Chocolate banana almond mousse with cocoa crust
A two-minute dessert that doubles as dinner when you need it. The shelf's chocolate-banana beverage becomes a silky mousse over a buttered cocoa crust, with no baking required. Serve it warm or chilled.
About 920 calories a serving, 10 g protein, 160 g carbohydrate, 32 g fat. From USDA figures for 86% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 3 tablespoons [24 g] cornstarch
- 1/2 cup [85 g] chocolate chips
From your shelf
- 1 carton [946 mL] chocolate banana almond non-dairy beverage
Staples
- 3 tablespoons [42 g] butter
- 1/3 cup [40 g] flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons [12 g] cocoa powder
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1/3 cup flour, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until the mixture is thick and fragrant, about two minutes. Divide between two shallow bowls and press into the bottom of each.
- Pour the entire carton of chocolate banana almond beverage into the saucepan and whisk in 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 1/2 cup chocolate chips until the chocolate melts and the mixture thickens, stirring often, about four minutes.
- Spoon the mousse over the crusts and serve warm, or refrigerate for one hour and serve chilled.
Note Swap the chocolate chips for crushed cookies or more cocoa powder. Leftovers keep refrigerated for two days. Serve with whipped cream, crushed almonds, or sliced banana on the side.
On the label
FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC BANANA PUREE, ORGANIC PEA PROTEIN, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC ALMONDS, ORGANIC COCOA POWDER, ORGANIC INULIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC LOCUST BEAN GUM, GELLAN GUM, ORGANIC VANILLA FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMATATE, ERGOCALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D2), DL ALPHATOCOPHEROL (VITAMIN E), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), ZINC GLUCONATE, CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)
Kirkland Signature, plant based milk, serving 244 ml, package 148.5 fl oz/4.39 L. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as bananas, chocolate. Half of it left? Use up the bananas.