White chocolate mousse with tonka bean pralines and plum sorbet


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Ingredients for 10 portion
  • For the white chocolate mousse
  • 450 g QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream, chilled
  • 320 g White chocolate
  • 150 g Butter
  • 150 g Whole egg(s)
  • 1 cl Grand Marnier
  • 80 ml Whipping cream 35-36 % fat
  • 20 g Sugar
  • For the mango coating
  • 170 g Mango puree
  • 50 g Passion fruit puree
  • 100 ml Water
  • 10 g Gelling agent
  • For the tonka bean pralines
  • 60 g QimiQ Classic
  • 120 ml Whipping cream 35-36 % fat
  • 6 g Cocoa powder
  • 150 g Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa)
  • Tonka bean, finely grated, to taste
  • To roll the praline
  • 100 g Cocoa powder
  • 50 g Sugar
  • For the chocolate crumble
  • 50 g Butter, tempered
  • 50 g Brown sugar
  • 50 g Pistachios, chopped
  • 35 g Double-grip flour type 480
  • 8 g Cocoa powder
  • pinch(es) Salt
  • For the plum sorbet
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic
  • 900 g Plums, crushed
  • 110 g Preserving sugar
  • 2 g Cardamom, ground
  • 2 g Cinnamon, ground
  • 3 g Vanilla sugar
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
Method
1.

For the white chocolate mousse: heat all the ingredients to 80 °C in a sauteuse whilst stirring constantly. Mix the mixture well with an immersion blender, fill into moulds and chill overnight to 5 °C.

2.

Whisk the chilled mixture in a food processor for approx. 2 minutes. Fill into silicone moulds and deep-freeze.

3.

For the mango topping: bring the mango puree, passion fruit puree, water and gelling agent to the boil briefly and pour immediately over the white chocolate mousse.

4.

For the tonka bean praline: heat the QimiQ Classic, whipping cream and cocoa powder in a Thermomix to 80 °C. Add the chocolate and the tonka beans and allow the mixture to cool to approx. 36 °C, stirring constantly.

5.

Chill overnight and then use to make small pralines. Roll in the finely ground cocoa-sugar mixture.

6.

For the chocolate crumble: knead all the ingredients quickly to form a dough and chill. Crumble and bake in the oven at 160 °C for 8 minutes.

7.

For the plum sorbet: bring the plums to the boil with the preserving sugar. Mix with the QimiQ Classic in a Thermomix. Pour the mass into a Pacojet beaker and freeze to - 18 °C.

8.

Serve with the remaining ingredients.