Chocolate Tofu Pudding
Tofu is one of those amazingly versatile foods that you can use in so many different ways. It’s flavor is neutral, allowing it to take on and absorb the flavors of whatever you are cooking with. Using it as a base in dips and sauces is delicious, but have you ever made a creamy pudding out of it? This chocolate tofu pudding is so silky and tasty, I guarantee your kids will never notice that it’s not the Jell-O kind from the box. Even Bill Cosby would be proud.
We tested this recipe 6 times with different brands of tofus and cocoa powders. At the end of the day, we decided that most brands of silken, or soft, tofu in your grocery store refrigerator section or “Mori-Nu silken firm un-refrigerated tofu” (sold at most healthy food stores) are the best options. Both tofus produced super smooth pudding results. We also played around with the amount of cocoa powder. You can use more or less cocoa then the amount called for in the recipe, but 1/3 cup seemed to produce a perfectly chocolaty pudding that wasn’t too light or too rich.
This recipe is also a great option for parents trying to watch their waistline. It’s low in fat and calories since there’s NO fat in cocoa powder and it’s not laden with sugar. My girlfriend came over for dinner and she and Kenya were hilarious digging into the pudding together and swallowing it so fast their dishes were empty within seconds!
Chocolate Tofu Pudding (Serves 4-6)
1 14 Oz Package Soft Silken Tofu (I like House Foods soft silken or Mori-Nu firm silken)
1/3 Cup Pure Cocoa Powder
1/3 Cup Agave Nectar (feel free to use a little more if you want it sweeter)
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend to combine.
2. Scrape down the sides of the food processor and blend again to make sure everything is incorporated.
3. Serve immediately or chilled.
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This is rich, creamy, really chocolaty and 5 minutes easy. I used a hand held blender in a tallish container. You wouldn’t think that creamy base is silken tofu in a million years. Chocolate is actually good for you with antioxidants, no cream means cruelty free, and the agave does not have it’s own flavor in this desert – it’s not like using honey or maple syrup. It’s just sweet and low glycemic index, it won’t spike your insulin. Junk food that’s so tasty – we make this all the time.
Do you drain the tofu or just throw everything in?
In most cases, you do have to drain the tofu if you are searing it but with this, you can just toss it in the food processor. If it does come in water, just pat it dry and toss it in.
This looks awesome. I don’t like agave though- do you think it would work with honey or sugar instead? Any recommendation?
Honey would be great!:)
I must have done something wrong. It turned out liquidy. Very liquidy. Oh well, I put it in the freezer. If life doesn’t give you pudding, make ice cream.
Any other options besides agave or honey? I have a 1 yr. old and am leary of these 2 ingredients for her, but would love it for the protein!
Maple Syrup!! or as Michael Bittman does, simple syrup. Or melt semi sweet chocolate and omit the sugar completely.
Made pudding pops with this and they turned out great!
@Mary- no reason at all to not feed your 2 yr old agave. Far healthier than HFCS or sugar, and honey is not advisable for young children.
Can this be done in a kitchen aid mixer? Or would it be better in a vitamix? I dont have a food processor..
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Do you think this would work as a low-cal frosting? Was thinking of making it and then thickening part, as needed, to frost a birthday cake…
ugh, I made this, and while the texture was great (for pudding, not frosting) the taste was really jarring. not sure if it’s because I’m not used to the agave sweetener, or whether the tofu had a taste, but it’s incredibly artificial tasting (during and after). may try freezing it and hoping that temperature overcomes flavor in that regar, but sad to lose this healthy-seeming alternative to stovetop pudding!
I have made a version of this pudding using pure maple syrup. It always tastes best the next day. It gives the flavors a chance to meld and the chocolate flavor a bit of time to smooth out. if it is too thin use firmer tofu. It also makes excellent pudding pops in the freezer!
I have Ghiradelli unsweetened cocoa powder. Is that the same thing as this recipe calls for? Or would I need to sweeten it more? Thank you for any advice!
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This pudding is delicious! It tastes so rich and creamy…better than any pudding you will find in the supermarket! Thanks Catherine!
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