Red Chili Raspberry Bites
- 1 1/4 cup/250 grams sugar
- 2 cups/250 grams raspberries
- Splash lemon juice
- 1/8 cup/30 grams pectin
- 2 teaspoons/5 grams chili powder
- 1 cup/224 grams heavy cream
- 1/8 cup/10g red chili powder
- 3 3/4 cup/504g bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/3 cup/84g butter, softened
- Tempered chocolate, for lining mold
- Special equipment: plastic bonbon mold
- For the red chili raspberry jam: Pour 1 cup/200 grams sugar into a medium pot.
- Add the raspberries and a splash of lemon juice and mix it together.
- Bring to a boil.
- In a separate small bowl, mix the remaining 1/4 cup/50 grams sugar with the pectin to prevent clumping.
- Once the fruit mixture is boiling, add the pectin and sugar mixture and the chili powder and continue boiling for 15 minutes.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and set aside to cool.
- For the red chili chocolate ganache: Put the heavy cream and red chili powder in a small saucepan over medium heat and heat until simmering.
- Place the chopped chocolate in a large bowl.
- Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate and gently whisk to combine.
- Make sure that all of the chocolate has melted into the cream and the mixture is very smooth.
- Once the chocolate is melted, add the butter and whisk until well mixed.
- Your ganache should be very smooth and shiny.
- Let the ganache cool to room temperature.
- To assemble: Line a plastic bonbon mold with the tempered chocolate.
- Place the red chili raspberry jam in a piping bag and fill the mold halfway with the jam.
- Place the red chili chocolate ganache into a piping bag.
- Fill the rest of the mold, and top with more tempered chocolate.
- Place the mold in the refrigerator and let it set for about 20 minutes.
- Once the chocolate is fully set, carefully unmold and enjoy.
sugar, raspberries, lemon juice, chili powder, heavy cream, red chili powder, bittersweet chocolate, butter, chocolate, bonbon mold
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/red-chili-raspberry-bites-recipe.html (may not work)