Recipe: White chocolate kabocha squash cremeux

White Chocolate Kabocha Squash Cremeux

Recipe by: Kate Siegel, Executive Pastry Chef, Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim

Ingredients

4 (80g) Egg Yolks, fresh

1 1/2 tbs (20g) Sugar

1 cup (235g) Kabocha squash, cooked and pureed

1 cup (225g) 35% Cream

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3/4 cup (105g) Valrhona Ivoire white chocolate, chopped

1 1/4 tbs (18g) Lemon juice

1.5 sheets (3g ) Gelatin

Method

Soak the gelatin in cold water until soft.

Strain and set aside. Bring the squash puree, cream and sugar to a boil. Pour in to the egg yolks a little at a time whisking constantly. Return to the stove and cook over medium heat while stirring constantly with a spatula until it starts to thicken, 84C (183f).

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Remove from the heat and add the gelatin and lemon juice.

Pour over the chocolate and blend well with a hand blender or blend in a vita mix/ bar blender.

Strain through a fine strainer and pour in to glasses or prebaked 2” tart shells and allow to set in the fridge (at least 4 hours).

Serve with cinnamon (or bourbon) spiked whipped cream.

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