no bake desserts

I recently started making a chocolate tofu mousse concoction that my family loves. I don't remember where i got the recipe but i have it memorized.

1 package tofu - very well drained
1/2 cup milk - warmed
3/4 cup chocolate baking chips

Blend tofu and milk together until very smooth.
Melt chocolate chips and add to blender.
Blend until smooth and pour into small bowls.
Chill for an hour or 2 and that's it.


This recipe can be altered a lot....

Try silken tofu first and then work your way to firm if you want. I prefer the firm and make sure your tofu is well drained to prevent aftertaste.

Chocolate chips can be increased or decreased depending on how firm you want to make the mousse.

The milk can also be increased or decreased depending on how thin or thick you want it to be. Thinning it will make it more like a pudding and thicker will make it set up more.

Almost forgot, the type of milk can be changed too. Not sure about any type but it works so far with homemade coconut milk and 2% cows milk.

I melt my chips on the stove but they can be done in a microwave. Heat for about 30 seconds at a time, stir well in between rounds.

To make a fridge pie filling, use firm tofu and 1 cup chocolate chips. Pour into a chocolate graham crust.

To make it fancy just add something pretty on top.

I've added vanilla protein powder to this and it is soooooo yummy.

I've also added fiber powder to it but only when i increased the amount of milk.


The variations are probably endless, in the future i plan on trying a lot. This is a recipe that can be played with a LOT!

Next time i make it i want to stir some raspberries in before it sets and then pour it over sliced bananas.

I am also thinking about making it with mint chocolate chips and raspberries.

My older daughter has requested peanut butter pie made this way.

Puree a frozen banana and a handful of frozen berries in the food processor. Similar to ice cream.

Japanese style tofu rare cheesecake!

http://bossacafez.blogspot.com/2012/10/tofu-rare-cheesecake.html?m=1

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ritaluna1387 wrote: »

Do u guys have any ideas for no bake desserts that are healthy?

What do you mean by healthy?

Berries, for instance blueberries, with zabaglione/sabayon.
Sorbet scoop with a dash of puréed complimenting sauce of fruits or berries (light sugaring with confectioner's sugar keeps it light yet a tad sweeter if needed).
Another version is lime sorbet with grappa, oh my god.
Sherbet.
Granita.
Fruit salad, my current fave is tiny bits of mango, tangerine/mandarin, persimmon etc.
Panna cotta is more calorie-dense but you can use half heavy cream and half lighter milk without losing taste; endless possibilities.
Poached pears in vanilla syrup.
Crème brûlée as long as the portion size is fairly small.
Crème caramel, as above.
Parfait, like creamy ice cream, not the other type with some strange stuff in a huge mix; portion to keep calories controlled.
Berry compote.
Bananas in the oven.
Apple crisp or whatever you call it, the thing where apples are covered with oatmeal etc.; drenched in vanilla sauce.

I'm a fan of the French and Italian kitchens in particular. Dessert to me isn't baked stuff, but that comes afterwards with coffee or tea.

blueakama wrote: »

Buy a pre-made pavolva and fill it with berries. Wait do you have pav in america?

In Brighton Beach, Brooklyn maybe.

blueakama wrote: »

Buy a pre-made pavolva and fill it with berries. Wait do you have pav in america?

The mere thought of buying meringue instead of learning to make it makes me want to cry a bit