Decadent Trifle
The true definition of indulgent healthy food. This trifle is 100% plant-based! Layered with luscious flavours from the deep, chocolatey brownies, dollops of smooth and creamy chocolate mousse, topped with a spiced berry compote with vanilla chia pudding to bring it all together.
Ingredients
The Brownies
- B-well Baking Spray
- ½ cup B-well Pure Canola Oil
- 1 tbsp B-well Thick & Creamy Mayonnaise
- 2 cups quinoa flour (or other plant based flours)
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed/pureed
- ½ cup cacao powder
- 1 ½ cups almond milk (or other plant milk of choice)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup coconut nectar sugar
Chocolate Mousse
- 2 ripe avocados
- 4 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 ripe banana
- 3 tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Berry Compote
- 150 g of your favourite berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries or a mix)
- 50 ml orange or berry juice
- 1 tsp cornflour / chia seeds
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
Chia Pudding (can double if prefer a looser, creamier trifle)
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 tbsp rose water
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tbsp coconut nectar
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cacao powder, salt and baking powder and set aside
- In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas till slightly smooth (still slightly chunky). Add the B-Well Canola oil, almond milk, vanilla extract, and coconut sugar. Stir well.
- Take the medium bowl with dry ingredients and add to the large bowl with wet ingredients, mix and stir until all the ingredients are blended.
- Allow mixture to rest for 10 min.
- Spray cupcake moulds or cake tray with B-well Baking Spray.
- Pour batter into moulds or greased cake tray and put into the oven.
- Bake for 20 min, or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven.
Chocolate Mousse
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until mixed.
Berry Compote
- In a small pot on medium heat, add in the berries, spices and juice. Gently mix, cover and let simmer for 15 min.
- Stir in the cornflour and remove off the heat to thicken and cool.
Chia Pudding
- Mix all the ingredients together and allow to stand and set in the refrigerator for a few hours before using. Blitz in the blender to make it smoother and creamier.