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Chocolate ganache Green of London tea
By Anne Desplancke
Serves 8 Dessert- easy
- 30min
- 2h30
Ingredients
Crunchy biscuit base- 7oz Pralinoise cooking chocolate (or similar), melted
- 4.2oz Crêpes Dentelle biscuits (or similar)
- 5.3oz speculoos-type biscuits
- 2 tbsp , blended until powdered
- 7oz dark chocolate (60% cocoa)
- 9.9oz whipping cream (30% fat)
- 1.4oz honey
- 1oz butter, softened
- 2 rounded tbsp , blended until powdered
- Optional: cocoa powder for decoration
Preparation
1. Crunchy biscuit base
- Crush the biscuits into crumbs and tip into a mixing bowl. Add the melted Pralinoise and combine well.
- Spread the mixture evenly in the tart ring, placed on a plate, and press down firmly with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with the powdered tea, then leave to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
2. Ganache
- Heat the cream and honey in a saucepan, then remove from the heat. Add the tea, cover the pan and leave to infuse for 7 minutes.
- Strain through a sieve and heat the cream mixture again without allowing it to boil.
- In a bowl, break the chocolate into small pieces. Pour the hot cream over it in three parts, while stirring with a spatula.
- Add the softened butter and blend the mixture with a stick blender.
- Pour over the tart base then leave to set in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Dust with cocoa powder before serving.
Serving suggestion
An easy way to crush the biscuits is to place them in a food bag then smash with a rolling pin.