Dreamy Chocolate Mousse [vegan] [gluten free] (2024)

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1. ScubaClaire says

   February 25, 2017 at 4:08 pm

   Hi there, i came across this recipe after reading about aquafaba so i decided to try it out. I was slightly skeptical at first as the canned chickpeas i had the brine was.. pretty briney ie. salty, so i was a bit worried that i may just be wasting a whole bar of chocolate but decided it was worth a try. I must say i was surprised how delicious this mousse is – the flavour is strong but delicous and chocolatey. I did find tho that the texture was not quite a fluffly as it looked, it had a slightly lumpy/grainy texture, however the tiny “lumps”tasted like choclate so i am not sure if this is something to do with the cooling of the chocolate or maybe i didnt whisk the aquafaba enough? Have you noticed this texture with your mousse? Also do you tend to use a more natural aquafaba as the one i used as i mentioned, was rather salty. i checked the ingredients and it contains: salt, sugars, disodium EDTA – which i am not sure how good that is and calcium chloride, again not sure how healthy that is either. Obvisouly cooking your own from dried is best as you can choose whether to add salt or not and i think it would give a much milder taste to whatever the end product is you are making. I just dont temd to have alot of time to cook my own . Anyway this is a great recipe and even using the canned chickpeas the result was awesome! Thanks for sharing

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   • theflexitarian says

     February 25, 2017 at 4:21 pm

     So glad you tried the recipe and enjoyed it. I did not have any grainy texture in mine so maybe you are right it has to do with the cooling of the chocolate. I use canned organic chickpeas so the juice is pretty natural, the box does not mention salt, sugars or disodium EDTA. For aquafaba desserts I would say to try to avoid chickpea brine that contains salt as it will impact the taste (thanks for pointing out it could be a problem – I will amend the recipe). Annabelle x

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2. Ella says

   March 19, 2020 at 5:23 am

   Hi there, this is so cool and unexpected. Can you use the aquafaba of any bean, like white beans? I have too many white beans and would love to repurpose the water for a mousse!

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   • theflexitarian says

     March 20, 2020 at 1:15 pm

     Ella – Chickpeas work best. I have not tried it with white beans. You can try to whip the brine and see if they whip properly. If you try it let me know as I am very curious to see if it works. Sorry I cannot be more help.
     Annabelle

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3. Audrey says

   May 8, 2020 at 12:31 pm

   Hello! Do you fold the chocolate in and then whip that with the electric mixer? Or do you just mix with the spatula by hand then to fridge? Thanks! 🙂

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   • theflexitarian says

     May 8, 2020 at 4:58 pm

     Audrey-

     Fold half of the chocolate carefully in the whisked chickpea brine with a spatula. Once it is well mixed, carefully fold the second half with a spatula.

     Annabelle x

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