Add Chocolate and Legumes never tasted so Goooood!

Pictures above walk you through the steps.
​So simple! Do ahead so it has time to set. Chocolate Chips are important! The waxey substance added to make them hold their shape helps hold up the the tofu/chocolate mixture. Legumes never tasted
so good!

SILKEN CHOCOLATE PIE OR PUDDING

This recipe is an old standby, I was in a tofu craze and discovered silken soft tofu can pretty much be used for all sorts of bases and the best part is there is one-three ingredients, no culinary expertise on how proteins thicken and it is a legume/starchy vegetable. I often celebrate "pie" day march 14 with this cream pie. Yes "pie" R squared can come in handy in a kitchen when trying to lay out a dining room with round tables or quantifying how many pies, cakes or other round foods are needed to feed folks or how much table space they will take to serve. Cooking, math and science are definitely connected and why I love the term, STEAM although STEM reminds me of vegetables and trees. The A in STEAM is for ART and food presentation is art and food production and safety is science and math. Pictures of what it looks like with a topping of whipping cream are included and the recipe as well. 

Recipe
1 LB Silken Soft Tofu
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 tsp  Vanilla Extract

Note--needs to be made at least 3-4 hours before serving so it can set.

1. Cream tofu with a whisk or with a food processor until smooth like pancake batter.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips and vanilla
3. Warm the mixture slowly either over the stove or in the microwave. In the microwave heat at full power for 1 minutes at a time for 3 minutes stirring after each minute. 
4. Portion into bowls or into a pie crust. 
5. Optional, Garnish with whipped cream topping and or with fruit, strawberries and cherries are great. 

Variation:
Use white chocolate chips and add pureed fruite such as strawberries or a couple of tablespoons of preserves. What sets it up is the little bit of wax or hardening ingredients in the chocolate chips.

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