Easy Chocolate Mousse

Health-conscious readers, you are going to love this!  It's for a super easy chocolate mousse that uses a weight-loss meal replacement powder in the recipe.  The Naturade Total Soy Chocolate Powder comes in pouches you can find at health food stores, and as you can see, is a prize winner of mine!  Fantastic for the lactose intolerant as well.  So if you're tired of diet drinks, indulge in this guilt-free diet dessert!

Quick and Easy Blender Chocolate Soy Protein Mousse

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Total Soy Best Recipe Contest

Submitted by J. Hilton of Rocklin, CA

3 scoops Naturade Total Soy Chocolate Powder, 1/4 Cup water, 3 egg whites, Fat-free whipped topping, if desired, cocoa powder, for dusting, if desired. Place Naturade Total Soy Chocolate Powder, water, and egg whites in blender. Cover and blend on high for 1 minute. Pour into 4 small serving dishes and chill 2 hours. When ready to serve, top with a dollop of whipped topping and a sprinkling of cocoa powder, if desired.

Peanut Butter Cream Pie

Okay, this one has a video I made for Philadelphia Cream Cheese, so get ready to drool as you watch how easily this no-bake pie comes together.  Peanut Butter Cream Pie is rich and delicious, too-- perfect for company or week nights.  I first heard of this recipe from my sister-in-law, Sherri Hilton, but there are dozens of variations of it online as well.  The original called for superfine sugar, but I made some modifications (powdered sugar instead of superfine sugar, for example), and also created some variations you can try, listed below the recipe.
Click here to see the demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6RcW5nBIew

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 Cup peanut butter
2 Tablespoons melted butter
1 Cup powdered sugar
2 Cups whipped topping, thawed (or whipped cream)
1 graham cracker pie crust, homemade or purchased
Optional: Additional whipped topping, chocolate shavings, peanut butter cups

1.  (What?  Only one step? Yep.) In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, melted butter, and sugar until smooth.  Fold in whipped topping, then spoon into crust and chill.  When ready to serve, cover with additional whipped topping and garnishes as desired.
VARIATIONS:
Make this pie in a brownie crust (just mash cooked brownies onto bottom and sides of pie plate.)
Make this pie in an Oreo crust.
Make this pie in an oatmeal cookie crust.
Prepare two chocolate cream pies, then divide this batter atop the chocolate layers.
Smooth this over brownies for a creamy top layer, chill, then slice.
Use this batter in a trifle-- with crumbled brownies, whipped cream, and crushed peanut butter cups.
Top a cheesecake with this batter, chill thoroughly.