Black Sesame + Cherry

I got a new bar mold that is fillable and I want to try out a recipe for it :)


Cherry Caramel

Ingredients:

140g or 1/2 cup cherry puree (purred cherry, I used frozen ones)

60g or 3 big tablespoons sugar

10g or 1 tablespoon glucose syrup 

150g or 1 cup chopped dark chocolate ( I used one of my 78% dark chocolate)

26g or 2 tablespoon butter (I used cacao butter)


Instructions:

  1. Add sugar and glucose syrup into pot

  2. Let simmer

  3. Boil until mix reaches a caramel color and smell

  4. Add cherry puree to caramel and stir constantly until combined

  5. If your cherries are very watery, simmer for 5 min to get some water out

  6. Remove from heat and add butter

  7. Add chocolate to caramel mix 

  8. Blend


Black Sesame Praline

Ingredients:

160 g or 1 cup  sugar

300g or 2 1/4 cup black sesame seeds

2 tablespoons almond oil or cocoa butter

1/2 tablespoon glucose syrup 

200 g or 1 - 1 1/2 cup chocolate (which ever kind you prefer) 


Instructions:

1. Caramelize sugar with glucose syrup

2. Once sugar is browned, add sesame seeds

3. Cool down

4. Grind in a chocolate refiner if you have one or blend in a food processor/blender with the oil until it has the consistency of almond or peanut butter

5. Add chocolate

Angela Pfleiderer