VALRHONA CINNAMON APPLE PLATED DESSERT RECIPE
Plated desserts

CINNAMON APPLE

Made with Azélia 35%

An original recipe by Morgane Raimbaud.
Serves 15.

6 steps

Recipe Step by Step

Step01

APPLE AND CINNAMON COMPOTE

2 Golden Delicious apples

2 Cinnamon sticks

Rinse the apples.



Place them in a plastic mixing bowl along with the cinnamon.



Cover the entire bowl with plastic wrap.



Microwave for 5 minutes (cook the apples in their skins).



Remove the apples and grate them.



Leave to cool in a piping bag.

Step02

AZÉLIA WHIPPED GANACHE

150g Heavy cream 36%

12g Gelatin 220 Bloom

60g Water for the gelatin

74g AZÉLIA 35%

45g 66% Fresh Hazelnut Praliné

150g Heavy cream 36%

Warm the cream, take it off the heat and add the gelatin.



Combine with the melted chocolate, adding in two batches.



Use a whisk to vigorously mix the praliné and cold cream.



Freeze for 2 hours.



Beat the mixture and put it in a piping bag fitted with an 8cm nozzle.

Step03

CANDIED APPLE

2 Golden Delicious apples

50g European-style butter

50g Acacia honey

25g Apple juice

Cut the apple into 7mm-thick slices.



Cook them, sprinkle them with the hot honey-butter mix, then deglaze with apple juice.



Bake at 355°F (180°C) for 5 minutes.

Step04

CINNAMON, HONEY & BUTTER FILO PASTRY

50g European-style butter

1 Cinnamon stick

50g Acacia honey

1 Pack of filo pastry

Melt the butter along with the cinnamon and honey.



Cut the filo pastry into strips, then brush it with honey and butter.



Roll up the filo pastry on a greased mat and bake at 320°F (160°C) for 6 minutes.



Remove from the molds as soon as you take them out of the oven.

Step05

GRANNY SMITH APPLE SALAD

1 Granny Smith apple

40g Blond raisins soaked in apple cider vinegar

As needed Atsina cress

40g Apple and cinnamon compote

Finely dice the apple, chop up the raisins, cut up the atsina cress and mix them all together, then combine this with the compote.

Step06

HAZELNUT ICE CREAM

130g Whole milk

0.8g Combined stabilizer

0.8g Sugar

28g Egg yolk

24g Sugar

22g 66% Fresh Hazelnut Praliné

22g AZÉLIA 35%

Heat the milk, sift on the combined stabilizer (25% guar gum + 25% carob gum + 50% Natur Emul) and the smaller portion of sugar.



Bring it to a boil.



Blanch the egg yolks and sugar.



Make a crème anglaise.



Combine this with the hazelnut praliné and Azélia.



Store in a Pacojet.

Assembly and finishing

VALRHONA CINNAMON APPLE PLATED DESSERT RECIPE

As needed Toasted hazelnut flour
As needed Azélia chocolate cubes
As needed Toasted hazelnut slivers
As needed Atsina cress

Using an 8cm diameter cutter to help you, pipe out and smooth a small quantity of whipped ganache.

Sprinkle on some toasted hazelnut flour. Remove any excess.

Add 3 differently sized filo pastries.

Arrange the apple and cinnamon compote, a slice of candied apple, the whipped ganache and, finally, the Granny Smith salad.

Use a piping bag with a 12mm diameter nozzle to pipe droplets onto the plate.

Add a few cubes of Azélia, some pieces of roasted hazelnuts and some shoots of Atsina cress.

Use a Pacojet to make the ice cream and arrange it in a quenelle on the plate.