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COCO AVOCADO EGG This decadent mousse looks like half an avocado when the skin is actually made of chocolate. Instant classic. Please note that to achieve the right effect, you will need to freeze some avocado skins overnight. INGREDIENTS 2 avocados
Zest and juice of ½ lime
50g coconut oil, melted
±1tbsp. cocoa powder, for dusting
50ml agave syrup
60g dark chocolate (70% or more cocoa)
1 tbsp. maple syrup 1 tsp. vanilla essence
To serve (optional): cress
EQUIPMENT NEEDED Food processor
Small sieve
Baking paper
METHOD 1 Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit and peel off the skin ensuring to keep it whole. Take the 4 empty avocado shells, fill them with water and freeze overnight. Use the flesh of 1 avocado for this recipe; the other one you can use for a different recipe in this book. 2 To make the mousse, blend all the ingredients except the cocoa powder and chocolate in a food processor until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set. 3 Remove the frozen avocado shells from the freezer. Put them ice-side down, skin-side up on a piece of parchment paper. 4 Melt the chocolate using the bain-marie method used for the Chocolate Mousse (see p.74) , then carefully pour it over the 4 skins, using a spoon to make sure it coats them smoothly. The chocolate will harden quickly.
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5 Once the chocolate is firm, carefully separate the chocolate from the avocado shell and ice so you will be left with a beautiful chocolate shell. Trim any excess chocolate with a sharp knife and try to make the egg look like an actual avocado. 6 Spoon the mousse into the chocolate shells. Make sure the surface of the mousse is completely smooth, so the desserts look like avocado halves. Use a piece of baking paper that is slightly bigger than the avocado and cut a perfect circle in the center that’s approximately the size of an avocado pit. Use this as a stencil to hold over the avocados and sieve cocoa powder onto the paper to draw a chocolate ‘pit’ on the surface of the mousse. 7 Serve garnished with microgreens or other decorations.
