Valentine’s Day Chocolate Heart with Vanilla Pralines

An elegant and indulgent chocolate creation, imagined especially for Valentine’s Day: intense dark chocolate hearts, filled with pralines offering contrasting textures and flavours, enhanced by vanilla and delicate inclusions. A recipe designed for precision work and pastry creativity.


Chocolate heart composition

 

  • 75% dark chocolate shells

  • Corn praline

  • Pistachio praline

  • Chocolate & cocoa nib praline

  • Candied ginger & vanilla praline

Decorations: caramelised pistachios, puffed popcorn, cocoa nibs, gold powder

 

 

 


 


Corn praline

Ingredients

  • 40 g water
  • 137 g organic cane sugar
  • 14 g glucose
  • 257 g raw almonds
  • 257 g blanched almonds
  • 148 g Inka Corn
  • 148 g roasted Chullpi corn

Method

  1. Roast the almonds at 160 °C for 15 minutes.
  2. Prepare a light caramel with the water, sugar and glucose.
  3. Add the almonds and corn, then allow to cool.
  4. Blend cold until the desired texture is achieved.


Pistachio praline

Ingredients

Method

  1. Roast the pistachios at 160 °C for 30 minutes.
  2. Prepare a dark caramel with the sugar, water and glucose.
  3. Add the roasted nuts.
  4. Spread onto a tray and allow to cool.
  5. Blend at 45–50 °C until smooth.
  6. Store and keep at 4 °C.


Chocolate & cocoa nib praline

Ingredients

  • 66 g roasted almonds
  • 44 g roasted cocoa nibs
  • 85 g sugar
  • 19 g water
  • 13 g grapeseed oil
  • 9 g fleur de sel

Method

  1. Prepare a dark caramel with the sugar and water.
  2. Pour over the nuts and cocoa nibs.
  3. Allow to cool completely.
  4. Blend until smooth and homogeneous.


Vanilla candied ginger

Ingredients

  • 1 kg fresh ginger
  • 1 kg caster sugar
  • 1 L water
  • 1 vanilla pod, split
  • QS crystal sugar (optional)

Method

  1. Peel and cut the ginger into even pieces.
  2. Blanch 2 to 3 times depending on the desired intensity.
  3. Simmer with the water, sugar and vanilla for 1.5 to 2 hours.
  4. Leave to macerate in the syrup for 12 to 24 hours.
  5. Drain and dry at 50 °C or at room temperature.


Candied ginger & vanilla praline

Ingredients

  • 500 g nuts (70% almonds, 30% hazelnuts)
  • 300 g sugar
  • 150 g drained candied ginger
  • 5 g fleur de sel
  • 30 to 50 g neutral oil or cocoa butter

Method

  1. Roast the nuts at 160 °C for 20 minutes.
  2. Prepare a light brown caramel with the sugar.
  3. Add the warm nuts and salt.
  4. Allow to cool, then blend.
  5. Add the candied ginger and fat.
  6. Blend at 45–50 °C until smooth.


Dark chocolate shells

Ingredients

  • 75% dark chocolate

Method

  1. Temper the dark chocolate.
  2. Mould into heart shapes.
  3. Allow to crystallise, then demould.
  4. Fill with the pralines of your choice.