Legumina, Polish cold soufflé with chocolate, orange and cognac

Legumina, Polish cold soufflé with chocolate, orange and cognac

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A no-bake Polish dessert: melted dark chocolate with coffee and orange, beaten eggs cooked gently in a water bath, gelatin, and whipped cream, chilled in …

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“Legumina” refers to a sweet dessert in Polish. Thanks to the paper collar, the mousse rises above the mold, similar to a soufflé fresh from the oven.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total3 hr 55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodwater bath
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $6.57
  • $0.63
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Directions

  1. Grate 100g of chocolate and set aside. Melt the remaining chocolate over a double boiler without stirring, then add the coffee, juice, and finely grated orange zest.
  2. Whisk the eggs with the sugar in a bain-marie for about 10 minutes, then let cool.
  3. Dissolve the gelatin in warm water, then add it to the melted chocolate along with the whipped cream.
  4. Mix with beaten eggs and flavour with cognac. ≈ 4 min
  5. Wrap a soufflé dish with a strip of parchment paper that extends beyond the rim, and pour the mixture into the paper until it reaches the top. ≈ 3 min
  6. Allow it to chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  7. When serving, remove the paper and sprinkle with chocolate shavings mixed with powdered sugar. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of dark chocolate
  • Three strong cups of coffee
  • 1 orange (juice and zest)
  • 5 eggs
  • 125 grams of sugar
  • 6 tablespoons of gelatin powder
  • 200 ml of whipped cream
  • One small glass of cognac
  • powdered sugar

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