Homemade Salted Chocolate Ganache Recipe

Ganache is the mixture of chocolate and cream that you can use for the decoration and filling of the cake. The uses are virtually endless! This homemade Ganache with orange essence is fascinating.

Servings 1
Calories per serving 2533 Cals
Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 30 min
Total Time 40 min

Ingredients

400 grams Heavy cream
200 grams 70-80% dark chocolate
1 teaspoon Sea salt
7 grams Orange essence

Instructions:

1

Heat cream on the stovetop until just simmering. Once you see little simmers around the edges, turn off the heat immediately. It shouldn't boil completely.

2

Add chocolate and stir well to melt completely.

3

Finally, beat salt and cream and cover it with cellophane. And let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

4

After pulling it out from the refrigerator, stir it until it reaches a bright color.

5

This ganache is thin and not very thick which You can use as a filling for your cakes.

Cook Detail

Servings 1
Calories per serving 2533 Cals
Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 30 min
Total Time 40 min

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Tips and tricks

  • You can use every essence you would prefer. Personally, coffee, orange, and mint are the best ones.
  • The flavor of chocolate can be felt even better with a little salt.

Background & History

This ganache has various thickening and I teach you how to make the thickest one. The main ingredients of this ganache are heavy cream and chocolate with different essence, others even use butter and other things. Let’s dive into an in-depth chocolate ganache tutorial.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories 2533 Cals
Calcium, Ca 374.21 mg
Carbohydrate 139.53 g
Cholesterol 436 mg
Fat 212.39 g
Fiber 16.01 g
Folate 18.1 ug
Iron, Fe 13.07 mg
Magnesium, Mg 380.83 mg
Niacin 1.95 mg
Protein 22.97 g
Sodium, Na 2449.55 mg
Sugars 108.21 g
Thiamin 0.15 mg
Vitamin A 114 iu
Vitamin B6 0.2 mg
Vitamin C 5.9 mg