This pudding required two ingredients. Two. And no cooking! Possibly the easiest dessert ever, and it’s delicious to boot.
K ate a whole bowlful and didn’t even realize it was made with tofu. Not that she has any objection to soy products, but the point is that you would never know. If I hadn’t made it, I wouldn’t know. Except for maybe some of the white chunks that didn’t get thoroughly blended…but no biggie.
I used this recipe and though I wasn’t able to pipe the pudding into my bowl as prettily as I would have liked, the taste more than makes up for it.
The part that blows my mind? It’s low calorie. Aside from the fact that it takes a minute to make with only melted chocolate chips and silken tofu, it’s practically good for you!
I used Trader Joe’s brand of silken tofu so I can’t vouch for the brand that the recipe recommends, and I think next time (and there will definitely be a next time) I want to try it with a darker chocolate. The winning component was to make sure to let the pudding sit for a few hours. I waited overnight for the flavors to absorb into the tofu and it made a difference.
This is the kind of dessert I want to make all the time – and with bathing suit season coming up, it might have to become my go-to chocolate fix!
i’d love to try this, thank you for posting it –
and what about the beautiful little bowl?
Ah, the bowl…it’s a street vendor find from a few years ago. It’s handmade by a local artist and sadly, I can’t remember her name. I bought bowls, cups and the most darling three-legged miniature plant pot. I’ll post them one day!
I tried this, but I have to say it does still taste a little too tofu-ish for my liking (I do love the taste of tofu, just not in desserts). Perhaps it was to do with the chocolate – when I added the water as per the recipe, the chocolate seized up and I remembered – all too late! – that chocolate and water don’t mix. I think I’ll give it a go again with a different brand of silken tofu and some properly melted chocolate, sans water… yours looks absolutely delicious.
Oh, I should have been clearer about not having used water, sorry Marisa! I literally used just tofu and melted chocolate and let it sit overnight. I did notice that it wasn’t quite as good the third day, leaving a bit of chalky aftertaste. I’ll update with notes after I’ve tried it again 🙂
Wasn’t your fault, Sanae – I used the recipe you linked to. It did seem strange to add water, but I always like to follow a recipe to the letter the first time I make it, then adapt. I’ll look out for your next version of it!