Dark Chocolate Ganache Dairy Free Raw Food

VEGAN GANACHE WITH DARK CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the coarsely chopped dark chocolate in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, heat the coconut milk until bubbles just begin to appear around the edges and steam rises from the surface.
• Pour the hot coconut milk over the chopped chocolate and let stand without stirring for 5 minutes.
• Whisk the chocolate-coconut milk mixture until glossy and smooth (this will take about 2 minutes of gentle stirring).
• Add the vanilla extract and stir until incorporated. Use warm or slightly cooled.

DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Heat the heavy cream and the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil. Place the semisweet chocolate in a 3-quart stainless steel bowl. Pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth.
• CHOCOLATE MINT XXX'S
• The fantasy begins by placing the chopped chocolates in a medium-size bowl. Heat the cream, sugar, and chopped mint in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar; bring to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream through a medium-gauge strainer into the bowl of chopped chocolate. Discard the mint. Use a whisk to gently stir until the cream and chocolate come together in a smooth and glistening pool. Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet with sides and use a rubber spatula to spread the chocolate to the edges. Refrigerate for 40 minutes remove the chocolate mint mixture from the refrigerator and transfer it to a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the mint leaves on the baking sheet. Form the kisses by piping about 1 tablespoon of chocolate mint mixture onto each leaf, creating a spiral conical shape, about 1- inch high for each kiss Refrigerate the kisses for 30 minutes until firm. Store the kisses, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to a hour remove the chocolate mint mixture from the refrigerator and transfer it to a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the mint leaves on the baking sheet. Form the kisses by piping about 1 tablespoon of chocolate mint mixture onto each leaf, creating a spiral conical shape, about 1- inch high for each kiss. Refrigerate the kisses for 30 minutes until firm. Store the kisses, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to a week.

RAW VEGAN CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE - DAIRY FREE (RAW)

Steps:

• Sift cacao and/or carob powder into a bowl.
• Add other ingredients and mix well with a spoon or whisk.