Pavlova with exotic confit

Swiss meringue with exotic confit and vanilla whipped ganache.


Pavlova with exotic confit
Gaëtan Fiard

Gaëtan Fiard

Le Boudoir de Léa, Bordeaux, France

Ingredients

Spray glazing

8 g pectin NH

200 g sugar

200 g water

100 g glucose

500 g neutral nappage

Exotic confit

6 g sugar

2.5 g pectin NH

10 g dextrose

2 g lime juice

100 g passion fruit puree

150 g mango puree

100 g fresh mango, cubed

100 g fresh pineapple, cubed

Swiss meringue

225 g egg white

450 g sugar

50 g grated coconut

Whipped ganache vanilla

360 g Debic Stand & Overrun (1)

225 g coconut puree

52 g gelatine mass (1:5)

255 g white chocolate, 33%

585 g Debic Stand & Overrun (2)

Debic products used

Preparation

Spray glazing

Dry mix the pectin with half of the sugar.

Bring the water, glucose and remaining sugar to a boil.

Add the pectin-sugar at 45°C and cook for 1 minute.

Pour over the nappage and mix with a hand blender.

Exotic confit

Dry mix the sugar with the pectin and the dextrose together.

Add them to the puree before 40°C, bring to the boil then remove from the heat. 

Add the lemon juice, blend and leave to cool overnight.

Blend to a gel and then combine with the fresh mangoes and pineapples.

Swiss meringue

Stir the egg white and sugar up to 55°C in a bain-marie.

Whip in a stir mixer until cold, poach on a baking sheet and sprinkle with toasted coconut and bake overnight at 85°C.

Whipped ganache vanilla

Bring the Stand & Overrun (1) with the coconut puree to the boil. 

Then add the gelatine mass and pour over the white chocolate in 3 stages, making sure that the emulsion is well formed.

Add the cold Stand & Overrun (2). Mix with a hand blender, strain and store into a gastro tray.

Assembly

Place the meringue shells on a tray.

Pipe dots of exotic confit on the shells.

Whip the vanilla ganache and pipe a continuous spiral around the confit, using a turn table.

Finishing touch

Decorate with fresh mangoes and pineapple, glaze.

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