Description
Homemade pistachio chocolate ganache combines luxurious nutty notes with rich chocolate complexity. Mediterranean flavors create an elegant dessert topping perfect for pastry enthusiasts seeking sophisticated culinary experiences.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 medium eggs (150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 90 g (3.2 oz) granulated sugar
- 75 g (2.6 oz) almond flour
- 75 g (2.6 oz) ground pistachios
- 75 g (2.6 oz) butter
- 50 g (1.8 oz) mascarpone cheese
- 15 g (0.5 oz) pistachio paste
- 65 g (2.3 oz) dark chocolate
- 220 g (7.8 oz) heavy cream (30% fat)
- 6 g (0.2 oz) acacia honey
Instructions
- Chocolate Preparation: Meticulously dice dark chocolate into fine fragments, depositing them into a heat-resistant vessel.
- Cream Infusion: Gently warm heavy cream and honey in a saucepan until barely simmering, stirring attentively to prevent burning.
- Emulsion Creation: Stream the heated cream over chocolate, whisking vigorously to develop a silky, lustrous blend, ensuring complete chocolate dissolution.
- Cream Integration: Fold cold heavy cream into the chocolate mixture, blending until achieving a homogeneous, velvety texture.
- Chilling Process: Shield ganache surface with plastic wrap, refrigerate for 4-6 hours to solidify and develop optimal consistency.
- Whipping Technique: Extract chilled ganache and utilize an electric mixer to transform the mixture into a stable, airy cream with defined peaks.
- Decorative Finishing: Load whipped ganache into a piping bag with an ornate tip, elegantly distributing over a cooled cake surface and adorning with crushed and whole pistachios for visual and textural complexity.
Notes
- Chocolate Quality Matters: Use high-quality dark chocolate with at least 60% cocoa content for rich, deep flavor and smooth ganache texture.
- Prevent Cream Scorching: Stir cream mixture constantly while heating to avoid burning and ensure even temperature distribution.
- Whipping Technique: Chill ganache thoroughly before whipping to achieve stable, firm peaks that hold their shape during piping.
- Nut Garnish Tip: Toast pistachios lightly before chopping to enhance their nutty flavor and add a delightful crunch to the dessert.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 373
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 87 mg