The Best Chocolate Mousse in the World – Only 5 Ingredients

Yes, it contains tofu.

No, you absolutely cannot taste the tofu.

No, you cannot use regular tofu.

You can find silken tofu in health food stores and the organic sections of supermarkets.

Right. Now that we've cleared that up, let's get started.

I don't just call it the best chocolate mousse in the world for nothing; it truly is.

Imagine an incredibly rich, creamy, and chocolaty mousse.

If you eat legumes during Passover, this is definitely your go-to dessert.

You can prepare it just before serving or put it in the fridge, where it will firm up even more.

In my opinion, it could even be a wonderful base for a cake.

Silken tofu has the ability to easily absorb a large amount of chocolate while maintaining a wonderful texture, all while providing nutritional value along the way.

True, this is by no means a low-calorie recipe, but you can and should devour a chocolate mousse like this every now and then when the craving hits. Don't you agree?

A bit about the world's best chocolate mousse

As I mentioned at the start of the post – the base of the recipe is silken tofu.

Silken tofu is tofu that has had less water pressed out of it during production compared to the regular tofu you're used to.

Therefore, it gets a panna cotta-like texture and also contains fewer calories due to its high liquid content.

There are a few brands of silken tofu available. One is found in the refrigerated section under the "Unicurd" brand, labeled as "Traditional Japanese Style Soft Tofu," and "Yokko Tofu."

The other kind, which is usually not refrigerated (shelf-stable packaging), is by "Pacific Nutritional Foods Inc" and is labeled "Silken Tofu."

Both packages come in two levels of firmness: soft and firm, but both are very soft compared to regular tofu. I haven't quite figured out the difference between the soft and firm versions myself; they are both very soft and perfect for this recipe.

You cannot make this recipe with regular tofu. It's just not the same.

In this recipe, I used 300g of dark chocolate.

If you prefer, you can reduce the amount of chocolate by up to 2/3—meaning down to 100g. The result will be a less sweet and indulgent mousse, but still delicious in my opinion.

To add interest, I added a few spices like cinnamon and cardamom. You can skip them or swap them for any spice you like, such as chili, mint, or a bit of orange juice. Go wild. The worst that can happen is it tasting delicious.

The role of the maple syrup is to give additional sweetness to the tofu. You can skip it if you're not in the mood for something very sweet.

Nutritional Values for Chocolate Mousse

One serving out of 3, weighing 200g, contains:

• 560 calories
• 11g protein
• 32g fat
• 54g carbohydrate

Tip: The mousse is very rich and dense, so in my opinion, if you divide it into 6 portions, you'll get half the calories per serving.

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The Best Chocolate Mousse in the World

Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings 3 servings

Calories 560 kcal

Ingredients

• 300 g silken tofu
• 300 g dark chocolate 3 bars of chocolate
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp maple syrup 6g

Instructions

1. Break the chocolate into small pieces into a bowl.

2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over boiling water or in the microwave.

3. Place the tofu, spices, and maple syrup in a blender and blend well until a smooth mixture is formed.

4. Add the melted chocolate and continue blending until a uniform chocolate mousse is achieved.

5. Pour into serving glasses.

6. Sprinkle a little grated chocolate and some cinnamon on top.

7. Can be kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Recipe Video