Delicious, easy to make, vegan, and healthy sweetness because there’s no added sugar, only strawberries, brown rice syrup and apple juice.
Ingredients:
20 ounces (about 3 cups) fresh or frozen organic strawberries
12 ounces soft silken tofu
1 tablespoon tahini
1/2 cup brown rice syrup
3 1/2 tablespoons agar flakes
1/2 cup organic apple juice
Pinch of salt
Directions:
1. Puree the strawberries in a blender.
2. Add the tofu, tahini and rice syrup. Blend until very smooth. Set aside.
3. In a small saucepan combine the juice and agar flakes and bring to a simmer, stirring until the agar is dissolved (usually about 5 minutes).
4. Pour the apple juice / agar mixture into the blender with the other ingredients and blend again for a few more minutes.
5. Pour the mixture into either parfait glasses or dessert bowls and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. You can also pour the mixture into a larger bowl or baking dish and refrigerate, then scoop out portions as desired.
This dessert was adapted from the wonderful healthy desserts book “Love, Eric” by master pastry chef Eric Lechasseur, where he uses the mousse in a luscious Strawberry Mousse Cake. Eric has created meals for Madonna, Sting, Tobey Maguire and other health-conscious stars. He and his wife, macrobiotic teacher and counselor Sanae Suzuki, will be presenting cooking classes at The Power of Natural Healing Conference 2008. Come and learn their culinary secrets for delicious and healthy cooking.
