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Peanut Butter Mousse with aquafaba

Light, airy, and creamy vegan Peanut Butter Mousse. This fluffy dairy-free dessert literally melts in your mouth. The recipe is easy to make with only 6 simple ingredients, it's gluten-free and can be made nut-free & refined sugar-free.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine vegan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Chill time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Hand mixer*
  • Blender*

Ingredients

  • 6 oz (170 g) silken tofu firm, drained (see notes)
  • 1 small banana (see notes)
  • 1/2 cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter (see notes)
  • 3 tbsp (60 g) maple syrup (see notes)
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup (100 ml) aquafaba from one 15 oz can of chickpeas
  • 1 tsp lemon juice or lime juice

Instructions

  • You can watch the video in the post for visual instructions.
  • Add silken tofu, banana, peanut butter, and maple syrup to a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Put the container into the refrigerator.
  • To whip up the aquafaba, simply drain the chickpea water into a large and clean mixing bowl (see step-by-step photos in the blog post above). You will need 1/3 to 1/2 cup (100 ml) of chickpea water. Don't use more and discard the rest or freeze it for later use.
  • Whip up the aquafaba with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Add the lemon juice (or lime juice) after about 8 minutes and whip until you have stiff peaks. It takes about 10 minutes in total. If you can invert the mixing bowl, you can stop mixing. If not, keep going for a few more minutes.
  • Gently fold the aquafaba into the peanut butter mixture by using a spatula.
  • Then spoon the mousse into 2 large or 4 small clean jars and put them into the refrigerator to set, preferably overnight. You can also freeze the mousse for about one hour! Decorate with dairy-free chocolate and enjoy cooled! Check the recipe notes below for substitutes.

Notes

  • For a soy-free version, try out soy-free, vegan cream cheese, or make my chickpea tofu recipe (the white silken tofu version). Read the blog post above for more helpful tips.
  • If you don't like banana, leave it out and use vegan cream cheese instead!
  • I used unsweetened creamy peanut butter. You can use almond butter or any other nut butter. Use sunflower seed butter for a nut-free version.
  • You can use a different sweetener like date syrup, rice malt syrup, agave syrup, etc.
  • Recipe serves 4. Nutrition facts are for one serving.
Nutrition Facts
Peanut Butter Mousse with aquafaba
Amount per Serving
Calories
276
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
17
g
26
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
20
%
Carbohydrates
 
24
g
8
%
Fiber
 
3
g
12
%
Sugar
 
16
g
18
%
Protein
 
10
g
20
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.