help with an avocado mousse

gebuh · March 01, 2014, 06:59:37 PM

I made a vegan avocado mousse today, following this recipe.
I added some cinnamon and sugar. It tastes ok, but something's missing, anybody have any suggestions to round this out?

merigayle · March 02, 2014, 07:32:35 AM

Looks almost exactly like the recipe i used, but i used agave instead of honey (honey not vegan, for many, btw, i just do not like honey). We have made it a lot of times and it always tasted good.

http://www.forgivingmartha.com/2011/06/avocado-chocolate-pudding.html

teetime · March 02, 2014, 10:02:26 AM

Touch or more of salt.

merigayle · March 02, 2014, 11:43:54 AM

I am going to say, my recipe uses agave, yours honey, and agave is a lot sweeter, so maybe that is the difference?

gebuh · March 02, 2014, 06:44:00 PM

do you think sugar would work?

merigayle · March 02, 2014, 08:56:49 PM

Maybe, it would be grainy though. Maybe powdered?

caribougrrl · March 03, 2014, 12:01:01 PM

Quote from: gebuh on March 01, 2014, 06:59:37 PM
I made a vegan avocado mousse today, following this recipe.
I added some cinnamon and sugar. It tastes ok, but something's missing, anybody have any suggestions to round this out?

what kind of vegan milk did you use?

I would be tempted to use black coffee instead of the soy/nut milk (but probably a scant 1/4 c.). The avocado should be providing the creamy mouthfeel well enough.

merigayle · March 03, 2014, 12:55:36 PM

oh i also think i used dark choc almond silk.

gebuh · March 03, 2014, 09:41:10 PM

Quote from: caribougrrl on March 03, 2014, 12:01:01 PM
what kind of vegan milk did you use?

I would be tempted to use black coffee instead of the soy/nut milk (but probably a scant 1/4 c.). The avocado should be providing the creamy mouthfeel well enough.

I used almond milk. The mouth feel was awesome, absolutely no complaints there. It tasted ok, but there was just something missing. I'm going to try mixing whole chocolate with the powder next time and see what that does.

Quote from: merigayle on March 03, 2014, 12:55:36 PM
oh i also think i used dark choc almond silk.

this sounds like a good idea.

Chasing Amy · March 04, 2014, 08:38:16 AM

Quote from: merigayle on March 02, 2014, 11:43:54 AM
I am going to say, my recipe uses agave, yours honey, and agave is a lot sweeter, so maybe that is the difference?

Yes, honey seems like an odd flavor with the rest of that ingredient list. I'd be inclined to use a more "neutral" tasting sweetener.

I like CG's idea of using coffee in place of the nut milk (or perhaps a 1:1 ratio of coffee and milk).