White Chocolate or Colored Glaze

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Encyclopedia of Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

  • About

This is an ivory variation of the ultra-shiny glaze that allows you to use interesting colors. It should be used over a very cold dessert, or one that has just been taken out of the freezer.

Ingredients

  • 9 ⅓ oz. (265 g) white chocolate, 35 percent cocoa
  • 2 sheets (

Method

Chop the chocolate and melt it slowly in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven (on “defrost” or at 500 W maximum, stirring from time to time).

Soften the gelatin in a bowl of very cold water. In a saucepan, bring the cream, water, and glucose syrup to the boil (1).