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    Home » Desserts » Chocolate Desserts » Peanut Butter Mousse & Crystal Ginger Chips

    Peanut Butter Mousse & Crystal Ginger Chips

    Dec 29, 2017 · Updated: Apr 1, 2022 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    A protein-rich peanut butter mousse light as a cloud, full of nutrition from the unusual ingredient, quinoa. Topped with homemade crystallized ginger chips made with fresh ginger. An easy healthy dessert high in protein and a strong energy-booster.

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    Peanut Butter Mousse & Crystal Ginger Chips

    This easy peanut butter mousse, high in protein thanks to chickpeas, and further boosted with fresh crystallized ginger chips on top.  This dessert is a wonderful combination of sweet and salty with layers of heavenly peanut butter whipped cream and dark chocolate and ginger.

    It is healthier with the addition of protein rich quinoa. And interesting with layers of nuts, crystallized ginger, and more.

    I love recipes that blur the line between a meal and a dessert. This delicious mix is loaded with nutrition. And it's so easy to make! Perfect for a fresh breakfast or nutritious energizing snack. Are you ready to learn how to make it?

    Before we dive into the recipe, I'd like to invite you to sign up for my free chocolate course. Five lessons hit your inbox with detail on how to create your own simple healthy chocolate desserts.

     

    Okay, so let's get started...

    Ingredients Needed For Peanut Butter Mousse

    The traditional ingredients used to make a vegan peanut butter mousse are coconut cream, the solid portion from a can of full fat coconut milk, maple syrup, and peanut butter. But I included an additional and highly-nutritious ingredient, chickpeas. Here is a break down of all the ingredients needed to make vegan peanut butter mousse:

    1. Coconut Cream. This healthy fat is essential to bind the mousse and provide a creamy base.

    2. Maple syrup provide a low-glycemic sweetener, thus avoiding refined sugar.

    3. Peanut Butter is essential, but not the commercial kind that is basically 50% refined sugar. This recipe requires a healthy runny unsweetened version where the ingredients are just peanuts and oil. Some popular quality brands of whole food peanut butter include Barney Butter, Justins, ONCE, and Whole Food's 365 brand.

    4. Chickpeas make an important appearance in my unusual vegan peanut butter mousse. It adds a creamy texture as well as incredible nutrition, including protein and fiber and many essential minerals.

    How To Make Vegan Peanut Butter Mousse

    It's easy to make my mousse.

    First, refrigerate the coconut milk can overnight so you can extract the coconut cream solid the next day.

    Second, open a no-sodium can of chickpeas and rinse.

    Ready to make the mousse? Open the can of coconut milk, scoop out all of the solid coconut cream and add to the blender. Set aside the milk left in the can. You will refrigerate it later to add to future smoothies, but for now you might need some to add to the mousse.

    Finally, add the peanut butter, maple syrup and chickpeas to the coconut cream, and blend. Taste-test, to be sure it is sweet enough, if not add more maple syrup. And be sure the texture is creamy like a pudding. If not, add a bit of coconut milk and blend again.

    Pour your mousse into jars and refrigerate until ready to eat.

    Tips To Make Vegan Peanut Butter Mousse

    1. Be sure to use a runny natural peanut butter with no added sugar
    2. Be sure canned chickpeas are free of sodium and in a can that is bpa-free. I like Whole Food's 365 brand.
    3. Be sure to refrigerate the coconut milk the prior night and keep the coconut milk onhand while you blend the mousse in case you need to add some to the mixture.
    4. I topped mine with chocolate sauce, straight peanut butter, whipped cream, nuts and a drizzle as well as homemade crystallized ginger. But you can also just eat the mousse on it's own.

    Troubleshooting Making Vegan Peanut Butter Mousse

    What can go wrong? The mixture can be too dry from the peanut butter you use. Add more milk during the blend process to achieve a creamy texture.

    Tips to Make This Peanut Butter Mousse Jar

    This chocolate peanut butter mousse is easy to make, easy to eat, and even makes an elegant breakfast, snack or dessert.

    It's rich in taste and flavor. I do recommend you taste-test the sweetness of the mousse, adding more maple syrup if need be.

    I make a whipped cream folded with nut butter which is light and delicious. I used peanut butter, but other nut butters work as well. The whipped cream is made with full fat coconut milk, so it has a slight coconut-y flavor. I also topped mine with homemade crystallized ginger chips made with fresh ginger.

