Nougatine with Cocoa Nibs or Nuts

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Encyclopedia of Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

  • About

This nougatine can be eaten on its own or used as a decoration. It brings together a blissful combination of a crisp, thin tuile, made mainly of sugar and butter, and the delicate crunch of cocoa nibs (or nuts).

Ingredients

  • 6 oz. (175 g) cocoa nibs or nuts of your choice
  • ¾ cup (

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Chop the cocoa nibs or nuts roughly using the blade attachment of your food processor. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, pectin, butter, glucose, and water (1). Cook over low heat until the mixture is smooth. Add the cocoa nibs (2)</