A modern take on a timeless flavour pairing, these White Chocolate & Matcha Spheres combines the creamy sweetness of Callebaut W2 White Chocolate with the delicate, earthy notes of premium matcha. The striking two-tone shell creates a beautiful visual contrast, while the aerated centre delivers a unique light texture that melts effortlessly on the palate.
Level:
Easy
Makes:
Makes 4 x 2cm half sphere moulds
Shelf life:
6 months

Shells

Ingredients: Shells

Preparation: Shells

  1. Temper and white chocolate then divide into two bowls and mix in the matcha powder into one of the bowls. 
  2. Line four moulds two with the white and one with the matcha chocolates. 
  3. Leave to two moulds to set. 
  4. Temper the chocolate, then weight out 400g of each chocolate in two separate bowls, and then add 4g matcha powder to one bowl and mix well. 
  5. Add 53g cocoa butter to each bowl. 
  6. Place the matcha chocolate into gas gun and charge with two gasses. 
  7. Place the white sheals into a vanpac machine and start to deposit the chocolate in the gun into the sheals as much as you can. 
  8. Straight away start to vacuum then emergently turn of the machine at the wall plug to hold the chocolate until set, this will take 1 hour. 
  9. Repeat with the other chocolate sheals and mix. 
  10. When both are set, stick opposite flavoured sides together by heating up a heat plate and melting slightly the flat side then sticking together.