Blackcurrant and chestnut verrines
Blackcurrants and chestnuts and go together really well, as the tang of the one balances the gentle sweetness of the other.
Here they are combined in a verrrine, with a blackcurrant crémeux and chestnut mousse, served with a little sablé biscuit.
Here they are combined in a verrrine, with a blackcurrant crémeux and chestnut mousse, served with a little sablé biscuit.
34 K
1 hour 9 min.
Easy
12 pieces
3 IngredientsLast modified on: November 1st 2020
For 12 pieces, you will need:
- 1
200 ml sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
600 ml fruit crémeux - 3
400 ml chestnut mousse in a whipper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Resting: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 9 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Roll out 200 ml sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) into a long rectangle and cut into strips about half an inch (1 cm) wide.
Bake at 390°F (200°C) for 10 to 15 minutes.
Set aside on a wire rack.
Bake at 390°F (200°C) for 10 to 15 minutes.
Set aside on a wire rack.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Divide the blackcurrant crémeux evenly between the glasses.
Stage 3 - 40 min.
Leave to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for half an hour.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Once the crémeux is cold and set, fill up the glasses with chestnut mousse.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Just before serving, stick a sablé biscuit into the top. Serve without delay.
Remarks
You can use a different fruit instead of blackcurrants in the crémeux, but do try to keep to something with a hint of acidity (raspberries, currants, etc.), to contrast with the chestnut flavour.
Keeping: Should be eaten the same day.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 280 RDI=110 % | 2,950 RDI=280 % | 1,350 RDI=200 % | 15,600 RDI=780 % | 65,310 RDI: 780 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=9 % | 250 RDI=20 % | 110 RDI=20 % | 1,300 RDI=70 % | 5,440 RDI: 70 % |
| Per piece | 20 RDI=9 % | 250 RDI=20 % | 110 RDI=20 % | 1,300 RDI=70 % | 5,440 RDI: 70 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 pieces : 6.70 €
- Per piece : 0.60 €
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Fruit crémeux
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton apple and rhubarb tart , Raspberry tart, Breton strawberry and verbena tart, Little blackcurrant and vineyard peach sablé tarts , Apple and blackcurrant tarts, ... See them all 5
Chestnut mousse in a whipper
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example:
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
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