Easy Vegan Chocolate Orange Mousse with Silken Tofu

5 from 3 votes

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

Prep Time6

Cook Time1

Total Time7

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French, vegan

Servings: desserts

Calories: 326kcal

349 g silken tofu (a slightly smaller pack is ok but not less than 300g / 10 ½ oz)
2 large oranges (zest and 8 tablespoons of juice)
6 tablespoons icing sugar (also called confectioner's sugar)
1 pinch salt
100 g dark chocolate (or dark chocolate chips)

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Zest the oranges, then cut them in half and juice them (you will only need 8 tablespoons of the juice) and set aside before melting the chocolate in the micowave or in a double boiler / bain marie (see notes).
It took me 1 minute 10 seconds in my 800w microwave, but if yours is lower wattage it may take a few more seconds and if it's more powerful, much sooner, so keep an eye on it.
Once melted, set aside.
Add the tofu, orange juice, orange zest, icing sugar and salt to a blender or food processor or in a tall jug to blend with a stick blender. Reserve a pinch of the orange zest for decoration.
Whizz until smooth.
If you're creating a layered dessert, remove a third of the orange mousse from the blender jug and pop in a container in the fridge.
If you're making a plain chocolate mousse, leave all the mousse in the jug.
Whizz the meldted chocolate with the orange mousse until well combined.
Spoon the chocolate mousse into 3 or 4 glasses (or more if you are doing mini desserts).
If you are creating layers, spoon the orange mousse on top of the chocolate mousse and pop the glasses in the fridge.
Whip up the cream (optional), in a mixing bowl with 1 tablespoon of icing sugar and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Top each glass of mousse with whipped cream then finish with a little orange zest for decoration.
You can serve it right away, but it is better chilled in the fridge so it has time to firm up.
Enjoy!

You can make a layered dessert by making the orange mousse, then removing some before blending in the chocolate, so you have two distinct flavours of mousse.
Layers and whipped cream look fancy for a dinner party, but you can skip the cream and add the melted chocolate into all the orange mousse for a simple chocolate orange mousse with no layers.
Less calories without the cream of course!
For a bain marie/double boiler, balance a bowl of chocolate over a pan of simmering water (make sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water or the chocolate could seize) and stir until melted.