Unsettling realization of today is how much less active I’ve become in quarantine: I checked my average daily steps for the past year or so. Remember how I had shingles for a whole month back in November? I couldn’t get off the couch. Yeah, my average steps now in quarantine has been the same as the month of November (4K/day)… And I workout! I run, I walk, 3-4 times a week?
It’s just so difficult to rack up the same number of steps that I used to simply going out and about. Up and down the stairs, riding the subway, getting lunch, going to the bathroom… Now everything is within 10 steps reach.
So I’ve decided to try to average 6K this month. I’ll have to create room for it, but what can we do? Give up dessert? HEEELL NO 🙅♀️ Surely not an option in quarantine.
My dessert portions have been getting a biiiit smaller tho 😅 here’s some mini cups for ya! Freezer treats are life when it’s 80 degrees out.
Let me know if you give these a try!
Small-batch Chocolate Mousse Cups
Equipment
- (Mini) muffin pan
Ingredients
Sugar cookie dough layer
- 1 tbsp coconut oil melted (15 g)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (21 g)
- 2 tbsp applesauce (30 g) I used unsweetened, sub mashed banana or pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup almond flour (56 g)
- 1/4 cup oat flour (30 g) sub coconut or more almond flour
Chocolate Mousse layer
- 1/2 cup applesauce (120 g) sub mashed banana or pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (45 g)
Instructions
- Mix melted oil (I use the microwave), syrup, applesauce, vanilla, salt, almond flour, oat flour until cookie dough forms. Use more or less flour to hit the right consistency. If it's too crumbly you can also add a drop of water or milk.
- Press 1 tbsp cookie dough into each mini muffin cavity.
- In a bowl add applesauce and chocolate, microwave in 30 sec increments and stir until all chocolate is melted.
- Add 1 tbsp chocolate mixture into each muffin cavity.
- Freeze until set, one hour at least. Enjoy and keep these babies frozen!
Notes
- You can make these in a regular muffin pan, in which case you’ll end up with 6 regular sized cups.
Just plain good! Amazing reading a recipe from your blog without having to scroll through a bunch of add and random stuff. Just a great recipe! Happy to share these with my family.
OMG yay! so glad you loved these, and thanks so much for leaving a comment. Me and the baby website really appreciate the support haha! <3 Hugs to your fam!
These sounds amazing. Do you a recommendation of a almond flour replacement? I’m allergic. I just found your page today. I’m so thankful there are people such as yourself that share that amazing recipes!! Thank you so much. I have so many food allergies. These are a life saver
that makes me so happy! i’m obsessed with recipes haha. I very rarely post anything with soy or dairy. You can typically sub oat flour for almond, the product will be a bit less “rich” but still good!