I’ve had an amazing coconut date mousse at Cafe Gratitude and attempted to recreate it at home. Their food is pretty expensive, so I was very pleased that this came out so well. I don’t recommend using a low fat coconut milk. The fat from the coconut milk and the fiber from the dates keeps this from turning into jello, unless that’s what you want.
Paleo and Gluten Free Coconut Date Mousse
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Cook time
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Ingredients
- 7 dates (use more or less depending on sweet preferences and size of dates)
- 1 tbsp of gelatin (Great Lakes Unflavored Gelatin )
- 1 can of coconut milk (Native Forest unsweetened classic )
- ½ cup of water
Instructions
- Dissolve 1 tbsp of gelatin in water. I like to slowly whisk the gelatin into water with a fork, until it becomes a gel.
- Add gelatin mixture to a pan with coconut milk
- Heat until you see steam start to rise, don't boil or you will ruin the gelatin. This will make sure the gelatin is dissolved.
- Add liquid and dates to blender, taste test and add extra dates if desired.
- Chill in the fridge for 4 to six hours or until firm.
Notes
A half hour in the freezer will work for impatient people like me.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2
I need to try it… where did you get the gelatin?
I updated the recipe with a link to it on amazon. That's where I got mine. Great Lakes is grass-fed and kosher. A regular grocery store might have it though it may be a different brand.
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do U strain it? Mine has little pieces of date in it. Yours looks completely smooth.
I blended it in the Vitamix for a few minutes and it was completely smooth. I do strain my desserts that contain seeds, such as strawberries and blackberries. So if you don’t have a high speed blender, feel free to strain it.
Any idea of the nutritional data on this recipe?
Here is the nutritional info for the ingredients:
7 dates:
Cal: 462 Sugar: 112g Fat: 0 Fiber: 2g
1 can of native forest coconut milk:
Cal: 700 Sugar: 0g Fat: 15g Fiber: 0g
Gelatin:
Cal: 25 Sugar: 0g Protein: 6g
What size coconut milk do you use? I use Ayam which is 270ml, would I need 400ml?
I use a can of Native Forest Organic Coconut Milk at 398 mL per can. Although I’m sure the recipe will taste just as good, with a little less coconut milk.
Thankyou so much I’m looking forward to trying this!
Your welcome! I hope you like it as much as I do. If you don’t like it just add more dates … I tend to error on the side of less sugar.
Hi there! Thanks for posting this. I was wondering, since I´m not a fan of dates, any substitute for that ingredient? Would it change much if I didn´t add them? Thanks again!
You can sub it for a different sweetener. The dates provide fiber as well, so the mousse might turn out more like a jello.