Maca Cashew Mousse Chocolate Cups
Maca Cashew Mousse Chocolate Cups are a delicious healthier dessert, and they're vegan and paleo friendly! Gluten free, dairy free and naturally sweetened with maple syrup.
Ingredients
Instructions
Start this recipe a few hours in advance as you will need to soak the cashews. To do this, simply place cashews in a bowl and cover with water. Leave to sit for 3-5 hours. Make sure you have your silicon moulds handy too! Set them up on a tray so you can move them easily between the countertop and the fridge/freezer.
Once the cashews have soaked, drain and discard the water and place the soaked cashews into a blender or food processor. Add the maca, coconut cream, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Blend until you have a thick, smooth mousse. If it's too thick, add a little extra coconut cream. Set aside.
Take 150 grams of the chocolate. Melt over a double boiler (i.e. in a bowl sitting atop a saucepan of simmering water on the stove) until runny. As the chocolate is melting, stir in 1 tablespoon of coconut oil until smoothly combined.
Divide the melted chocolate mixture evenly between your moulds. Place the moulds into the freezer for 20-30 minutes to set.
Once the bases have set, remove from the freezer. Take the cashew mousse mixture, and gently dollop in a generous heaped teaspoon into the center of each mould. Flatten the mousse down a little so you can easily cover it with melted chocolate, but leave a little gap around the edges so some chocolate can run down the sides.
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*I add a little coconut oil to the chocolate in this recipe because it makes the chocolate set at a slightly softer consistency. This way, when you remove the chocolate cups from the fridge, they will be a little easier to bite into / break / slice into. I think this makes them a little more pleasant to eat. However, you can leave it out if you prefer.
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I liked it! Live in Hawaii used fresh coconut cream. Super tasty. Thanks.
What a fantastic healthy and beautiful recipe to substitute for peanut butter cups! Question: if I wanted these to be true peanut butter cups, could I just use peanut butter? If not, what variations would you advise to make these peanut butter instead of the cashew butter?
What a fantastic healthy and beautiful recipe to substitute for peanut butter cups! Question: if I wanted these to be true peanut butter cups, could I just use peanut butter? If not, what variations would you advise to make these peanut butter instead of the cashew butter?
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