Crispy Caramel & Almond Bar

Foodies today are triggered by the artisan chocolate snacking bar. Simply because they expect to find more crafty, complex flavours and textures compared to the typical mass-produced snacking bar. On top, the shape and format of a snacking bar is seen as a rewarding treat.

With this recipe, you’ll lead in the indulgence rankings. Because this snacking bar is all about caramel, caramel chocolate and caramelized nuts. Hold tight for sell-out to go through the roof!

Recipe

Created by
  • Ryan Stevenson - Baker, Paddock Bakery

Gold bar

ingredients preparation
  • box(es)
    Gold coloured cocoa butter

Prepare the snackbar moulds: keep them at room temperature.

Spray the moulds with a thin layer of gold coloured cocoa butter (mix at 45°C).

Leave to set.

  • CHK-R30GOLD

Shell the moulds with pre-crystallised Gold chocolate.

Allow to set for about 1 hour before filling them.

Crispy caramel

ingredients preparation
  • 308g
    CHK-R30GOLD
  • 9g
    Callebaut® cocoa butter (CB- 655)

Warm to 30°C.

  • PRAMANO
  • 133g
    mini rice pops

Add the praline to the chocolate and table temper the mixture to 23°C.

Then mix in the crisps.

Roll between sheets to a thickness of 2 mm and leave to set until hand dry.

Cut out rectangles to fit in the snackbar moulds

Finishing and presentation

ingredients preparation

Roughly mix the caramel with the salt and bresilienne.

Pour into a piping bag and fill the snackbar shells: leave about 2 mm space for the insert. Leave to crystallise for one hour at least.

 

Finally fit the crispy caramel insert into the snackbar mould.
Seal the moulds.

Decorate with a small cluster of rice pops enrobed with dark chocolate and dusted with Mona Lisa Creatve Powder Gold.