The Naked Mellowpuff

The Mellowpuff is a wonderful biscuit. Brings back so many childhood memories.

We wanted to do our version as a dessert at Ahi, naked this time (no chocolate coating). It has become a real favorite with our guests. An Intricate dessert, lots of preparation ahead, but it’s all worth it. Pairs with a port, such as a Ruby Port

Ingredients

Miso foam

100mls Cream
125mls Milk
25g Sugar
25g miso
2g Gelatin sheets (bloomed)

 

Chocolate mousse  

200 melted dark chocolate
2 whole eggs
4 egg yolks
100g  sugar
80mls  water
210mls cream
20mls  milk

 

Cocopop tuile

140g dark chocolate
10g cocoa butter
150g cocoa pops

 

Cocoa crumb

200g cocoa
80g sugar
5g seasalt
140g soft butter
60g egg whites

 

Chocolate base discs

130g Caster sugar
130g Demerara sugar
250g Ground almond
200g GF flour
100g Cocoa powder
10g   Fine salt
250g Butter
200g Dark chocolate
50g Butter

 

Rhubarb jam

500g fresh rhubarb chunks
250g sugar
5g citric acid

 

Rhubarb sorbet

1600 mls rhubarb juice
225g sugar
325g glucose syrup
9g stabilizer
2g  xanthan
2 gelatin sheets (bloomed)
5 g Citric acid

Directions

Miso foam

  1. Heat the milk and sugar in a pot until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Blend in the gelatin and the cream, followed by the miso. Hand blend until combined.
  3. Pass and set in the fridge. Hand blend till smooth before charging twice in an isi espuma gun.
  4. Reserve in the fridge for 2 hours before assembly.

 

Chocolate mousse  

  1. Bring the sugar and water to 118℃
  2. Place the eggs and yolks into the mixer with a whisk attachment
  3. Pour the hot sugar liquid onto the eggs and yolks slowly, while whisking on low, once all the sugar is added to the eggs return the mixer onto high and whisk until cold making a pate bomb mixture
  4. Whip cream and milk to a soft peak and fold 1/3 into the pate bomb, followed by the chocolate, and then the rest of the cream in thirds.
  5. Place in a piping bag and reserve for assembly.

 

Cocopop tuile

  1. Melt chocolate and cocoa butter together in the microwave. Fully mix in the cocoa pops
  2. With a rolling pin, roll the chocolate mix out in between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper to about 2-3mm thick, refrigerate.
  3. Once cold, break into interesting shapes around 4-5 cm square pieces
  4. Keep in the fridge until assembly

 

Cocoa crumb

  1. In blender combine all dry ingredients.
  2. Blend in butter, followed by egg whites, making a crumble.
  3. Spread on a tray making sure there are no big clumps. Bake at 150c for 20 minutes, turning twice throughout.
  4. Chill crumble to room temperature for assembly

 

Chocolate base discs

  1. In a blender, mix dry ingredients together, then add in the butter to make a crumble
  2. Bake at 170c for roughly 18 minutes, turning and breaking up three times during the cook
  3. Cool the mix to room temperature, then blend the crumble again until fine.
  4. Melt the chocolate and butter together, fold through crumble and spread to roughly 0.5 cm thickness. Freeze.
  5. Use a round cutter to portion into 7cm rings
  6. Keep in the fridge for assembly

 

Rhubarb jam

  1. Mix rhubarb and sugar, cook down till ‘jammy’ consistency.
  2. Season with citric while hot
  3. Cool jam

 

Rhubarb sorbet

  1. Whisk together dry ingredients
  2. Boil ¼ of the rhubarb juice with the glucose in a pot.
  3. Using a hand blender, mix in the dry ingredients and bring back to 80℃.
  4. Chill, then blend in the rest of the juice.
  5. Churn the sorbet

 

Assembly of dish.

  1. Place the chocolate disc on one side of the plate.
  2. Pipe the chocolate mousse around the edges of the disc 3 times.
  3. Fill the hole the mousse has created with the rhubarb jam.
  4. Place the crumble on the other side of the plate.
  5. Spoon the sorbet onto the crumble and garnish with the chocolate tuile
  6. Take the isi espuma gun with the foam and cover the chocolate/rhubarb jam.
  7. Dust with cocoa and garnish with edible flowers

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