Last night was the second installment of classes at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace. I really love teaching and these classes are a great reminder of how much fun food can be. The theme of the class was “Meatless Mondays” a course aimed at teaching folks how to go meatless once a week. Because I can’t help but be crazy, I made the whole class vegan and gluten free. Ya know, ’cause I love a good challenge. But, overall consensus was that the food was tasty! Proof that veggies can be delicious without cheese.
One of the night’s big hits were the Chocolate Orange Pots De Creme. No eggs, no cream, no problem. There were a few speciality ingredients that gave this dessert special life, but I did two different renditions. One with bittersweet chocolate and one with semi-sweet chocolate. It still has the density and body of a good pots de creme, but enough lightness and airiness, almost like a mousse.
Overall, it’s a very simple process. (Full printable recipe at the bottom of the post.)
Start with putting the coconut milk, the coconut oil, palm shortening and sugar in a pot over medium high heat and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and add in your chocolate chips, ginger paste, vanilla bean, orange juice and orange zest. It should look something like this:
Then add in the avocado and using an immersion blender (or put it all in a stand blender), blend until the avocado is pulverized and the entire mixture is smooth. Blending for at least a minute isn’t bad as it whips in extra air to make the dessert light.
Pour this mixture into serving glasses and put in the refridgerator to set at least 2 hours.
I also garnished them with candied orange peel. I used a recipe from Food Network.
And, the final presentation! I keep them to small serving glasses because these are rather rich.
PrintChocolate Orange Pots de Creme
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Description
A chocolate pots de creme with a zing of orange that you would never know is completely vegan.
Ingredients
- 10 oz package of Semi Sweet Equal Exchange Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 ripe avocado diced
- 1 15 oz can coconut milk
- 3 Tbs coconut oil
- 1 Tbs Nutiva Red Palm Shortening
- 1 Tbs confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 Tbs fresh orange juice
- zest of 1 orange
- 1 vanilla bean pod
Instructions
- Heat coconut milk, coconut oil, red palm shortening and sugar over medium high heat until simmering.
- Remove from heat then immediately add in chocolate chips, ginger paste, orange juice, orange zest and the scraped out center of the vanilla bean pod.
- Add in the avocado and using a blender (or hand blender in the pot), blend until completely smooth and frothy on top.
- Pour mixture into ramekins or other small serving vessels.
- Optional garnishes: cocoa nibs or candied orange rind.
- Place ramekins into a refrigerator to set at least 2 hours.
- Serve cold.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: French
September 14, 2015, 1:53 pm
Looks wonderful. Do you think dairy free chocolate chips will work as well?
May 9, 2024, 2:41 am
These Chocolate Orange Pots De Creme sound absolutely divine. I am impressed by how you have crafted a rich dessert while keeping it vegan and gluten free. Can not wait to try making them myself.
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