Steemit Iron Chef 2018 - Act 02 Round 07 - Beetroot & White Choc Mousse with Ultimate Beetroot Choc Brownies

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When I was little, my Mom did not have to do much to convince me to eat my vegetables, I've always loved them.
It was a different story with my brothers though, and one old wives tale that always worked was 'if you eat all your carrots you will be able to see in the dark'!
We were all afraid of the dark, as our theatrical uncle loved telling us ghost stories - with sound effects and costumes whenever the opportunity arose, much to my father's disdain!
I would always have an extra helping of carrots as I was the scariest cat of them all :)

Mothers throughout the ages have used all kinds of ways to get the kids to eat their vegetables - mashing up the veggies, or hiding it in the Cottage Pie - my brothers would fish out every single pea or carrot, and then have to eat it afterwards- with great difficulty!

Many years later, along came a great steemian chef called @progressivechef and challenged us to Make a Dessert...with a common vegetable!!!

Although I love Beetroot, I simply cannot stand the way the pinky red juices discolour my roast potatoes, roast chicken or whatever may be innocently laying next to it!

With my dessert, I am using that colour to enhance a beautiful creamy and fluffy Beetroot & White Chocolate Mousse served with rich and chewy Ultimate Beetroot Chocolate Brownies.

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The mousse was made using Vanilla & Olive Oil baked Beetroot, cubed and placed in a food processor and blended till fine with cream and melted white Chocolate, then pushed through a sieve. Gelatin was added and the pink beetroot mash was folded into whipped Cream and spooned into pretty glasses. Chocolate shavings were used as garnish.

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I adjusted my favourite Chocolate Brownie recipe and made the Ultimate Beetroot Chocolate Brownies!
Again I processed Vanilla & Olive Oil baked Beetroot cubes and added it to melted Dark Chocolate and Butter. This Brownie contains very little flour, is dense, fudgy, chewy and super delicious.

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Without further ado, here are the required ingredients:
Beetroot White Choc Mousse

  • 150 gram Vanilla & Olive Oil baked Beetroot, cubed
  • 2 tablespoons Castor Sugar
  • 150 gram White Chocolate - melted
  • 2 teaspoons gelatin - softened in a little water
  • 250 ml Dairy Cream

Ultimate Beetroot Chocolate Brownies

  • 200 gram Butter
  • 150 gram Dark Chocolate
  • 150 gram Vanilla & Olive Oil baked Beetroot, cubed
  • 3 Eggs
  • 300 gram Castor Sugar
  • 80 gram Cake Wheat Flour
  • 50 gram Cocoa
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt

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Method:
Sprinkle a little Olive Oil and Vanilla seeds over approx 400 gram Beetroot and bake in oven till cooked.
Cool slightly, peel and cube.

Mousse:
Process beetroot, Castor Sugar and a little cream.
Add melted White Chocolate and Gelatin and process further.
Push through a sieve and fold into whipped Cream.
Spoon into pretty glasses and garnish with Chocolate shavings.

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Brownies:
Melt Chocolate and butter over double boiler.
Add finely processed Beetroot.
Beat eggs and Castor Sugar till thick and glossy - about 5 minutes in electric beater.
Fold in the Chocolate/ Beetroot mixture.
Lastly sift Cake Flour and Cocoa and gently fold in.
Spoon into 20cm square baking paper lined pan or muffin pans - makes approx 15.
Bake at 170 C fan oven for about 25-30 minutes.

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Super excited when I spotted my Phalaenopsis Orchid flowering beautifully at the moment actually almost is the same colour as my Beetroot & White Chocolate Mousse!

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A quick look at the making of my Beetroot Dessert:
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Never in my wildest dreams did I think of using veg into lovely dishes like this @lizelle

Having two sons I got them into spaghetti with vegetable mix to "make them go down", great recipes and the colour of the mousse is gorgeous, as are the orchids.

Thank you so very much @joanstewart, I was also pleasantly surprised that it worked, was super delicious ;)

Looks tasty, I'll need to give it a try. I must say, I'm a bit unsure of beetroot but as they say the proof of the pudding is in the tasting!

I promise you it tasted amazing, this is the first time I've used beetroot in dessert! Thanks for stopping by :)

Miracle-maker that you are, you've managed to make even this crap look appetizing. But I've already told you how I feel about beets. And okra. Oh, and green beans. Especially canned ones.

Haha @enchantedspirit, I've seen some amazing stuff being done here with veggies! Thank you for your lovely comments, appreciated 💞

That pink is such a gorgeous color. I'd probably try it as long as nobody told me what it was. I think I may have had raw beets on salad before. It probably helped that they were totally soaked in dressing. (Yuk-phooey!!)

LOL @theweaselswife, it's really not as bad as that now is it? Obviously it is to you ;);)
Cooked young beetroot actually is super sweet and super tasty :)

oh wow how amazing this is, i love anything with beets and the color is just lovely including the chocolate! woot! love it and thank you for sharing. love, eagle

Thank you @eaglespirit, first time I made a dessert with beetroot, was really delicious!

Looks AMAZING!!!! Mouth watering!

Thank you @fates, appreciate you stopping by :)

Now this is something I could sink my teeth into, it looks superb. I would try this one for sure.
Speaking of carrots, you really can turn orange from eating to much carrots, it happened to me when i was a young pup. My mother always had the little baby food jars a pureed carrots for me to eat and I was a picky eater so Mom just kept on giving me carrots, it wasn't until my aunt came to visit one week and she asked what the hell is wrong with that boy, his skin is orange?
The change in my skin color wasn't noticeable to my parents or my older brothers because they saw me everyday but they took me to the doctor and he said that because I was eating so many helpings of carrots my system couldn't absorb all the carotene so it was spilling over into my skin pigment. It took a couple months without carrots for my skin color to return to normal is what I was told. I just thank God that I didn't like the green beans as much as the carrots, I would have really been scary looking if I had been green.

Hahaha mr Papper, an orange baby would not look as scary as a green one for sure :):) Thank you for the good chuckle, really enjoyed reading your comment 😂😂😂
Thank you for your support & glad you enjoyed this dessert, I've not been making your favourites of late 😉

I did have 20/20 vision up until I was about 50 though, so it may have had a good affect on my eyes

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I just love the colour of that mousse. Such a beautiful pink and captured next the orchids like that makes it even more vibrant in colour.

It also tasted great, the brownies being my favourite! Thanks for stopping by :)

Hahaha, @lizelle I enjoy ur short story very much. My mom told me that eating carrot will make my eyes more big and beautiful, that even more ridiculous right? Anyway, I can already taste that mousse and cake in my mind!! And it's delicious!!

LOL, the stories our Mom's told us hey :):) And we believed them up to a point as well!
Thank you for your great comments, so nice to see you :)

Well I guess that what most mom does for our health

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