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Chocolate White-Sesame Buttercups

Provided by: Chef Pauline Balboa
Served at: Kyotofu

  • Type of Dish: Desserts: All, Desserts: Candies
  • Special Requests: Kid-Friendly, Quick and Easy

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Ingredients

2 cups milk chocolate
1 stick butter, soft
1/4 cup white sesame
1/4 cup silken tofu

Ganache
1/4 cup dark chocolate
1/4 cup cream
White sesame seeds, as needed

Instructions

Grind up white sesame with mortar and pestle until it turns into a paste. Melt milk chocolate over double boiler. Let it cool.

Cream butter with a paddle on a kitchen aid. Add the melted milk chocolate. Add white sesame and tofu. Make sure everything is blended well.

Pour into foil cups 3/4 of the way. Store in the refrigerator to let it set.

Boil cream in a saucepot. Add chocolate.

Pour on top of the white sesame and let it set. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top for decoration.

(Published 2008)