Tideford Organic’s Chocolate and Miso Mousse Recipe

It’s time for another exquisite recipe as part of Mr Toad’s Food & Drink Month, a celebration of some of the West Country’s finest cuisine and most luxurious libations. Here’s the next offering kindly shared by our friends at Tideford Organics, the award-winning South Devon-based company specialising in organic and vegan soups, sauces, pestos and misos.

‘Creating nourishing food with organic ingredients has always been the Tideford way, making delicious homemade-style soups and sauces in their Devon kitchen since 1996. In September 2016, Tideford Organics’ love affair with vegetables took on a new level with a relaunch as the first dedicated organic vegan brand in the UK.’ Tideford Organics

We’ve already gone weak at the knees for Tidefords’ divine Baked Apples with Miso Butterscotch and Almond Crumble recipe. Next up, is their equally tempting Chocolate & Miso Mousse with Sesame Brittle. Bon Appétit!

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*Warning* The following recipe is liable to send your taste buds into seventh heaven.

Chocolate & Miso Mousse with Sesame Brittle by Tideford Organics

Prep 60 minutes & cook 5 mins, makes 4 small mousses

‘With its subtler flavour white miso lends itself to the richness of chocolate. You really need a good quality dark chocolate here to balance the salty miso. Using a blender will help you to get a smooth, mousse-like consistency. Watch the caramel carefully, it can quickly change from amber to a bitter, burnt caramel. If you don’t have sesame seeds, toasted, chopped nuts work well too.’ Tideford Organics

Ingredients:

  • Chocolate & Miso Mousse:
    200g dark chocolate (I use Green & Black’s 70%)
    70g Medjool pitted dates
    250ml pack coconut cream
    ½ tablespoon Tideford white miso
  • Sesame Brittle:
    50g sesame seeds
    150g caster sugar

Method:

  1. Melt the chocolate over a bain-marie.*
  2. Put the dates, miso and 100ml of cold water into a blender. Blitz until only small flecks of dates remain. Add the coconut cream and blitz for approx 2-3 mins, until smooth.
  3. Add the chocolate to the coconut cream. Blitz for a further 1-2 mins until bubbly.
  4. Run the mousse through a sieve. Pour it into four moulds (or drinking glasses). Transfer to the fridge for 3-4 hours, until set.
  5. Meanwhile, line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Add the sesame seeds to a non-stick saucepan. Toast over a medium-high heat for 1-2mins, until golden brown. Stir or toss occasionally. Tip the seeds into a bowl or mug.
  6. Add the sugar to saucepan. Warm over a low heat for 2-3 mins. Do not stir the sugar. When the caramel is amber in colour, stir in your sesame seeds.
  7. Tip the caramel onto your prepared greaseproof paper and quickly spread out into a thin sheet. Set aside and allow the brittle to cool.
  8. When you’re ready to serve the dessert, smash the brittle into shards (a rolling pin comes in handy for this).

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Tips:

*A bain-marie is made by placing a dry, heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. The heat causes the chocolate to melt. Do not let the water touch the bottom of the bowl or mix with the chocolate. Alternatively, put the chocolate in a microwavable bowl and blitz for 20 second bursts, until melted.
*Don’t stir the caramel as this will cause it to clump. If necessary, gently swirl the sugar around and move the saucepan so that the heat is directed to a particular area. The brittle will keep in an air-tight container for 1-2 weeks.

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