Now, who likes to end their day with a little treat, especially out on the trails? I certainly do. This mousse is easy to prepare. It is gluten free, legume based and vegan friendly. The mousse is bittersweet and so rich in flavour, and great to share with friends. Now one thing I will say is that the instructions say to refrigerate, which I didn’t do the first time I tried it as when I am hiking I have no way to refrigerate it, unless I am out on one of my back country skiing trips, so I just left it on my bench for a while to let it cool down to room temperature. I used a mix of half milk powder and half coconut milk powder. The second time I tried it I added too much water so I refrigerated this, however it was quite runny, and a bit lumpy as I didn’t mix the powder in properly – I should know better - but the flavour was good. I used coconut milk powder for this mix. The flavour is there, but you could add some roasted almonds or cashews for crunch and texture, or if you want to you can even have them with biscotti. Guess what my dessert will be on my next trip! It is worth buying a couple of packs and experimenting with the milk/coconut milk powder and water ratios. Get the consistency and flavour you like right before you hit the trails. I am going to try this few more times, well you know, I have to get it right, for the texture only, right ... Next time I am going to add a little chilli powder, just to see what it is like.
At home preparationFollow the packet instructions and add milk powder or coconut powder as you wish.
Ingredients to make one litre, as per pack instructions
HintAgain the packet makes up to one litre, so depends on how many you want to feed. Halve the pack and other ingredients if you don’t want so much.
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