Louis XV au Croustillant de Pralin Recipe

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Louis XV au Croustillant de Pralin
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Ingredients:

  • 26 1/2 oz/750 g cream
  • 29 1/4 oz/830 g dark chocolate
  • 7 oz/200 g superfine sugar
  • 3 oz/85 g cocoa powder
  • 3 oz/85 g double cream
  • 4 1/3 oz/125 g ground hazelnuts
  • 4 1/3 oz/125 g confectioners' sugar
  • 3 1/2 oz/100 g egg whites
  • 12 1/3 oz/350 g hazelnuts
  • 5 1/4 oz/150 g granulated sugar
  • 3 1/2 oz/100 g white chocolate
  • 7 oz/200 g fine biscuits , such as gavottes
  • 8 1/8 oz/230 g cream

Directions:

  1. For the glacage paradis: Bring the cream to a boil. Pour the cream on top of the dark chocolate. Mix gently. In a saucepan, bring 8 3/4 ounces water and the superfine sugar to a boil. Add the cocoa powder and the double cream, then bring back to a boil. Delicately mix the dark chocolate and the cocoa powder mixtures together. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
  2. For the dacquoise: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F/190 degrees C. Mix together the ground hazelnut and the confectioners' sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites using a hand mixer. When the egg whites have doubled in volume, add in the superfine sugar. Delicately incorporate the hazelnut mixture. Smooth into a circle on a baking tray covered in parchment paper. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and bake for 10 minutes. Leave to cool. Then cut the dacquoise the bottom of the cake pan.
  3. For the praline: Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F/ 160 degrees C. Roast the hazelnuts then add them to the granulated sugar, in a blender. Blend until smooth, at least 5 minutes.
  4. For the feuillantine: Fill a pot with an inch or so of water. Bring to a boil and place a non-reactive bowl over the top to create a double-boiler. Melt the white chocolate and 14 1/8 ounces/400 grams of the praline together. Then add the biscuits and mix well.
  5. For the chocolate mousse: Whisk the cream to stiff peaks. Melt 9 1/2 ounces/270 g of glacage to liquid but still cold. Whisk the liquid glacage into the cream. Reserve the remaining glacage in the refrigerator.
  6. To assemble, place the dacquoise disk at the bottom of the cake pan. Fill with the chocolate mousse. Place the feuillantine in a very thin layer on top. Leave in the freezer for a minimum of 5 hours.
  7. Heat the remaining glacage to 104 degrees F/40 degrees C in a double boiler. Two hours before serving, remove the cake pan from the freezer and remove the cake from the pan. Immediately cover the whole cake with the glacage. Enjoy.
  8. This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and may have been scaled down from a bulk recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 12184.97 Kcal (51016 kJ)
Calories from fat 6584.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 731.59g 1126%
Cholesterol 495.79mg 165%
Sodium 3803.27mg 158%
Potassium 10525.25mg 224%
Total Carbs 1303.81g 435%
Sugars 1004.15g 4017%
Dietary Fiber 110.66g 443%
Protein 188.4g 377%
Vitamin C 39.1mg 65%
Iron 94.8mg 527%
Calcium 2648.1mg 265%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 361.58 Kcal (1514 kJ)
Calories from fat 195.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.71g 1126%
Cholesterol 14.71mg 165%
Sodium 112.86mg 158%
Potassium 312.33mg 224%
Total Carbs 38.69g 435%
Sugars 29.8g 4017%
Dietary Fiber 3.28g 443%
Protein 5.59g 377%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 65%
Iron 2.8mg 527%
Calcium 78.6mg 265%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 303.9
    Points
  • 338
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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