Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse: A Halloween Treat

This Halloween, indulge in a deliciously spooky treat that’s sure to satisfy your sweet tooth without compromising your vegan lifestyle. Our Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse is a rich and creamy dessert that’s perfect for a spooky celebration. Made with simple, plant-based ingredients, this mousse is easy to prepare and guaranteed to impress your guests. 🎃

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A Spooky History: The Origins of Halloween

Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a centuries-old tradition that has its roots in ancient Celtic festivals. It was believed that on this night, the veil between the living and the dead was thin, allowing spirits to return to the world. People would dress up in costumes to disguise themselves from evil spirits and ward off harm.

Today, Halloween is celebrated around the world with trick-or-treating, parties, and spooky decorations. It’s a time for fun, laughter, and indulging in delicious treats. If you want to know more, have a look at my introduction to Spooky Gluten-Free and Vegan Biscuits!

A Vegan Twist: Silken Tofu Magic

This Haunting Chocolate Mousse is a vegan masterpiece and it is inspired by the many viral tiktok recipes you see around. The secret to its creamy texture is silken tofu, a versatile ingredient that can be used as a substitute for eggs and dairy in many recipes. And yes, I can garantee you, this will change your mousse games! Silken tofu is smooth, creamy, and has a neutral flavour, making it the perfect base for this decadent dessert.

Cheeky Ingredients Swaps

Easy peasy version: I’m making you work a fair bit for this recipe as everything is homemade. So you’re more than welcome to save a bit of time and get the garnish goodies from the shop! These are my favourites:

Coconut gluten-free and vegan macaroons: UK only – perfect to replace the crumbled “dirt”, they’re delicious. 😋
Oreo Halloween Cookies: Oreo is always a safe bet. I chose the orange one as it goes perfectly with our dark chocolate mousse. Add in place of the tombstone biscuit! Not Gluten-free.
Halloween Sprinkles: Instead of making your own sugar bones, these lovely themed sprinkles can add a touch of horror to your mousse!

GERD-friendly: While this Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse is safe for people suffering from a light acid reflux disorder (and when consumed in moderation!). It does contain cocoa powder and chocolate which for many can be a trigger! So with this cheeky tip, we make a “white” almond and coconut spooky mousse. I will have a proper full recipe at some point, I promise!

Almonds: Add crushed almonds to the mixer when you blend the silken tofu to give you an extra sweet and nutty flavour and crunchy texture. Use some of them to garnish once the mousse is in your glass!
Coconut flakes: Same as the almonds, add them to the mix to push the coconutty and buttery flavour of the mousse. Leave some aside to garnish.
Vanilla Bean: And here’s the real star of the show. Add the vanilla bean paste, the little black particles that you find inside the bean, to the mix and enjoy the vanilla infusion. It’s delightful!
Sweetener: W ithout the punch of the cacao, this white version of the Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse might seem less intense and sweet, so add a little sweetener. It can be another drop of maple or golden syrup!

Enjoy the Spooky Spooktacular!

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or simply looking for a delicious treat to enjoy at home, this Haunting Chocolate Mousse is sure to be a hit. Its rich and creamy texture, combined with the subtle sweetness of chocolate, will leave you craving more. So, gather your ingredients, put on your spooky costume, and enjoy this delicious vegan dessert. Happy Halloween!

Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse: A Halloween Treat

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Indulge in a delicious Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse, perfect for Halloween. Easy to make, gluten-free, and packed with ghostly flavour.

