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Cajeta-Raspberry Truffles
Mexican restaurant menus always feature at least one dessert made with "cajeta", a wildly popular caramel sauce made with goat's milk. Jars and plastic squeeze bottles of cajeta are available in most Hispanic grocery stores. Choose from a variety of flavors including: sencilla (plain), vainilla (vanilla), quemada ("burned" or cooked to a high temperature), and envinada (flavored with rum or sherry). This recipe is best suited for vanilla-flavored cajeta. The common brand is Coronado.
Raspberry Puree
| 12 oz. |
Bag of frozen raspberries |
| 4 tbsp. | Fresh lemon juice |
| 3 tbsp. | Confectioners' sugar |
Heat raspberries and lemon juice in microwave oven or on stovetop to approximately 160° F and mash or puree in processor. Using a rubber spatula, push/scrape puree through fine mesh strainer (1/16" openings or smaller) to remove seeds. Whisk in sugar while still warm. Makes 10 -11 oz. puree (approx. 300g).
| 660 g |
Coronado Cajeta Vainilla (available in Hispanic grocery stores) |
| 300 g | Raspberry puree (see below for recipe) |
| 70 g | Heavy cream |
| 60 g | Raspberry liquor |
| 360 g | Veliche® Chocolat Lait 40%, tempered |
| 70 g | Dairy butter |
| Veliche® Chocolat Noir 64% for shells |
Using a pastry bag, deposit cajeta into shells made with Veliche® Chocolat Noir 64%, filling shells approximately halfway.
Blend raspberry puree and cream and heat to scalding. Add liquor and cool to 105° F. Slowly whisk in tempered Veliche® Chocolat Lait 40%. Add butter and blend until incorporated. Immediately deposit raspberry ganache on top of cajeta.
Allow ganache to skin over, then bottom.
Yield: Approximately 240 truffles
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