By Desiree Nieder
Taste the full story of cacao in this magical dessert made with our Cusco 65%! Experience the bright, fruity acidity of cacao fruit and the lively pineapple and melon notes of Cusco 65%, playfully layered from pâte de fruit to espuma, caramel, and pecan-ginger crumble by Desiree Nieder.
Ingredients
- 200 g Cocoa Fruit Juice
- 228 g Sugar
- 40 g Glucose Syrup
- 4 g Pectin
- 3 g Lemon Juice
Preparation
Mix the pectin with a little sugar. Heat the cocoa fruit juice to 50°C, then add the sugar-pectin mixture and bring to a boil. Stir in the remaining sugar and glucose syrup and continue cooking until a temperature of 105°C is reached. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. It's best to let it cool overnight. The next day, blend with a blender until smooth.
Ingredients
- 500 g Koa cacao fruit juice
- 80 g raw cane sugar
- 125 g egg yolk
- 1 gelatin sheet
- 180 g Original Beans Cusco 65% Dark couverture
Preparation
Boil the cocoa fruit juice. Beat the egg yolks and sugar over a double boiler until frothy. Add the boiled cocoa fruit juice and continue heating, stirring constantly, until a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius is reached. Pour the hot mixture over the chocolate, add the softened gelatin, and emulsify with a hand blender. Once cooled, pour the mixture into a cream siphon, screw on two cartridges, and shake well.
Ingredients
- 80 g Koa Cocoa Fruit Juice
- 50 g Cream
- 90 g Sugar
- 20 g Glucose Syrup
- 20 g Cocoa Butter
Preparation
Heat the cocoa fruit juice, cream, and glucose syrup together, but do not boil. In another saucepan, slowly caramelize the sugar. Once the sugar turns amber, gradually stir in the warm mixture. Continue cooking the mixture until it reaches 107 degrees Celsius. Remove the pan from the heat and emulsify the cocoa butter with an immersion blender.
Ingredients
- 50 g roasted pecans
- 40 g cocoa butter
- 50 g Original Beans Yuna 37% White, caramelized
- 20 g cacao pod flakes
- 10 g candied ginger
- 5 g fresh ginger
- 3 g Maldon salt
Preparation
To caramelize the chocolate, preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius. Caramelize the chocolate on a silicone mat or baking paper in the oven for about 15 minutes. Finely chop the roasted pecans, candied ginger, and cooled caramelized chocolate and place everything in a bowl with the cacao nibs. Melt the cocoa butter and pour it over the remaining ingredients. Grate the fresh ginger over the chocolate and add the Maldon salt. Mix everything well and let it cool.




Desiree Nieder
Chef Patissière


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