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.