Fancy Vegan Chocolate Gel
- For the gel:
- 530 g soy cream
- 500 g 64% chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 120 g sugar
- 600 ml water
- 1.6 g locust bean gum
- 1.6 g carageenan
- Scald the cream and pour it over the chocolate and sugar. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In another bowl, add the water, locust bean gum and carageenan. Use a hand blender to combine thoroughly. Boil the mixture.
- Whisk the hot gel and chocolate mixture together. Pour it into an 8"x8" pan lined with plastic. Refrigerate for at least two hours to set.
- For the soil:
- 250 g sugar
- 250 g almond flour (very finely ground blanched almonds)
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- 102 g cocoa (can substitute coffee or freeze-dried corn powder)
- 5 g salt
- 125 g butter, melted
- Whisk the dry ingredients together. Then stir in the melted butter and till the mixture looks mealy. Bake in a greased or parchment-lined 12"x8" pan (also known as a half-sheet size pan) in a preheated 300 F oven for 15 min.
- For the chocolate oil:
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 100 ml oil
- 15 g cocoa powder
- Melt the chocolate and oil over low heat. Stir in the cocoa.
- For the garnish:
- Deep-fried or toasted pumpkin seeds
- Salt to taste
- To assemble:
- Slice a piece of gel that's 2 1/2" x 1" large and about 1/3" thick. Sprinkle the top with chocolate soil, pumpkin seeds and a couple grains of salt. Garnish the edges with chocolate oil.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/fancy-vegan-chocolate-gel-1245744 (may not work)