RAW CHOCOBERRY MOUSE

With the gluten free diet it is hard to get that decadent, rich, melt-in-your-mouth taste, but here is something that comes close to it. 

      The Chocoberry Mouse is shamefully easy to make for the looks and taste that you get out of so few products and such a short preparation time.Just wing it on the spot for a surprise guest or small gathering.I got this recipe from a free magazine I picked up at a health food store. Who knew it could turn that good! Here is my interpretation of it:

Products:

.2 cups fresh or frozen  raspberries 

.3 Tbs.organic raw mesquite powder  .

.2 Tbs.raw cacao powder or cocoa powder (3 Tbs. if you like more  chocolaty taste) 

.2 Tbs coconut oil-soft

.2 Tbs.cocoa butter

.1/4 unsweetened coconut milk

.1 Tbs. vanilla extract or flavor

.1 Tbs.shredded coconut flakes 

Directions:

1.Place raspberry, mesquite powder, cacao powder and coconut oil in a food processor or blender (a very basic one works great for this recipe}.Pulse on medium, add a spoon of coconut milk and pulse on high until smooth.  

2.Melt the cacao butter in a double dish with water-put a small dish with water to a boil,place the small mixing ball with cacao butter in it,so it doesn't burn while melting. Slowly pour cacao butter in the mixture  while pulsing on medium and then on high till mixture gets almost frothy. Add the vanilla and mix once more.

3.Pour into custard cups-(makes 4 cups).Chill in the freezer for 15-20 min. 

4.Take cups out, top with remaining raspberries,sprinkle with coconut flakes. 

  

Mixture should be slightly frozen on the outside and soft in the center of cups 

   To spice things up,I mixed some of my vanilla extract with a bit of rum and coconut milk, and poured couple of spoons over.This mouse takes the liquor surprisingly well and makes for an elegant desert that will definitely enhance your mood.

Spice things up with a liquor mixture topping 

NOTES:

MESQUITE POWDER  is considered super food and is great for gluten- free baking and raw dishes,because it is naturally sweet and has a caramel flavor to it.If you noticed there is no sugar or sweetener in the recipe, because the mesquite powder makes for it. But if you like your sweets sweeter than you can add your favorite sweetener. Mesquite is traditional native American food used for centuries in the desert southwest. It is fragrant,almost sensuous,rich in fiber,calcium, magnesium,potassium,iron,zinc and lysine. Now these are great bonuses to such a luscious desert! 

ENJOY!