14 days of recipes for Valentine’s Day: Day 9 Chocolate Ginger Mousse

No matter if you’re coupled up or single, we’re pretty sure you’ll still be hungry for some sweet treats no matter if you choose to celebrate the love-filled holiday or not. Who would pass up all that chocolate? Not us.

Throughout the 14 days leading up to the big day of hearts, kisses, and cupid, we’ll share a mix of recipes of food and cocktails appropriate for the holiday. It’s up to you if you want to share or not!
For today’s recipe, we’re sharing the ingredients for Chocolate Ginger Mousse created by Executive Chef Anthony Stewart at Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in Miami.

DAY 9: Chocolate Ginger Mousse

*Recipe courtesy of Chef Anthony Stewart.

A sinfully tasting (yet oh-so good for you) dessert. Regular chocolate mousse can tally up 8 grams of artery-clogging saturated fat (more saturated fat than many cheeseburgers!). There is zero saturated fat in Pritikin’s Chocolate Ginger Mousse. Wow! (Serves 4)

Ingredients: 

• 4 ounces Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup hot water
• 12 ounces extra firm silken tofu
• ¼ cup Splenda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger juice (Slice off skin of ginger root, then grate the root and squeeze to
• extract juice.)
• Optional garnish: 4 fresh raspberries

Procedure:

• In a small stainless steel bowl, combine cocoa powder and hot water.
• Place the stainless steel bowl with the cocoa mixture into a saucepan that is large enough to contain the bowl. Pour enough water into the saucepan to cover the outside of the stainless steel bowl halfway up. On the stovetop, bring the saucepan (with the stainless steel bowl inside) to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the cocoa mixture is the consistency of fudge.
• In a food processor, blend tofu for 1 minute. Then add fudge, Splenda, vanilla extract, and ginger juice, and blend until smooth.
• Place mixture in parfait glasses. If desired, garnish each glass with a raspberry, and serve cold.
• Chef’s note: For variation, add mint leaves or mint extract, or sugar-free orange marmalade.

To learn more about the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa and Chef Anthony, visit pritikin.com.