Part 1: deZaan Hot Cocoa
Ingredients
Method- 200g Whole Milk
- 40g deZaan Hot Cocoa Mix
- 2g Peppermint Extract
- Heat the milk to 65°C/°149°F.
- Blend in the hot cocoa mix and peppermint extract until smooth.
Part 2: Marshmallow
Ingredients
Method- 14g Gelatin
- 70g Water (cold)
- 392g Granulated Sugar
- 125g Water
- 8g Vanilla Paste
- 50g Water (ice cold)
- Cornstarch (for dusting)
- Bloom the gelatin in the 70g cold water and set aside. Once bloomed, place in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Combine the granulated sugar and the 125g water in a pot. Cook to 115°C/240°F.
- Pour the cooked sugar syrup over the gelatin. Whisk on high speed for about 5 minutes and cool to the touch.
- Add in the vanilla paste. Stream in the 50g ice cold water.
- Continue whisking until cool and holds its peaks.
- Place into a piping bag with a round tip.
- Spray a sheet tray with pan spray and place a parchment paper on the top.
- Spray the top with a thin and even layer of pan spray. Pipe the marshmallow into little kisses.
- Once the marshmallows are piped, sift the top with cornstarch.
- Allow the marshmallows to set and later toss them on the tray so that the base gets coated.
- Sift any excess starch and store in an airtight container.
Part 3: Peppermint Brownie
Ingredients
Method- 255g All-purpose Flour
- 113g deZaan Rich Terracotta Cocoa Powder
- 3g Salt
- 227g Butter
- 340g Sugar
- 5g Vanilla Paste
- 6g Peppermint Extract
- 200g Peppermint Candy (crushed)
- 170g Eggs
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and salt and set aside.
- Melt the butter. Cream the butter, vanilla paste, peppermint extract, and sugar.
- Add in the eggs, a few at a time.
- Fold in the sifted dry ingredients followed by half of the crushed peppermint candy.
- Spread the batter onto a sheet tray.
- Bake at 180°C/350°F for about 40 minutes. Halfway through baking, sprinkle the remaining half of the peppermint candy on the top.
- Allow the brownies to cool before portioning. Portion into cubes for garnish.
Part 4: Assembly
Ingredients
Method- deZaan Hot cocoa
- Marshmallow
- Peppermint Brownie
- Crushed Peppermint Candy
- Place the hot cocoa in a desired serving cup.
- Place the marshmallows on the top.
- Dust with crushed peppermint candy.
- Place a few pieces of the peppermint brownies.
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