Open bar passion fruit-arriba ganache

Cocoa beans and the pulp that envelops them are very similar to what’s inside of a passion fruit. So I’ve used it to visualise the innards of a cocoa pod, all of which are key ingredients of the fermentation process.
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Passion ganache

Ingredients: Passion ganache

  • 80 g
    sugar
  • 300 g
    passion fruit pulp

Preparation: Passion ganache

Caramelise sugar. Deglaze with passion fruit pulp and cook to 104°C.

Ingredients: Passion ganache

  • 75 g
    glucose
  • 150 g
    cream

Preparation: Passion ganache

Add to previous mixture and cool to 40°C.

Ingredients: Passion ganache

Preparation: Passion ganache

Melt to 34°C, add to previous mixture and emulsify with stick blender.

Ingredients: Passion ganache

  • 50 g
    butter

Preparation: Passion ganache

Add and emulsify.

"Single Origin Ecuador" Milk ganache

Ingredients: "Single Origin Ecuador" Milk ganache

Preparation: "Single Origin Ecuador" Milk ganache

Boil together cream and glucose, and leave to cool to 80°C.
Pour over chocolate and emulsify with stick blender.

Ingredients: "Single Origin Ecuador" Milk ganache

  • 25 g
    butter

Preparation: "Single Origin Ecuador" Milk ganache

Add and emulsify.

Blackcurrant jelly

Ingredients: Blackcurrant jelly

  • 100 g
    Boiron blackcurrant puree
  • 10 g
    water
  • 10 g
    simple syrup

Preparation: Blackcurrant jelly

Heat together.

Ingredients: Blackcurrant jelly

  • 5 g
    Sosa VGP

Preparation: Blackcurrant jelly

Mix in and pour into frame. Leave to set in refrigerator and cut into cubes.

Berry puree

Ingredients: Berry puree

  • 100 g
    Boiron red berry puree
  • 7 g
    lemon juice
  • 25 g
    simple syrup
  • 5 g
    Sosa VGP

Preparation: Berry puree

Mix together with stick blender.

Swiss meringue

Ingredients: Swiss meringue

  • 125 g
    egg white
  • 165 g
    sugar
  • 75 g
    icing sugar

Preparation: Swiss meringue

Mix together and heat up to 55°C. Pour into stand mixer and mix for 10
minutes. Pipe onto Silpat and bake at 110°C for 3 hours.

Finishing and serving

Mould bar with dark chocolate Callebaut® 2815NV. Add layer of passion fruit ganache, cover with Pailleté
Feuilletine Callebaut® M-7PAIL and finish with layer of Arriba ganache.