Salted Tahini Chocolate Chia Mousse

Name: Salted Tahini Chocolate Chia Mousse
Prep time: 20 minutes + 10 minutes cook time

A dish fit for breakfast or dessert, this mousse contains omega 3-rich chia seeds, healthy fats from avo, tahini and coconut cream, as well as high-fibre, low GI dates
Created by @lifeinthesouth.co

MAKES

4 servings

PREPARATION TIME

20 minutes + 10 minutes cook time

DIFFICULTY

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Ingredients

For the mousse:

⅓ C Chia Seeds soaked in ⅔ C water for 20 minutes until thick
½ medium ripe banana
½ medium ripe avocado
4 medjool dates or brown dates soaked in warm water for 10 minutes
⅓ C Cacao Paste, melted
2 Tbsp Coconut Blossom Nectar
1 tsp vanilla essence
¼ tsp salt

For salted tahini caramel:

¼ C tahini
¼ C Coconut Blossom Nectar
⅓ tsp salt

Toppings:

200ml cold coconut cream whipped until fluffy
Cacao Paste or raw chocolate shavings

Method

Step 1:

Melt the cacao paste by placing it in a bowl over a pot with just-boiled water, stirring until it melts.

Step 2:

Mix the salted tahini caramel ingredients together and set aside.

Step 3:

Place all of the mousse ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.

Step 4:

Add layers of the mousse, salted tahini caramel in a jar and top with whipped coconut cream and shavings of cacao paste or raw chocolate bar.

Step 5:

Place in the fridge until serving time.

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