- my iParenting
- quick clicks
- recipes today articles
- recipes today q&a
- community & groups
- research baby names
- prepare a birth plan
- content channels
- ip channel rss feeds
- read birth stories
- read parenting stories
- recommended books
- e-newsletters
- safety recalls
- ip diaries
- ip store
- mom of the month
- dad of the month
- editor's letter
- letters to the editor
From Our Sponsors
- e-newsletters
- Sign up to receive our free weekly e-newsletters
- award-winning products
The iParenting Media Awards program helps parents find the best products for their families.
| Chocolate-Orange Silk Mousse |
| Intense, heavenly chocolate is all you'll think about when you taste
this dessert, though it's packed with all the good things found in tofu. Make
sure the tofu is gossamer-smooth before adding the chocolate mixture. |
| 1 package (12.3 ounces) reduced-fat silken tofu (1 1/2
cups) 3 ounces good-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup boiling water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar 2/3 cup chocolate wafer crumbs (3 ounces) |
 |
||
| Puree tofu in a food processor, scraping down the
sides as needed, until completely smooth. Combine chocolate and cocoa in a
medium bowl. Add boiling water and stir with a wooden spoon until the chocolate
has melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla and orange zest. Mix in
confectioners' sugar, a little at a time, until smooth. Add the chocolate
mixture to the processor; puree until smooth and well blended, scraping down
the sides as needed. To make wafer crumbs: Place wafers in a plastic zipper bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin. Alternatively, pulse wafers in a food processor. Spoon about 2 teaspoons chocolate crumbs into each of five parfait glasses or dessert dishes. Add about 1/4 cup mousse, then layer with another 2 teaspoons crumbs. Top with another 1/4 cup mousse and finish with a sprinkling of crumbs. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour. Makes five servings, about 1/2 cup each. Nutritional Note: Many commercial cookies and wafers contain partially hydrogenated oil, a source of trans-fatty acids. Fortunately, brands made without these oils, such as Newman's Own Organics and Mi-Del, are every bit as tasty. Look for them in the natural foods section of large supermarkets. |
||
 |
||
| Per Serving: 266 calories; 9 g fat (4 g
sat, 0 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 42 g carbohydrate; 8 g protein; 4 g fiber;
125 mg sodium. Nutritional Bonus: 16% DV fiber. |
||
| Recipe from
The Essential EatingWell Cookbook: Good Carbs, Good Fats, Great Flavors
(The Countryman Press, 2004) by Patsy Jamieson. |