This is a fantastic way to give your desserts a WOW factor!!! It gives another element to your dessert with a crunch texture! This edible soil pairs really well with any of my Milo Recipes!!
This is inspired by Heston Blumenthals Chocolate Soil – his recipe requires a sugar mixture to be heated to 130 degrees (which a Thermomix doesn’t get up to) so this is a quick and easy way to get the same chocolate soil effect!
This tastes like dark chocolate as it has a bitterness from the cocoa which is great to accompany sweets. The sugar granules give a really realistic texture in soil, like the sand particles in the dark rich soil.
The texture varies from a sandy granulated texture to small and medium sized ‘dirt’ clumps. This has a long shelf life, you can make it beforehand and keep a stash in the fridge, ready to go! This is also a great gift, especially around Christmas and you can package it up in a nice plastic gift bag or bottle.
Note: you can melt the butter in the Thermomix however I find it quicker and easier to melt in the microwave! ?
Chocolate Soil
Print RecipeIngredients
- 80 grams butter
- 220 grams sugar
- 120 grams cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
METHOD (Thermomix):
Weigh out butter. Melt in microwave - 30 seconds/high.
Add sugar, cocoa and salt in bowl. Set on 1 minute/Speed 2 and pour butter on the lid so it trickles slowly into the bowl.
Serve immediately or store in airtight container in the fridge.
METHOD (Non Thermomix):
Weigh out butter. Melt in microwave - 30 seconds/high.
Add sugar, cocoa and salt in bowl. Stir with a whisk until combined, and slowly pour and stir through the melted butter until combined.
Serve immediately or store in airtight container in the fridge.
What sort of sugar did you use?