Passion fruit

Maracuyá

Juan Carlos Lopez
Pastry Chef

COCOA SABLÉE

Ingredients:

  • 470 g of cake flour
  • 300g of unsalted butter
  • 250 g of powdered sugar
  • 25 g of albumin (egg whites)
  • 5 g of salt powder
  • 30 g of cocoa

Preparation:

  • Mix the flour, powdered sugar, salt, and cocoa.
  • Once incorporated and a homogeneous mixture is obtained, gradually add the egg whites and finally the rest of the flour. Mix well. Roll out the dough between sheets of rolling pin to a thickness of 2.5 mm and refrigerate.
  • Cut to the size of the mold and bake directly from the refrigerator at 170°C for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.

Passion fruit compote

Ingredients:

  • 180g of Pacific Fruit passion fruit puree
  • 70 g of water
  • 140 g of granulated sugar
  • 10 g of NH pectin
  • 1.5 g of citric acid
  • Lemon zest or basil leaves for flavoring

Preparation:

  • Place the passion fruit puree, water and some of the granulated sugar in a pot and heat.
  • Mix the remaining sugar with the pectin and add to the warm mixture when it reaches 40°C.
  • Heat to 85°C to hydrate the pectin. Once it boils, add the citric acid.
  • Mix with the passion fruit confit.
  • Flavor with lemon zest or basil leaves.

PASSION FRUIT CONFIT

Ingredients:

  • 200g of passion fruit puree with seeds
  • 50g of granulated sugar
  • 70 g of glucose

Preparation:

  • Cook all ingredients to 105°C, until most of the water has evaporated, the puree separates from the seeds and the seeds begin to caramelize.

PASSION FRUIT MOUSSE

Ingredients:

  • 69 g of whipped cream (yogurt-like consistency)
  • 56 g of granulated sugar
  • 56g of gelatin mix
  • 113g of Pacific Fruit passion fruit puree
  • 281 g of passion fruit meringue

Preparation:

  • Lightly beat the cream and add the passion fruit puree with the granulated sugar.
  • Heat to 40°C and add the melted gelatin.
  • Mix with the passion fruit meringue and check the temperature before adding the whipped cream.
  • Use a #16 silicone mold and a double sphere mold to form the passion fruit design.

PASSION FRUIT MERINGUE

Ingredients:

  • 20 g of albumin powder (powdered egg whites)
  • 90g of Pacific Fruit passion fruit puree
  • 100g of granulated sugar
  • 40 g of water

Preparation:

  • Beat all the ingredients with a mixer for 7 minutes.

COLORED GLAZE

Ingredients:

  • 113 g of water
  • 225 g of granulated sugar
  • 146 g of glucose
  • 146 g of condensed milk
  • 270g of white chocolate
  • 18 g of powdered gelatin
  • 113g of mirror glaze
  • 5 g of yellow dye

Preparation:

  • Bring the water, sugar and glucose to a boil at 103°C.
  • Add the hydrated gelatin, mix well and add the condensed milk.
  • Pour over the white chocolate and emulsify well.
  • Heat the mirror glaze to 45°C.
  • Finally, add the glaze, mix with an immersion blender, add color and set aside.

MOUNTING

Preparation:

  • Pour half of the mousse into the silicone sphere mold.
  • Using a piping bag, fill the inside with passion fruit compote, finish with passion fruit mousse and freeze for 6 hours.
  • Remove from the mold and apply a first layer of cocoa butter glaze, then the yellow glaze and add some touches of green color with an airbrush.
  • Place the piece on the shortbread cookie and use dark chocolate to form the stem.

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