The Flavors of Africa

(Created by Bart Van Cauwenberghe - Callebaut Ambassador Belgium)
Orange gel
| Ingredients | Preparation |
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Juniper berries
Mint Vanilla 100 g orange juice 60 g orange pulp 40 g passion fruit 50 g sugar |
Bruise the berries. Cut the mint. Cut the vanilla pod and scrape off the seeds. Put everything in a bowl and heat, until just below boiling temperature. Take away from the heat and leave to infuse for a few hours or even overnight. |
| 3 g agar agar |
Mix the juice mixture and stir in the agar agar. Put back on the heat until it is well absorbed. Pour into a container. |
Africa ganache
| Ingredients | Preparation |
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Cardamom seeds
Coffee beans |
Put the seeds and the beans into a pan to roast them at a high temperature. Keep stirring the seeds and beans to keep them from burning. As soon as they release their aromas, take away from the heat. |
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200 g
cream
50 g glucose 7 g powdered coffee |
Mix the ingredients and add the cardamom and coffee. Bring to the boil and leave to infuse for a few minutes. Sieve. |
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100 g
Callebaut® dark chocolate 70-30-38
125 g Callebaut® milk chocolate 823 25 g butter |
Pour the cream onto the Callets™ and mix well into a homogenous ganache. Mix in the butter. Pour into a piping bag and put away to harden. |
Crunchy praline
| Ingredients | Preparation |
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30 g
milk chocolate Callebaut® 823
50 g cocoa butter |
Melt cocoa butter and chocolate and mix. |
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200 g
classic hazelnut praline Callebaut® PRA-CLAS
80 g ground speculoos (Belgian caramelised biscuits) |
Add everything to the chocolate mixture and mix well. |