Calling on the expertise of Renê Aduan to ferment cocoa pulp with honey, he presented me with a really good ‘cocoa hydromel’ after a few weeks. I combined this personalised mead with Single Origin Brazil Chocolate to amplify the intense cocoa taste in it.
Level:
Medium
Makes:
± 50 bars

Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

Ingredients: Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

  • 280 g
    35% cream
  • 136 g
    Honey
  • 42 g
    Butter
  • 37 g
    Sorbitol powder
  • 1 g
    Salt
  • 37 g
    Dextrose

Preparation: Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

Mix and heat up to approx. 50/60°C. Cool down to 40°C.

Ingredients: Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

Preparation: Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

Melt together at 30°C and pour previous mixture over it. Emulsify.

Ingredients: Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

  • 102 g
    Cocoa ‘hydromel’

Preparation: Honey and ‘hydromel’ ganache

Incorporate into previous mixture.