{"id":12975,"date":"2016-12-10T19:06:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T17:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/77.104.163.26\/~nimrods4\/en\/?p=12975"},"modified":"2022-01-15T10:50:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T08:50:14","slug":"caramel-and-mandarin-hot-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/caramel-and-mandarin-hot-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Caramel and Mandarin Hot Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have to admit I&#8217;m not a huge fan of hot chocolate, but sometimes (rarely) it&#8217;s just something I gotta make. The weather, of course, always have something to do with the decision of making it or not, and after I turn on the stove and the chocolate begins to melt &#8211; it fills my heart with warmth and joy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not a usual hot chocolate &#8211; it contains caramel and mandarin juice, and I like to serve it with homemade mandarin marshmallow and fresh whipped cream.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8217\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8217\" class=\"wp-image-8217\" title=\"Caramel and Mandarin Hot Chocolate\" src=\"http:\/\/oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chocolat_chaud_mandarine_es_caramel-small.jpg\" alt=\"Caramel and Mandarin Hot Chocolate\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Caramel and Mandarin Hot Chocolate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">1 cup<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ingredients:<\/span><br \/>\n25 grams (2 tbsp.) sugar<br \/>\n250 ml. (1 cup) milk<br \/>\n40 ml. (3 tbsp.) mandarin juice<br \/>\n60 grams dark chocolate 60% cocoa solids<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For whipped cream:<\/span><br \/>\n125 ml. heavy cream<br \/>\n1 tbsp. sugar powder<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For serving:<\/span><br \/>\nmandarin marshmallows (recipe follows)<br \/>\ncocoa powder<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Preparation<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Put sugar in a small saucepan and form a caramel.<\/li>\n<li>When an amber caramel is formed add milk and mandarin juice carefully, and cook over medium-high heat, until the caramel melts again and obtained a uniform texture.<\/li>\n<li>Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave or over double boiler and add the hot milk into the mixture, while stirring.<\/li>\n<li>Continue stirring until you get smooth and dense chocolate milk.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to serving cups.<\/li>\n<li>Whip the cream and powdered sugar until you get a stable whipped cream.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the cream to a pastry bag fitted with jagged piping tip, and pipe a generous mound of cream over each cup.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with mandarin marshmallows and sprinkle some cocoa powder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_8219\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8219\" class=\"wp-image-8219\" title=\"Caramel and Mandarin Hot Chocolate\" src=\"http:\/\/oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/chocolat_chaud_mandarine_es_caramel222s.jpg\" alt=\"Caramel and Mandarin Hot Chocolate\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Mandarin marshmallow <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Makes 20*20 cm square pan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ingredients:<\/span><br \/>\n28 grams gelatin powder<br \/>\n56 ml. water<br \/>\n300 grams sugar<br \/>\n140 grams mandarin juice<br \/>\n250 grams inverted sugar or glucose<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>In a medium bowl put gelatin and water and soak for 10-15 minutes at room temperature, until gelatin absorbs all the liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Put sugar, 70 grams of mandarin juice and 100 grams of inverted sugar in a medium saucepan and cook the syrup to a temperature of 110c degrees.<\/li>\n<li>In a mixer bowl put 70 grams of mandarin juice and 150 grams of inverted sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Dissolve the gelatin in the microwave and add to mixer bowl. Beat well until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Whip at medium speed and add in the hot syrup (110 degrees) in a thin stream while whipping.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to whip the mixture until it is stable, bright and cooled to a temperature of 40-45 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Place the square pan on a silicon mat or parchment paper dusted with a mixture of cornstarch and powdered sugar, and pour the marshmallow mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the marshmallow to set for about 12-24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Cut into small squares and roll in mixture of powdered sugar and cornstarch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>You can use any kind of citrus fruit you like instead of mandarin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit I&#8217;m not a huge fan of hot chocolate, but sometimes (rarely) it&#8217;s just something I gotta make. 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