Chocolate ganache


Chocolate ganache
A chocolate ganache is a mixture of cream and chocolate made while hot. This gives a kind of paste which solidifies somewhat as it cools but remains fairly soft.

This is the filling used in many chocolates.
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Last modified on: January 25th 2022

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 5 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Chocolate ganache
Pour 200 ml cream into a pan over medium heat and bring to the boil.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chocolate ganache
Break 200 g dark chocolate into pieces and tip them all at once into the cream.

Stir gently with a maryse...

Stage 3
Chocolate ganache
...until the mixture is smooth and evenly mixed.

Your ganache is ready. Leave to cool until it reaches the required consistency. The colder it is, the firmer it will be.
Remarks
The proportions for a ganache are very simple: half cream and half chocolate.

Chocolate lovers will enjoy adding a little coffee (2 tablespoonsful, or 1 teaspoonful of instant coffee powder or granules) to the ganache to boost the flavour even more.

You can also add a vanilla pod to the cream to flavour the ganache.You will note that this ganache is not sweetened, if you want a sweeter taste, you can reduce the proportion of chocolate a little and replace it with milk chocolate, or sweeten the cream to your taste.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe10 4 %130 10 %120 20 %1,660 80 %6,930 80 %
Per 100 g2 1 %30 3 %30 5 %410 20 %1,730 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
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  • For 400 g : 2.20 €

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  • I adore Ganache, jh. Thanks for sharing...
    Posted by Louise march 23th 2011 at 17:32 n° 1
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