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Rich Chocolate Ganache

Name: Rich Chocolate Ganache
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 7 oz dark chocolate 70%, chopped; ¾ cup heavy cream; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp honey; Pinch salt

Velvety, rich chocolate ganache, perfect for glazing cakes, tartlets and meringue kisses

⏱ 15 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

🧀 Dairy 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free

Versions:Original 🌱 Vegan ⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl.
Bowl
2
Heat the cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
StoveSmall saucepan
3
Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy cream.
💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.
4
Add the butter, honey and salt and stir until the butter melts.
5
Cool at room temperature for 2 hours, for spreading.

240calories

2 gprotein

16 gcarbs

18 gfat

● protein 3%● carbs 27%● fat 70%

Per serving (56 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Dark chocolate: 1 cup = 240 g · 502 kcal per 100 g · More about Dark chocolate →
Heavy cream: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 324 kcal per 100 g · More about Heavy cream →
Butter: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
Honey: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 21 g · 304 kcal per 100 g · More about Honey →
Salt: 1 tbsp = 18 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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Ganache

Ganache · Ganache
Alternatives for this part: Chocolate Butter Glaze
Possible additions: Cocoa powder · Sugar · butter · Vanilla · Honey · Pinch of salt · Liqueur · Cooling before use · Coconut oil with the cream · For glazing · For truffles · Rolling the balls in nuts …

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