Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse on a layer of roasted textures

Callebaut uses a traditional roasting method to awaken a multitude of delicate aromas in the cocoa bean. That’s why I used cappuccino chocolate to accompany the milk chocolate in the mousse: it gives it a surprising touch of roasted coffee on eating.
Level:
Medium

Roasted muesli

Ingredients: Roasted muesli

Preparation: Roasted muesli

Dry roast in frying pan with thick bottom. Crumble with food processor.

Ingredients: Roasted muesli

  • 3.5 oz
    chopped dried apricots
  • 3.5 oz
    chopped raisins
  • 60 ml
    fresh apple juice

Preparation: Roasted muesli

Mix into a paste with food processor.

Preparation: Roasted muesli

Melt cocoa butter at 29°C. Blend everything together and place in a 25 x
25 cm frame with a height of 0.5 cm. Chill for 1 hour and cut into squares.

Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

Ingredients: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

  • 1.8 oz
    egg yolks
  • 1.9 oz
    caster sugar

Preparation: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

Whisk together.

Ingredients: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

  • 4.4 oz
    whipping cream

Preparation: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

Add to previous mixture and heat up to 85°C.

Ingredients: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

Preparation: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

Melt and add to previous mixture. Leave to cool.

Ingredients: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

  • 1.2 lb
    semi-whipped cream 45%

Preparation: Cappuccino and milk chocolate mousse

Fold into previous mixture. Set in 2-cm-high frame.

Milk chocolate glaze

Ingredients: Milk chocolate glaze

  • 2.6 oz
    water
  • 2.1 oz
    caster sugar
  • 3.0 oz
    glucose

Preparation: Milk chocolate glaze

Mix and boil.

Ingredients: Milk chocolate glaze

  • 0.3 oz
    gelatin
  • 1.8 oz
    sweetened concentrated milk

Preparation: Milk chocolate glaze

Soften gelatine and add to previous mixture together with milk.

Ingredients: Milk chocolate glaze

Preparation: Milk chocolate glaze

Add to previous mixture and emulsify with hand blender. Leave to cool
and glaze at 40°C.

Lacy cocoa nib wafer

Ingredients: Lacy cocoa nib wafer

  • 7.1 oz
    butter
  • 2.8 oz
    glucose
  • 80 ml
    double cream (48%)

Preparation: Lacy cocoa nib wafer

Melt together.

Ingredients: Lacy cocoa nib wafer

  • 8.5 oz
    caster sugar
  • 0.2 oz
    NH pectin

Preparation: Lacy cocoa nib wafer

Blend together and add to previous mixture. Boil shortly to thicken.

Ingredients: Lacy cocoa nib wafer

Preparation: Lacy cocoa nib wafer

Add to previous mixture and roll between two sheets of silicone paper.
Place in fridge to set. Remove top silicone sheet and bake at 150°C for
approx. 10 minutes. Don’t burn cocoa nibs. Remove from oven and leave
to set. Break into desired shape.