BEETROOT CHOCOLATE POTS

I think this is my favourite recipe on the blog. I'm not a dinner party kind of person, but if I was, this is the dessert I'd make! They couldn't be easier & you can make them a day in advance if you're having friends over.
Beetroot in a dessert may not sound that appealing but I promise it works really well with chocolate - it gives the choc pots a really nice colour and makes them more nutritious as well as delicious. I've managed to get these past both my sisters who are not fans of vegetables lurking in desserts- the key is not to tell them :)

INGREDIENTS  makes 4 chocolate pots. 

200g of cooked, peeled beetroot flesh (allow 300g raw weight if you're not using pre cooked beetroot.)
200g dark chocolate
200g soy cream ( you could also use regular dairy cream or coconut cream)
50g white chocolate ( I used dairy free chocolate)

1. For the beetroot you can either use precooked beetroot (NOT the kind that is packed in vinegar!) or bake it yourself. To bake it yourself, take a sharp knife and pierce the uncooked beets a few times (as you might do with a baked potato). Place into the oven at 180c for 90 mins, or until the skin is starting to wrinkle and the beet feels soft & cooked when you poke a knife in.
2. Break the chocolate up into small squares. Place in a heat proof bowl.
3. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, then reduce to a simmer. place the bowl on top of the saucepan and let the chocolate melt.
4. Meanwhile, place the cooked beetroot and the cream to a blender & blitz. Depending on how powerful your blender is you may want to push the mixture through a fine sieve to get rid of any lumps.
5. When the chocolate is melted, mix it into the beetroot/cream mixture.
6. Divide the mixture into ramekins, or small bowls, or wine glasses, whatever you want to serve the chocolate pots in.



7. Leave the pots in the fridge to set for a couple of hours.
8. Take 50g white chocolate ( I used vegan white chocolate, you can use any you like). and melt in the same way as you melted the dark chocolate. When it's melted, using a spoon, drizzle the white chocolate over the top of the choc pots.

10. Return to the fridge for half an hour or so to set. Leave in the fridge until you're ready to eat them. Yummm!