Part 1: Cocoa Mousse
Ingredients
Method- 220g heavy cream
- 70g deZaan True Gold cocoa powder
- 240g white chocolate
- 250g heavy cream
- Whip 250g of heavy cream to medium peaks and set aside.
- Bring 220g of heavy cream to simmer. Add cocoa powder and mix to combine.
- Pour cocoa mix over white chocolate and emulsify.
- Fold in whipped cream and mix until smooth.
Part 2: Cocoa crumble
Ingredients
Method- 60g ap flour
- 60g butter
- 45g confectioners’ sugar
- 35g deZaan True Gold cocoa powder
- 20g almond flour
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment mix all ingredients together until crumbled.
- Bake at 350F for 12-14 minutes.
- Let cooldown.
Part 3: Apple Compote
Ingredients
Method- 130g sugar
- 320g apple dices
- 30g butter
- 90g heavy cream
- 1 vanilla pod
- 4g silver gelatin sheets
- Pinch of cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Soak the gelatin in ice water until soft; squeeze out excess water and set aside.
- Cut apples in small dices and keep in cold water with some drops of lime juice (to prevent them of turning brown)
- Add sugar in a small pot and make a deep amber caramel.
- Add butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla bean, followed by heavy cream, mix to incorporate.
- Strain apple dices and add apples to the caramel sauce. Cook until tender.
- Add bloomed gelatin and mix to incorporate.
Part 4: Cinnamon Cream
Ingredients
Method- 100g heavy cream
- 100g white chocolate
- 15g glucose syrup
- 5g ground cinnamon
- 200g heavy cream
- Soak the gelatin in ice water until softened,
- In a small pot, bring heavy cream, cinnamon and glucose syrup to simmer, stir gelatin to dissolve and pour over the chocolate. Make an emulsion with the help of a hand blender and add the second heavy cream.
- Let set in cooler for 6 hours and whip before use.
Part 5: Assembly
Method- Fill each verrine glass with 80 grams of compote and let set in the cooler for 1 hour.
- Pipe 130 grams of mousse on top of the compote and let set in the cooler for 1 more hour.
- Finish with cocoa crumble. Some dots of cinnamon cream and top with apple chips.
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