Monday, April 29, 2013

Delicious Impostors

Avocado Chocolate Mousse recipe here

I spend a lot of time on Pinterest in the middle of the night while Graham is blissed out breastfeeding, and I've been pinning up a veritable storm of sweets lately. While scrolling through my collection to find something quick to cook the other day, I discovered a minor but noticeable trend among my interests: food disguised as other food. Which is not to be confused with the Sneaky Chef movement, a sentiment I am wholly againsthow are you supposed to teach kids healthy eating habits when you aren't telling them what you're slipping into their chicken nuggets? No, this comes from the same magical land of cauliflower pizza dough and spaghetti squash pasta. Keep those nutritious ingredients right up in front, I say! I whipped up the avocado chocolate mousse for our anniversary picnic on Sunday and have to admit it tasted wonderfully decadent considering it had none of the heavy cream, sugar, or egg yolks the dessert typically calls fornothing but good fats here. Next on the docket: raw egg-less bean-full chocolate chip cookie dough!

Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip recipe here.

Flourless Double Chocolate Black Bean Brownie recipe here


- Cathleen


[Images and recipes courtesy of Refinery29Chocolate-Covered Katie and Chowdivine]

3 comments:

  1. Just you wait Catie until you have a child that won't eat ANYTHING! (AKA Clem and Ted). Then all of a sudden that sneaking the good stuff in is the only option you've got!

    -Grace

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  2. that mousse looks great!

    grace-- does that work on husbands too?????

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