Best dessert ever..simple, quick and vegan!
Tofu Chocolate Mousse
1 pkg extra firm silken tofu (i use Mori Nu; look for it to say great for desserts)
1/4-1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
(optional - tbs of powdered sugar)
Put one layer of chocolate chips on a pie plate and microwave for 30 seconds at a time, until melted.
Place tofu, powdered sugar if using and melted chocolate in a blender. Whip until fully blended.
Pour into individual serving dishes and chill at least 2 hours (this is key; helps the flavor).
Serve! Garnish with a vegan non-dairy topping, mint leaves, more chocolate chips, whatever.
So easy. So yum.
Also, plenty of foods are already vegan! Lots of pastas; veggie fajitas; stir-fry (check the sauces used); indian chickpea stew; homemade vegetable noodle soup; tomato and white bean ragout served over fried polenta slices; frozen fruit smoothies for snacks; and so much more.
Try any dish with a vegan meat substitute to replace the meat (i make "fake" vegan goulash all the time using soy crumbles!).
There are ways to get around using eggs as the binder in many recipes.
Like with vegetarians, look for hidden gelatin (found in a lot of yogurts) and animal rennet. Of course you know that vegans go a step further than vegetarians and avoid dairy and eggs, but check with your son to see if he is also avoiding honey and cane sugar (often processed with bone char, unlike beet sugar).