    How to Make Crystallized Ginger

    Ginger is a wonderful detoxer, so it's good for you! Now, crystallized ginger chips are a bit sugary, so they aren't quite as healthy as straight ginger, but they are fun. You can add them here, or leave it off. I have however shared the homemade crystallized ginger chip recipe in case you want to use it for your holiday recipes.

    They are easy to make. Just cut and peel fresh ginger, cut into strips and boil until soft. Dip into organic cane sugar and dry. Easy peasy! I use my strips right away because I'm not sure how to store.

    I hope you enjoy these recipes!.

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    Peanut Butter Mousse & Crystallized Ginger Chips

    Created by Dee Dine
    A protein-rich peanut butter mousse light as a cloud, full of nutrition from the unusual ingredient, chickpeas. Topped with homemade crystallized ginger chips made with fresh ginger. An easy healthy dessert high in protein and a strong energy-booster.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 1 d 20 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 1 d 25 mins
    Cuisine vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
     

    Peanut Butter Mousse

    • ⅔ cup coconut cream (Use all the solid portion of a (14oz) can of full fat coconut milk - it's somewhere between ⅔ cup and a full cup)
    • 4 tbsp maple syrup
    • ½ cup peanut butter (quality peanut butter with only peanuts as ingredients)
    • ¼ cup chickpeas (canned, rinsed, no sodium, bpa-free)

    Crystallized Ginger

    • 2-3 knobs of ginger peeled and sliced
    • ¾ cups of water
    • ¼ cup organic cane sugar

    Useful Equipment

    • 1 Blendtec Twister Jar
    • 1 Weck Parfait Jars

    Instructions
     

    Prep

    • Chill the can of full fat coconut milk overnight.
    • Open a can of chickpeas, rinse - I use no sodium, bpa-free cans.

    Make Peanut Butter Mousse

    • Remove the solid portion of the chilled coconut milk can, reserving the liquid portion for smoothies. Add that solid cream to a blender, along with the peanut butter and maple syrup and chickpeas and whip into a creamy texture. Add water if the texture is too dry. It will depend on how runny your peanut butter is.
    • Pour the blended mixture into 6-8 jars, with layers of yogurt or chocolate sauce or granola.
    • Store jars in refrigerator until you are ready to eat. Keeps 4 days.

    How to make Crystallized Ginger:

    • Cut chunks of fresh ginger into 1-2 inch long logs.
      Peel the ginger using the edge of a spoon. Slice the logs long-wise with a mandolin (be careful!) or a paring knife.
    • Simmer the strips in simmering water for 30 minutes. Don't let the water run down.
      Drain the water, and pour on the sugar and toss the strips until they are well-coated.
      Lay the strips on a parchment overnight to dry at room temperature.
    • Store in a dry, airtight container - I'm not sure how long they would last since they have sugar on them. But if you refrigerate them, they become soggy. So we only make enough to eat that day. Let me know if you know a way to store homemade crystallized ginger chips.
      Some say they dry them in an oven that has been preheated to 350F, turned off, and with door open. I haven't tried that; not sure if the sugar will "cook".

    How to Serve Jars

    • Sprinkle mousse with chocolate sauce, cacao nibs, nuts, crystallized ginger and any other toppings you like.. Serve jars immediately.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 76mgPotassium: 207mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword hormone-balance, peanut butter mousse, protein
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    Comments

    1. Bianca Zapatka

      February 01, 2019 at 6:24 am

      Absolutely love this combo! 😍
      Looks so delicious, Dee!
      Great recipe 🙌🏻
      Lots of love,
      Bianca ❤️

      Reply
      • Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet

        February 04, 2019 at 12:18 pm

        Thank you Bianca!! Take care, Dee xx

        Reply
    2. Ela

      January 28, 2019 at 8:49 am

      5 stars
      This chocolate mousse parfait is fantastic, Dee! And I love that it contains so many healthy ingredients like avocado, spinach, and maca! Definitely a great recipe! 🙂

      Reply
      • Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet

        January 28, 2019 at 1:22 pm

        Ela, so happy you like it! Yes, maca with chocolate is my passion at the moment, haha! Take care, Dee xx

        Reply
    3. Nisha / @rainbowplantlife

      January 01, 2018 at 9:16 am

      Yummm! You had me at nut butter coconut cream...two of my favorite ingredients! These sound like such a healthy indulgence!

      Reply
      • Debbie

        January 01, 2018 at 4:38 pm

        Nisha! Thank you, I was surprised to find how easy it was to incorporate nut butter into coconut cream, and then I wondered why I never thought of it before,haha! Thank you for stopping by and I am off to explore the wonders of your blog ! Dee xx

        Reply

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