Chestnut Charlotte**

Charlotte aux Marrons

banner
Preparation info
  • Serves

    7–8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      3 hr 30

Appears in
French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre: More than 200 Classic Recipes

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

  • About

Ingredients

Chestnut mousse

  • 2 sheets gelatin, 180–200 Bloom
  • 1 lb.

Method

  1. To prepare the chestnut mousse, soak the gelatin in a bowl of cold water until softened. Place the crème de marrons in a mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth, then mix in the whisky.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp (30 ml) of the cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water (bain-marie). Squeeze the gelatin to remove excess water, then microw