounces good quality semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate cut into small pieces
2 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar if desired
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 Whipped cream or non-dairy whipped topping Chocolate shavings or curls
Crust
Put chocolate wafers in a food processor and blend until fine.
Melt butter.
Mix butter and crumbs in a small bowl.
Press mixture into bottom and sides of a 9" x !/2" tart pan with a removable bottom.
Chill for 30 minutes
Pie
Microwave chocolate in microwavable bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (50%) for 1 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally until melted and smooth.
Puree tofu in food processor; add melted chocolate and powdered sugar; process until completely blended, scraping sides down. Add vanilla; blend well.
Turn mixture into crust.
Chill 1 hour or until set. Garnish with whipped cream and shavings. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, uncovered, before serving (to enhance the flavor).
Standard Mousse Notes
A standard chocolate mousse requires cooking the egg yolks and chocolate mixture, then beating the egg whites separately and folding them into the cooled mixture. This version requires a minimum of 3 hours to chill. All in all, considerably more effort than this quick tofu method.
Nutrition Comparison Chart | 1 Serving of the tofu mousse (without crust or whipping creme) compared to one serving of a standard mouse. |
| | Mousse (Tofu) | Mousse |
| Calories | 210 | 340 |
| fat | 13.5 grams | 21.5 grams |
| saturated fat | 7 grams | 13 grams |
| cholesterol | 0 | 162 mg |
| carbohydrate | 26 grams | 23 |
| protein | 4.5 grams | 5.8 grams |
| sodium | 0 | 102 mg |
| sugars | 18 grams | 32.5 grams |
| dietary fiber | 3.75 grams | 3.5d grams |
A traditional chocolate mousse is made with eggs, butter, sugar and chocolate. In order to compare the two products equally we are only comparing the "filling" of the Mousse Pie with the standard Mousse.
Posted: 3/15/2010 12:56:17 PM