Chocolate Marshmallow

Name: Chocolate Marshmallow
Ingredients: 8 ½ sheets (17 g) gelatin; 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (8 oz./225 g) granulated sugar; ½ cup (5 ¾ oz./170 g) honey, divided into 3 tablespoons plus 1 scant teaspoon (2 ½ oz./70 g) for the syrup, plus ⅓ cup (3 ½ oz./100 g); ½ cup (5 ¾ oz./170 g) honey, divided into 3 tablespoons plus 1 scant teaspoon (2 ½ oz./70 g) for the syrup, plus ⅓ cup (3 ½ oz./100 g); ⅓ cup (75 ml) water; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

About

This is a simple, original recipe that uses gelatin, sugar, and honey as basic ingredients. You may flavor it with chocolate or all sorts of fruit coulis.

Ingredients

8 ½ sheets (17 g) gelatin
1 cup plus 3

Garnish
Sauce
Microwave
Chocolate

Method

Line the baking pan with parchment paper and oil it lightly. Prepare another sheet of parchment paper to cover the pan and oil that too. Soften the sheets of gelatin in a bowl filled with very cold water.

In a saucepan, prepare a syrup. Cook the sugar, the 3 tablespoons plus 1 scant teaspoon (2 ½ oz./70 g) honey, and the water to a temperature of 230°F (110°C) (1, 2).