Kabocha Mousse, the recipe

After I wrote this post: K is for Kabocha, I received an email from a sweet blog-reader named Ann, asking me begging me for the Kabocha Mousse recipe.  Oh Ann, but it’s so easy!

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Katie’s Kabocha Mousse

(Serves 1… unless you’re insane and decide to share)

If you can’t find kabocha, butternut squash  and pumpkin work too.  (Kabochas are shy guys, but many Asian markets carry them.)

• 140ish grams (about 2/3 cup) cooked kabocha (here’s how to cook a kabocha)
• Salt to taste (I use about 1/16th tsp)
• a little less than 1/4 cup ricemilk (this is my favorite; I love the hint of vanilla)

Blend the ingredients in a blender or food processor (such as a Magic Bullet).  Try not to lick the blender blades. (Seriously– restrain yourselves!)

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Kabocha Mousse tastes amazing as-is.  But it also yields itself rather nicely to a plethora of other recipes/ideas…

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Suggestions:

(Warning: there are a lot of ‘em!  And I have even more ideas than the ones I wrote down.  Sometimes, living inside my mind is overwhelming… do y’all ever feel that way about all the thoughts zooming inside your heads?  Or am I just crazy?)

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1. Kabocha Mousse Parfaits!

2. Use as a spread for toast or waffles or pancakes

3. Mix in some beans and rice (or barley or wheatberries) and voila–you have a whole meal (You can mix in veggies too.)

4. Use this mousse in place of the peaches in Peachy Green Ice Cream

5. Substitute vegan vanilla ice cream for the ricemilk… or sub protein powder

6. Add cinnamon or other spices and you’ll end up with something similar to Pumpkin Pie in a Bowl

7. Stir it into soup for added thickness and sweetness

8. Use in place of pumpkin for Kabocha Muffins, Kaboccha Pancakes, or Kabocha Pie Stir Fry

9. Bake the mousse in a pie crust

10. Use as a filling for chard or romaine rolls– instant lettuce wraps

11. STIR IT INTO YOUR OATMEAL (or blend the oatmeal right in)!  You know you want to!  Or mix it into cold cereal (or granola) with milk

12. Mix with grains (or blended grains!) for a yummy pilaf… or increase the liquid and use it as a pasta sauce!

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Chocolate-Covered Kabocha-Covered Meal of the Day

Lunch time!

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Kabocha Mousse, cherry (popping) tomatoes, chilly almond milk, toasty toast with homemade “jam” (smashed, boiled berries– so simple, yet so good!), and Stir Fry Salad (recipe coming soon)

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