This is wicked. Don’t tell your guests (or your husband) this dessert is vegan and contains tofu – they will never know! Make sure to use silken tofu, the kind often sold in aseptic containers. Although I generally avoid using microwave ovens, if you’ve got one they are very handy for melting chocolate. If you live in Dubai and are fortunate enough to have a friend smuggle in real vanilla, the kind with you-know-what in it, you’re super lucky. Otherwise the fake stuff they sell will be fine.
TIME 15 minutes, plus time to chill
SERVES 6 to 8 (it’s rich!)
INGREDIENTS
1 cup dark chocolate (use good quality dark chocolate bars broken into small pieces)
290 grams silken tofu
1 ripe, but not mushy, banana or 2 to 3 small “apple” bananas
Dash of Balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
Slivered almonds, flaked coconut, fresh berries or powdered sugar (optional toppings)
PREPARATION
- Melt chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Alternatively, melt chocolate in microwave oven, using microwave safe bowl, stirring often with a wooden spoon. Watch closely as it will burn easily.
- Cool melted chocolate slightly.
- Add melted chocolate, tofu, banana, vinegar, sugar and vanilla or almond extract to blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour into 6 to 8 individual serving cups, or into one medium-size bowl for oneJ Chill.
- Add one or more toppings when ready to serve.
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