Pear charlotte
A charlotte filled with pear mousse (made with whipped cream and pear coulis).
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Last modified on: April 7th 2013
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
4 sheets gelatin - 2
500 g Pears - 3
1 lemon - 4
2 pinches vitamin C (optional) - 5
50 g caster sugar - 6
200 g Sugar syrup - 7
2 tablespoons pear eau-de-vie - 8
20 Finger biscuits - 9
200 g Chantilly cream - Total weight: 1,518 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 12 hours 54 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 13 hours 59 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Put 4 sheets gelatin to soak in cold water.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Peel the pears and cut into 4 lengthways. Remove and discard the core, then cut the quarters into small pieces.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Blend the pears with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, 2 pinches vitamin C and 50 g caster sugar.
You should normally get 400 grams of coulis for 1 charlotte.
You should normally get 400 grams of coulis for 1 charlotte.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pour this pear coulis into a pan on medium heat.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Heat the coulis (no need for it to boil, 122°F or 50°C is hot enough) and add the softened sheets of gelatin.
Whisk to mix thoroughly.
Cool the coulis by standing the pan in cold water, stirring frequently.
Whisk to mix thoroughly.
Cool the coulis by standing the pan in cold water, stirring frequently.
Stage 6 - 1 hour
Once the coulis has cooled to room temperature, cover with plastic film, which should touch the coulis surface to prevent oxidation. Leave to wait in the fridge.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
While the pear coulis is cooling, begin assembling the charlotte. Line the bottom of the mould with plastic film to make turning out easier.
Stage 8
Prepare the soaking syrup by mixing 200 g Sugar syrup, 2 tablespoons pear eau-de-vie and the juice of half a lemon.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Soak the biscuits in the syrup and cover the bottom of the mould.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Then line around the sides.
Stage 11
Check the texture of the pear coulis, which should be thickening and turning pasty.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Prepare 200 g Chantilly cream.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Add the same weight of pear coulis.
Stage 14 - 5 min.
Fold this in using a soft spatula to make the pear mousse.
Stage 15 - 5 min.
Fill the charlotte with half of the pear mousse.
Stage 16 - 3 min.
Add a layer of pear coulis about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick.
Stage 17 - 5 min.
Finish filling with the rest of the pear mousse.
Cover with plastic film and leave overnight in the fridge.
Cover with plastic film and leave overnight in the fridge.
Stage 18 - 12 hours
Turn out shortly before serving and slice vertically.
Remarks
To simplify things, you can miss out the layer of coulis in the middle of the charlotte and simply fill it with the mousse.
You can use this basic method to make charlottes with other fruits, but do be aware that certain fruits can cause problems.
You can use pear juice instead of the sugar syrup.
You can use this basic method to make charlottes with other fruits, but do be aware that certain fruits can cause problems.
You can use pear juice instead of the sugar syrup.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 140 60 % | 3,040 290 % | 250 40 % | 10,950 550 % | 45,840 550 % |
| Per 100 g | 9 4 % | 200 20 % | 20 2 % | 720 40 % | 3,020 40 % |
| Per person | 20 9 % | 510 50 % | 40 6 % | 1,820 90 % | 7,640 90 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.95 €
- Per person : 0.83 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Pears
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Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs, Diplomat cream, Belle-helene in a glass, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, ... See them all 29
Sugar syrup
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Caster sugar
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