Rhubarb and custard chocolates

Level:
Medium
Makes:
4 half-sphere chocolate plates

Rhubarb preserve

Ingredients: Rhubarb preserve

  • 200 g
    rhubarb puree
  • 100 g
    water

Preparation: Rhubarb preserve

Combine and heat to 40°C (104°F).

Ingredients: Rhubarb preserve

  • 20 g
    yellow pectin
  • 160 g
    sugar

Preparation: Rhubarb preserve

Mix together and add. Cook to 103°C (217°F).

Ingredients: Rhubarb preserve

  • 2 g
    citric acid solution

Preparation: Rhubarb preserve

Add and allow to cool.

Custard ganache

Ingredients: Custard ganache

  • 250 g
    warm UHT whipping cream 35%
  • 5 g
    custard powder

Preparation: Custard ganache

Combine and bring to the boil to cook the starch. Cool to 65°C (149°F). 

Ingredients: Custard ganache

Preparation: Custard ganache

Pour the cream over the chocolate and trimoline. Blend together in a Robot-Coupe® until smooth. Cool to 29°C (84°F).

Finishing and presentation

- Brush a green line into the base of 4 half-sphere chocolate moulds with IBC green cocoa butter (ref. KLE 008008).

- Dust a small section of the mould with IBC Creative Scarlet powder (ref. KLE 010 104).

- Spray the mould with IBC white cocoa butter (ref. KLE 008 001).

- Line the moulds with pre-crystallised white chocolate Callebaut® Select W2NV.

- Pipe the rhubarb preserve 1/3 into the base of the prepared moulds.

- Pipe custard ganache on top, leaving a 2 mm gap at the top of the mould.

- Allow to set and close with pre-crystallised white chocolate Callebaut® Select W2NV.