Easy Vegan Chocolate Orange Mousse with Silken Tofu

Easy vegan chocolate orange mousse with the flavour of a Terry's Chocolate Orange made with fresh oranges & added protein from silken tofu.

My latest sweet treat for you to enjoy are these easy vegan chocolate mousse dessert pots.

Chocolate and orange is such a good flavour combo.

So reminiscent of the ever-popular Terry's Chocolate Orange.

And this luxurious taste combination is certainly a winner in these creamy desserts.

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• ⭐ Why are these chocolate orange pots so good?
• 🍫 What ingredients do you need to make chocolate orange mousse?
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Do you need any equipment to make chocolate mousse?
• 📖 Variations
• 🍨 Homemade desserts
• 🍨 Serving up chocolate mousse
• 🌡️ Storing chocolate mousse
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Related recipes - desserts served in glasses or jars
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• 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make easy vegan chocolate orange mousse with silken tofu
• 📖 Recipe
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⭐ Why are these chocolate orange pots so good?

Before I get into the ingredients and how to make these luscious chocolate dessert pots, let me tell you why they are so good.

They are:

• Dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, plant-based and vegan
• Super easy to make
• Made with fresh flavourings, nothing artificial
• Full of extra protein from the tofu, although you wouldn't know it was there
• An indulgent dessert that's a healthier option!
• Quick to make
• Easy to make them ahead and pop them in the fridge
• Very tasty too

I do hope you try them.

I made 3 generous portions out of the mixture, but you could easily make 4 or 5 smaller portions.

🍫 What ingredients do you need to make chocolate orange mousse?

Here are the simple ingredients you need to make this chocolate orange pudding.

• Silken tofu - Make sure it is silken and not firm tofu, you want the creamy texture.
• Fresh oranges - You need the zest and juice for this recipe, I've been using blood oranges as they are in season right now, but you can use any large oranges (or even smaller easy peelers). Blood oranges are in season from December to May in the UK, but January and February are when you will notice them in the shops.
• Icing sugar - Also called confectioner's sugar, for a bit of sweetness.
• Salt - Just a pinch to bring out the flavour.
• Dark chocolate - Or dark chocolate chips (you can use cocoa powder or cacao powder, but I prefer melted chocolate).
• Vegan double cream (thick cream or whipping cream) - This is optional but it's nice to add the extra layer for contrast and indulgence.
• Vanilla extract - For the cream if you are adding it.

The full printable recipe is at the bottom of the page below the step-by-step photos, it includes a full ingredient list, method, notes and nutritional information.

👩🏻‍🍳 Do you need any equipment to make chocolate mousse?

For a smooth chocolate mousse, you need:

• Food processor. blender or a stick blender (also called an immersion blender or electric hand blender) - to whizz the tofu and other ingredients smooth
  • It might be possible to use an electric whisk, if that's all you have, but I'm not sure how smooth you will get the tofu
• A microwave and a bowl or double boiler (bain marie) on the cooker (stove) top - to gently melt the chocolate
• If you are adding the cream - you can hand whisk or use your food processor, blender or electric whisk.

That's it, so hopefully you are covered!

📖 Variations

Here are a few tweaks you can make to this light and creamy chocolate orange mousse.

• Skip the cream - Just serve the two layers. an orange layer and a chocolate orange layer
• Just chocolate - make it even simpler, add the chocolate and all the other ingredients in one go to make a rich chocolate mousse with no layers
• Grated chocolate - top the mousse with grated chocolate or chocolate sprinkles (chocolate vermicelli)

Feel free to tweak it once you have tried it.

🍨 Homemade desserts

There's just something special about serving up yourself, friends or family with a homemade dessert.

It makes you feel a bit like a domestic goddess, to present one with a ta-dah!

If you love this chocolate orange mousse, also try my easy lemon mousse, my fresh raspberry mousse or my sin-free banana chocolate mousse, they are all really easy to make and make a light dessert that's always popular after lunch or dinner.

They are a step-up from the Angel Delight (powdered mousse whisked up with milk) my mum made for me on the days I went home for lunch instead of having school dinners, when I was at primary school.

As gorgeous and appreciated the Angel Delight was (she made it in layers too), it's nice to serve a healthier dessert with fresh ingredients.

🍨 Serving up chocolate mousse

I like to serve my chocolate mousse up in wine glasses.

They may not look like wine glasses at first glance and they aren't the bonniest for serving wine, but they are short enough to fit in my wee dishwasher, so that's a win.

You can pretty much serve mousse in any glass or dessert bowl, but I prefer a glass, it makes it look more posh and much fancier.

You can also serve smaller portions, although this chocolate mousse is actually quite light and airy, so I don't mind serving bigger portions.

🌡️ Storing chocolate mousse

You can store the pre-made layers in airtight containers and make up the desserts when you are ready to serve them.

Alternatively, you can layer them up in glasses, then chill them in the fridge if you are serving them the same day.

However, if they are going to sit in the fridge for a few days, you might want to cover the top of the glasses with cling film (saran wrap) or those wee stretchy, reusable silicone dish covers.

Mousse can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days.

I wouldn't freeze it as freezing changes the texture and causes it to separate.

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👩🏻‍🍳 How to make easy vegan chocolate orange mousse with silken tofu

These step-by-step photos will show you how to make this easy recipe for orange chocolate mousse made with fresh orange.

Full printable recipe card below.

Step 1

• Add the tofu to your food processor, blender or a jug and use your hand blender (stick blender)
• Then add the Icing sugar (confectioner's sugar), grated orange zest (reserve a little for decoration) and fresh orange juice and a pinch of salt.

Step 2

• Pop your chocolate in a heatproof bowl in the microwave, or in a bain marie (double boiler) to melt. Once the chocolate has melted, set aside.
• Whizz the orange mousse ingredients until you have a creamy mousse with a velvety texture.
• Remove a third of the orange mousse into an airtight container or bowl and pop in the fridge (you don't need to do this if you are making chocolate mousse with no layers).
• Add the melted chocolate to the blender.

Step 3

• Whizz the orange mousse with the melted chocolate until well combined.
• Then spoon the chocolate mixture into 3 or 4 glasses and top with the orange layer you set aside.

Step 4

• Next whip up your cream.
• Add the chilled cream to a mixing bowl and add a little icing sugar to sweeten and some vanilla extract.
• Whisk with a balloon whisk or use an electric whisk, stick blender, food processor or blender until you have stiff peaks.
• Add a layer of cream to each glass and top with a little orange zest or grated chocolate and for best results chill in the fridge to thicken.
• Serve and enjoy!