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4 must-try chocolate desserts and drinks
These recipes from chocolate experts Callebaut need to be on your menus!
Fruity Crunch Sorbet
A brilliant alternative to ice cream
Coconut milk
Dissolve sugar, orange zest and cocoa powder in coconut milk and pour over dark chocolate callets until melted.
Fruits and nuts
Stir in dried cranberries, candied orange peel, pistachio nuts and crushed amaretti biscuits until evenly coated. Freeze in an airtight container.
Garnish
Remove five minutes before serving, and finish with a handful of fresh raspberries and chopped nuts for an indulgent look.
Banoffee Bliss
This vegan dessert is perfect for all customers
Biscuit
Blitz digestive biscuits into crumbs, add chocolate callets and melted dairy or vegan butter. Press into a cake tin and chill.
Condensed milk
Bring condensed milk (dairy or vegan) to the boil, add the chocolate and stir well. Pour on top of the biscuit base. Top with a layer of sliced bananas.
Cream
Warm dairy or vegan cream and chocolate to make a ganache. Whip more cream, fold in the ganache and pipe stars to decorate, topped with chocolate shavings.
Winter Wonderland Sip
These chocolate cocktails needs to be on your menu!
Dark chocolate
Melt dark chocolate and milk together until smooth. Set aside to cool.
Kahlua
Pour Kahlua into the bottom of a cocktail glass. Pour Baileys over the back of a tablespoon on top of the Kahlua to form a layer.
Layer up
Pour the chocolate milk over the back of a spoon on top of the Baileys to form another distinct layer. Then decorate with pipes of cream and a chocolate curl.
Festive Mini Logs
These indulgent mini yule logs will catch attention and look amazing on socials!
Sponge
Whisk egg whites and sugar into a meringue. Fold in egg yolks and cocoa powder, spread into a lined tray and bake.
Mousse
Melt white chocolate with whipping cream and cool. Gradually fold into more whipping cream to make a smooth mousse. Repeat with milk chocolate.
Decorate
Cut the sponge into four, layer with white mousse and roll into a sausage. Pipe milk chocolate mousse over each, top with icing sugar and chocolate shavings.
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