Caramel & Almond Milk Chocolate Bar
Author: Tristan Rousselot
Servings: 10

Ingredients:

TENDER CARAMEL

  • 181g Heavy Cream
  • 88g Sugar
  • 61g Glucose Syrup
  • 0.5g Fleur de Sel
  • 18g Milk Chocolate (38%)
  • 15g PROVA Gourmet Rum Fusion
  • 40g Butter (unsalted)

ALMOND AND RUM FUSION FILLING

  • 29g Milk Chocolate (38%)
  • 8g Cocoa Butter
  • 3g PROVA Gourmet Fusion Rum
  • 110g Almond Praline
  • 0.5g Fleur de Sel

DECORATION

  • 500g Milk Chocolate (38%)
  • 50g Hazelnuts (whole)

Directions:

TENDER CARAMEL

  • 1. Cook the sugar dry. Deglaze with the boiling mixture of cream, glucose, and sea salt. Recook to 105°C.
  • 2. When the caramel reaches 60°C, add the milk chocolate coating and Rum Fusion cocoa butter and blend. At 40°C, incorporate the butter and blend. Reserve at 4°C overnight before use.

ALMOND AND RUM FUSION FILLING

  • 1. Melt the milk chocolate, cocoa butter, and Rum Fusion, then temper. Add the almond praline and sea salt. Use.

DECORATION

  • 1. Roast the hazelnuts for 20 min at 160°C. Let cool and crush the hazelnuts.
  • 2. Temper the milk chocolate. Mold the bars, tap off the excess, and let crystallize.
  • 3. Pipe in the caramel rum fusion, then pipe in the almond filling and let crystallize.
  • 4. Finally, seal the bars with tempered chocolate. Unmold and then pipe caramel on top and place a crushed hazelnut.