Cocolada: Coconut, Tropical Fruit, Rum

Making the recipe

  • COCONUT CREMIEUX

    Ingrédients

    Coconut 100% Puree Les vergers Boiron – 60g
    Coconut cream – 100g
    Castor sugar – 30g
    Glucose DE60 – 30g
    Lime zest – 5g
    Mascarpone – 100g
    35% Cream – 250g
    Gelatin – 6g
    Vanilla – 4g
    Malibu or white rum – 60g

    Soak gelatin sheets in cold water.
    bring to boil coconut water, glucose & sugar, remove from heat, add gelatin. Pour into a bowl, add coconut cream & mascarpone, whisk until dissolved.
    Add cream, vanilla, lime and malibu, sieve into a container & set in fridge for 24hrs (prepare in advance).
    Once set, either reheat to 30°C to fill sphere or preferably whip to
    soft peak cream consistency ready for filling. Place in piping bag.

  • TROPICAL COMPOTE

    Ingrédients

    Tropical fruit 100% Puree Les vergers Boiron – 60g
    Pineapple 10mm diced – 180g
    Jasmine tea – 3g
    Castor sugar – 20g
    Pectin NH – 1g
    Lime zest – 1u
    Lime juice – 1u

    Make an infusion with water & jasmine tea bring boil, remove, cover with cling-film & cool naturally.
    Peel / dice pineapple into 10mm cubes.
    Place into a sautés’ pan, & gently heat to start releasing the natural sugars.
    Mix sugar, puree, pectin, lime juice & zest.
    Add infusion to pineapple, then sugar mix. Cook down by 1⁄2. Chill & reserve for filling / finishing.

  • STREUSEL CRUMBLE

    Ingrédients

    T55 Flour – 60g
    Cocoa Powder – 10g
    Panela – 75g
    Ground Hazelnut Flour – 75g
    Butter – 75g
    Sea salt – 1g
    Bicarbonate Soda – 1g

    Pre-heat oven to 155°C, mix all ingredients together, set in fridge.
    Grate onto a silicone mat and bake for 15-20 minutes.
    Chill for next stage.

Finish Touch

Finish by filling a brushed chocolate sphere, a coconut
cluster and mint leaf.

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