This is a delicious and easy dessert using sweetened chestnut puree. Ingredients 375 g Sweetened Chestnut Puree 200 g Dark Chocolate (70% cocoa solids) 85 g Unsalted butter Zest of one orange 2 tbls Grand Marnier or Cointreau Method Melt ... Read more
Barquette aux Marrons
Serves 6-8 Ingredients 250g shortcrust pastry (use your usual recipe, or 240g plain flour, 180g butter and 60ml water will give the amount required) Almond Layer 60g butter, at room temperature 60g ground almonds 60g castor sugar 1 tsp plain flour 1 egg 1 tsp ... Read more
Chocolate-Chestnut Self-Saucing Puddings
Serves 6 Prep time 30 mins, cook 20 mins (plus standing) Ingredients 50 gm dried muscatels or raisins 75 ml Marsala 340 gm brown sugar 140 gm butter, softened 2 eggs 100 gm sweetened chestnut puree 225 gm (1½ cups) self-raising flour 65 gm Dutch-process ... Read more
Spiced Wine-Poached Quince with Chocolate And Chestnut Mousse
Serves 8 Ingredients 150 gm dark chocolate, coarsely chopped 50 ml brandy 2 gelatine leaves [2gm each] 2 eggs, separated 2 tbsp granulated sugar 150 gm sweetened chestnut puree, at room temperature cup thickened cream, whipped to soft peaks Spiced wine-poached ... Read more
Chocolate Chestnut Cakes
Makes 6 Ingredients 3 Eggs 85 gm caster sugar 50 gm (1/3 cup) cornflour 25 gm (¼ cup) Dutch-process cocoa 1 tsp cream of tartar ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tbls plain flour 40 gm unsalted butter, melted ½ cup thickened cream ¼ cup sweetened chestnut ... Read more
Chestnut Panna Cotta with Moscati-Poached Pears
Serves 8 Ingredients 500 gm caster sugar 200 ml Moscati D'Asti or other sparkling wine Vanilla bean, split lengthways stick of cinnamon Thinly peeled rind of1 orange 8 Corella pears, peeled Icing sugar, for dusting Chestnut Panna Cotta 800 ml ... Read more
