Dairy-Free Chocolate Covered Strawberry Mousse Hearts

Want a light and refreshing dairy-free dessert to serve for Valentine’s Day that is also easy to make? Give these Dairy-Free Chocolate Covered Strawberry Mousse Hearts a try.

Each 4 ingredient heart was created using Silk Cashewmilk and Silk Dairy-Free Strawberry Yogurt Alternative as part of a sponsored post for Tap Influence. #SilkBloom

 

Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, and I thought you might like an edible craft recipe idea that is simple to make and lower in calories than my usual fare. As an added bonus, it’s also dairy free.

I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned that I’m lactose intolerant, but I am, and have been since childhood. For most of my life, I suffered from severe stomach aches and could not pinpoint what caused them.

The only time I landed in the emergency room as a child, was due to abdominal pain and sadly, it would be another 20 years before I figured out that dairy was the culprit.

Once I had a diagnosis, and knew I had to change my diet, I needed to find milk alternatives and fortunately Silk products were readily available in the grocery stores.

I’ve tried all of their dairy alternatives and my new favorite is the Silks’ Cashewmilk. It is nicely thick and creamy and even though it has 25% fewer calories than skim milk, it’s makes a great substitute for heavy whipping cream when used to make a chocolate ganache or glaze.At Christmas I used a cashew milk chocolate ganache to fill some Triple Chocolate Christmas Mice Truffles and no one could tell I had swapped out cashew milk for the cream.

Being Valentine’s Day is a chocolate kind of holiday, I figured I’d made some more of the ganache, but wanted to try it as part of a dessert. When I was shopping for the Silk Cashewmilk, I spotted some Silk Dairy-Free Strawberry Yogurt Alternative and figured I could use it to make a lactose free mousse.

I had not tried the yogurt alternative before and was pleased to find that it’s texture is pretty identical to yogurt and it’s flavor is sweet and fruity, and when mixed with some dairy free whipped topping, it makes a really nice mousse.

To make my dessert festive I made the mousse heart shaped, by using silicone molds.

Each strawberry mousse heart is light and refreshing and when topped with cashewmilk ganache is rich and chocolaty too. If you like chocolate covered strawberries, you’ll love this Valentine’s Day dessert.

What I really love is that after eating one of these hearts, I don’t feel guilty at all. If my calculations are correct each dessert has just under 200 calories. Not bad for a sinful tasting treat.

Dairy-Free Chocolate Covered Strawberry Mousse Hearts

Ingredients: (makes 6)

Strawberry Yogurt Mousse –
3 (150 gram) containers Silk Dairy-Free Strawberry Yogurt Alternative
1 cup dairy free frozen whipped topping, thawed*

Chocolate Ganache –

1/3 cup Silk Cashewmilk
4 ounces dairy free semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped

*You can find dairy free frozen whipped topping at the grocery store or health food stores, or if you prefer you can make your own using coconut milk.

Supplies:

Wilton Silicone Heart Mold

Instructions:

Fold together the 3 containers of Silk Dairy-Free Strawberry Yogurt Alternative and the whipped topping.

Pour into the silicone heart mold, cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for at least 2 hours.

Push on the back side of each heart, releasing them from the mold.

While the hearts are frozen solid, move them to small dessert plates.

Allow them to sit at room temperature for 1 hour to thaw, or place in the refrigerator for up to 3 hours.

Pour the Silk Cashewmilk over the finely chopped semi-sweet chocolate. Heat in microwave on high power for 45 seconds. Let sit in microwave for 2 minutes, then remove and stir. If not completely melted heat for 10 second increments, stirring after each until melted.

Let cool for 30 minutes just until it thickens slightly. You can see after that amount of time it coats the spatula. You want it pourable not thick. If you wait too long and it thickens, reheat it for 8-10 seconds to thin it out.

Just before serving, pour over the thawed strawberry mousse hearts and serve for a special Valentine’s Day treat.

Even if you aren’t lactose intolerant, this dessert is wonderful and being Silk Cashewmilk creates the perfect match between creamy, delicious taste and fewer calories, it makes for a lighter dessert, which is always appreciated.

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I use Silk Cashewmilk on a daily basis, and was happy to share another recipe using the product with you.

Items used to make this project that are available on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)

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