Valrhona Pistachio Strawberry Ganache Tart with Toasted Milk Ice Cream

Valrhona Pistachio Strawberry Ganache Tart with Toasted Milk Ice Cream

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Berry, Ganache, Ice Cream, Pie, Pistachio, Tart
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brand: Allez, Prova, Valrhona
Seasonal: Easter
Author: Chef Julie Elkind

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Stovetop
  • Rubber Spatula
  • Silikomart Tourbillon Molds
  • Hand Blender
  • Sieve
  • Large Bowl (for ice bath)
  • Ice (for ice bath)
  • Stand Mixer (optional)
  • Refrigerator (or freezer)

Ingredients

Pistachio Ganache

Strawberry Ganache (disks & filling)

Toasted Milk Ice Cream Base

  • 2484 g Milk
  • 792 g Heavy Cream
  • 340 g Toasted Milk Powder
  • 500 g Granulated Sugar
  • 5 g Vanilla Extract
  • 28 g Ice Cream Stabilizer Powder
  • 240 g Glucose Powder
  • 5 g Salt

Vanilla Sucree Dough

  • 2 lbs Butter
  • 540 g Granulated Sugar
  • 3 tsp Salt
  • 15 g Egg Yolks
  • 1540 g Cake Flour
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste

Instructions

Pistachio Ganache

  • Combine 1500 g Valrhona Ivoire 35% White Couverture Chocolate Feves, pistachio paste, 30 g Allez Belgian Glucose Syrup, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Bring heavy cream and 12 g Vanilla Bean Paste to a boil, and pour over chocolate and other ingredients.
  • Once completely smooth and homogenized, pour into tart shells and let set.

Strawberry Ganache (disks & filling)

  • Bring heavy cream to a boil, and pour over 1500 g Valrhona Strawberry Inspiration Couverture Feves and 5 g Allez Belgian Glucose Syrup.
  • Mix to homogenize.
  • Pour into silikomart tourbillon molds, and allow to set.

Toasted Milk Ice Cream Base

  • Bring milk, heavy cream, milk powder and sugar to a boil.
  • Add 5 g Vanilla Extract to the remaining ingredients into the liquid and blend thoroughly with a hand blender.
  • Strain through the sieve and cool on an ice bath.

Vanilla Sucree Dough

  • Cream butter and sugar to fluffy.
  • Add yolks and 2 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste.
  • Add the flour and salt, and mix until combined.

Assembly & Finishing

  • Fill the pistachio ganache in the chocolate tart shell while the ganache is fluid and warm, and allow it to set in the fridge or freezer until firm.
  • Unmold the strawberry disk and place it on top of the ganache tart.
  • Place three chocolate curls onto the top of the strawberry disk.
  • Cut one fresh strawberry into quarters and lean them on top of the white chocolate curls.
  • Finish the tart by garnishing with two springs of micro affila cress.
    Enjoy!

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