Kitchen Table: Minty Mocha Mousse
This rich and creamy pudding has a cool, refreshing taste and a chocolaty flavor but no caffeine or sugar. The trick: roasted chicory “coffee”, raisins, and barley.
October/November 1992
By The Herb Companion staff
• 1/4 cup pearl or pot barley
• 2 cups dark chicory coffee (see below)
• 1/2 teaspoon sea minerals or sun-dried sea salt
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 2 cups apple juice
• 3 tablespoons peppermint leaves
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 3 tablespoons arrowroot
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Rinse barley and place in pressure cooker with chicory coffee. Soak 6 to 8 hours or overnight. Add sea minerals and raisins and pressure-cook 1 hour.
Bring apple juice to a boil, pour over peppermint, and steep in a covered pot 15 minutes. Strain. Puree cooked barley and raisins in blender with tahini and arrowroot, then place in saucepan with apple juice. Heat gently until mixture thickens.
Pour into individual dessert cups and cool. To heighten flavors, make mousse 1/2 to 1 day before serving. Serves 6.
Chicory Coffee
• 1 quart water
• 4 to 6 tablespoons roasted chicory root
Combine water and chicory root, bring to a boil, then simmer 15 minutes or until dark. Strain. May also be made in a percolator.
Don Matesz, Seattle, Washington