This is not only a spooky dessert worthy of a campfire, it’s quite gruesome too. If you have kids (or grownups) that love gross things they will love this, because it’s meant to be a horror-worthy end to your Halloween meal!
In all honesty it’s a simple and even wholesome chocolate dessert that’s simply made with chocolate chips, coconut milk, sweetener, vanilla and forbidden black rice. It cooks in your slow cooker and thickens up a ton in the fridge.
Mine was very runny before I put it into the fridge and came out in a super-thick mousse. To make it thinner I recommend using less rice, but again don’t be nervous that it’s not set up at all before you put it in the fridge.
You could take out some of the gruesome by either leaving out the chocolate chips and adding a sweetener of your choice to taste, or make a vanilla pudding or use white rice instead of black. Think of this recipe as a starting point for your own custom Halloween pudding. You could leave out the chocolate chips and use 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin instead.
Gruesome Forbidden Rice Halloween Mousse
soy-free, gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1 14 ounce can full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup forbidden rice, use less to make pudding instead of mousse
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a 1½ to 2 quart slow cooker add all the ingredients and cook on high for 2½ to 3 hours. It will still be runny and the black rice will not be as soft as white rice would be in the pudding - it will be more al dente.
- Put in the fridge for at least 6 hours.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Amount Per Serving Calories 58Saturated Fat 1gCholesterol 1mgSodium 7mgCarbohydrates 7gSugar 7g
Becky says
This looks so simple and tasty! I love the idea of using pumpkin in place of the chocolate. YUM!
patti says
This sounds tasty. How much cocoa?
Kathy Hester says
Patti,
Sorry about that – I realized I wrote cocoa in the text but I meant chocolate from the chocolate chips. I’ve corrected the text. The recipe was always correct though.
karen says
What type of chocolate chips? should they be vegan?
Kathy Hester says
I always use vegan chocolate chips and they work great.
Lisa says
What is forbidden rice. And thanks for the recipe
Kathy Hester says
It’s a black rice that’s good for you and spooky. You can get it online and on bulk at many Whole Foods Stores.
GiGi says
A black dessert that transforms from a liquid to a thick pudding of desire. Perfect for the Jeckyll and Hydes that will be here on Halloween!
The Peace Patch says
I just discovered the Lotus black rice and was trying to think of an excuse to use it…this is perfect! I think for my nephews it will be Frankenstein’s Brains. 🙂