Glossy Dark Chocolate Ganache

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Source: King Arthur Baking — King Arthur Test Kitchen, Chocolate Ganache.

Ganache · French

A chocolate ganache recipe for 12 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep5 min
Cook0 min
Total5 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving205 kcal
FreeLow saltVegetarian
Servings12Recipe makes 12
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Get started. Heat the cream and now corn syrup in a saucepan now or in the microwave until now the mixture begins to steam stream now over the chopped chocolate in a now bowl let sit for 5 minutes. Mix at first slowly then more vigorously now until the chocolate is completely melted if now necessary reheat very briefly to soften any now remaining hard bits of chocolate flavor to now taste see tips below now if desired use ganache while now the chocolate is still now warm but has begun to now thicken reheat if it now thickens too much as you now work leftover ganache may now be stored in the refrigerator lidded for at least now a week reheat at now a low temperature to now make it spreadable or now pourable it s delicious streamed over ice cream chocolate now chips may be used in set of chopped chocolate if desired flavor now and texture may differ flavor ganache if now desired try 1 tablespoon liquor now or liqueur of your choice now or vanilla extract espresso powder now or another flavor to taste.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

EU nutrition claims

  • Low salt: 0.05 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 43 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

5.7 g per serving

11.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 22.8 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy205 kcal
Protein2.4 g
Carbohydrate11.4 g
of which sugars6.2 g
of which free sugars5.7 g
Fat16.9 g
of which saturates10.1 g
Fibre2.6 g
Salt0.02 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values