VEGAN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
VEGAN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
VEGAN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Ingredients
  • 300g/10½oz silken tofu
  • drained
  • 150g/5½oz vegan dark chocolate
  • broken into pieces
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • seeds only
  • ½ tsp ground star anise
  • 2 tbsp treacle
  • agave syrup
  • to taste
  • 20g/¾oz toasted flaked almonds
  • to serve
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 100g/3½oz glucose syrup
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • pinch bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 dried apricots
  • 1 star anise
  • pinch sugar
Directions
  • Put the tofu
  • ground star anise
  • vanilla seeds
  • treacle and agave syrup into a large bowl and blend with a hand blender until silky smooth.
  • Melt the chocolate in a heatproof glass bowl sat over a saucepan of simmering water
  • being careful not to let the bowl touch the water. Fold into the tofu. Spoon the mixture between 4 glasses and refrigerate until set.
  • To make the honeycomb
  • line a baking tray with baking paper. Put the sugar
  • glucose and golden syrup into a deep saucepan and heat until it reaches 145C. (This should take about 5 minutes). Quickly whisk in the bicarbonate of soda. Be careful as the mixture will bubble up very suddenly. Quickly pour onto the lined baking tray. Set aside to cool and harden.
  • To make the apricots
  • heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the apricots and star anise and cook until the apricots start to caramelise. Sprinkle over a pinch of sugar and leave to cool.
  • To serve
  • sprinkle the toasted almonds on top of the mousse and serve with the apricots and peices of honeycomb.