
Ingredients
For 40 servings
For the pear jelly
180g
Pear fruit puree
20ml
Lemon juice
30g
Sugar
4g
Gelatin sheets à 3 g
For the chocolate tarts
110g
Butter
110g
Carma Chocolate Venezuela, 70%
180g
Egg(s)
150g
Powdered sugar
60g
AP Flour
40g
Chocolate tartlets 5 cm [9.3 g each]
10g
Candied cocoa nibs, to decorate
For the black currant core
200g
Blackcurrant fruit puree
80g
Powdered sugar
For the pear mousse
400g
QimiQ Whip, chilled
200g
Pear fruit puree
50ml
Lemon juice
80g
Powdered sugar
150ml
Whipping cream 36% fat, beaten
Preparation
- For the pear jelly: bring the pear puree, lemon juice and sugar to a boil. Add the soaked, soft gelatin and allow to cool.
- For the chocolate tarts: melt the butter. Add the chocolate and allow to melt. Whisk the eggs and powdered sugar until fluffy and fold into the butter mixture. Heat the butter-chocolate mixure up to 82° F and fold in the flour. Pour this mixture into the tart cases and bake at 320° F for 4 minutes. Allow to cool. Glaze with the pear jelly and allow to cool.
- For the black currant core, blend the black currant puree and powdered sugar. Pour into small molds and freeze.
- For the pear mousse: lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip until completely smooth ensuring that the entire mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl). Add the pear puree, lemon juice and icing sugar and continue to whisk at top speed until the required volume has been achieved. Fold in the whipped cream and pour into silikon hemisphere molds.
- Place the frozen black currant core into the pear mousse and freeze. Airbursh the pear mousse ball with red cocoa butter to serve.