SALTED TAHINI CHOCOLATE CHIA MOUSSE

MAKES

4 servings

PREPARATION TIME

20 minutes + 10 minutes cook time

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.

For the mousse:

• ⅓ C Chia Seeds soaked in ⅔ C water for 20 minutes until thick
• 1 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 or maple
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• ¼ tsp salt

For salted chocolate tahini caramel:

• ¼ C tahini
• 2 tbsp Cacao powder or 1tbsp melted Cacao paste
• ¼ C Coconut Blossom Nectar
• ⅓ tsp salt

Toppings:

• 200ml cold coconut cream whipped until fluffy
• Cacao Paste, raw chocolate shavings or cacao nibs