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Prep Time 40

Cook Time 15

Resting Time 1

Total Time 1 55

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, European

Servings 5 servings

Equipment

1 Blender
1 Oven
1 Oven tray with baking paper
1 Rolling Pin
1 Sharp knife

Ingredients

Chocolate Mousse

300 gr Silken tofu drained
150 gr Extra Dark Chocolate
1 tbsp Golden Syrup or Maple Syrup
2 tpsp Cocoa powder
splash Vanilla extract
pinch salt
pinch Flaky salt optional
splash Vegetable Milk optional

Grave biscuits

150 gr Coconut flour You can use rice or almond too, I just love the coconut and chocolate paring!
120 gr Vegetable Butter
50 gr Cane sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
half Unwaxed lemon zest
1 tbsp Cocoa powder
4 tbsp Vegetable Milk Coconut or Soy would work best
Black food colouring optional

Sugar bones

2 tbsp Icing sugar
splash Fresh cold water
1 drop Lemon juice optional

Instructions

Chocolate Mousse

Melt the dark chocolate either in the microwave or in Bain Marie. Once melted, Drain your silken tofu and add both chocolate and tofu to the blender with all the other ingredients listed above. When it's cool, the mousse gets a bit more solid so if you want it to stay a bit more creamier, add a splash of milk! Transfer it to an airtight container and store in the fridge for about 1h.
On a normal day, I would tell you that this is it, your mousse is ready! However, it's spooky time so we want to Halloweenify this dessert. Let's now look at all the creepy garnishes 🎃

Graveyard Biscuits

P.S: This is a modified version of my Spooky Gluten-Free and Vegan Biscuits recipe. If you want even more scaringly delicious treats Feel free to have a cheeky look at that one!
Aaaaanyways, In a medium bowl, combine the flour, the sugar and the lemon zest. Mix well.
Add the vanilla extract and butter. If you're using vegetable butter derived from oils, make sure it's cold and not too soft to avoid the dough melting before you can shape the biscuits! Slowly add the vegetable milk to combine the mixture. Once all the ingredients are well combined, form a ball.
Note that coconut flour will make the dough very crumbly, don't worry, this is normal for most gluten-free vegan concoctions. So you may need to add more or less milk according to how your dough is behaving!
Cut your dough in half. Wrap one of the halves in foil or plastic wrap and store in the fridge. Grab the other half and add the cocoa powder. Quickly combine the powder with the dough. You should have a nice chocolatey brown colour at this point! Wrap in foil and store in the fridge.
Leave the two dough balls in the fridge to rest for at least 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 160℃ on a static setting. Once the 10 minutes have passed the dough should be hard enough to hold shape but soft enough to roll it out. Dust a bit of gluten-free flour on your worktop and roll both balls of dough out, separately, to form two sheets of 5mm circa in thickness. You can choose to have it thicker if you want, just keep in mind that the biscuits will take a bit longer to cook!
Cut both doughs into little gravestones, about 6x4cm or 2.3×1.5 inches. You can cut the chocolate ones a bit less finely because we're going to smash some of the chocolate biscuits to make the uneven dirt ground on top of our mousse!
Cook for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned or crispy. Keep the biscuits in check as they might cook faster or slower, depending on the oven you're using. Do not overcook these as they will get quite dry – speaking from experience 😅

Sugar bones

In a small bowl add the icing sugar, a little bit of water and if you want, the lemon juice. Make sure not to add too much water, we want the icing to be firm enough to be shaped into little bones.
With a small round nozzle on a piping bag or by freehand (I make mines with a tea spoon!) carefully shape your bones and let to dry on a clean surface in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.

The assembly

You now have all the different parts, it's time to build our haunting mousse!
Scoop the mousse into a clear drinking glass, leaving a little space at the top for the chocolate crumbs. Grab a black colouring or a bit of that melted chocolate we used before, and write the RIP text on top of the plain biscuits. The messier the spookier! Secure one tombstone biscuit close to the rim of the glass. Smash some chocolate biscuits into small crumbs and sprinkle them on top of the mousse, with a bit of sugar and cocoa powder creating a layer of dirt. Place a sugar bone in front of the tombstone to finish the composition!
Your Haunting Vegan Chocolate Mousse is ready to be enjoyed!
Consume immediately.
If you have some mousse left, store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
For the leftover biscuits, store in an airtight container in a cool dark place for up to 3 days or enjoy them with your tea and coffee!