Pistachio Dessert Box
Yield
Ingredients
Biscuit base
35g digestive biscuits
15g American pistachios
10g clarified butter/ghee
Pistachio cream
150g American pistachios, blanched & peeled
150g milk
1.5 tsp agar agar
25g clarified butter/ghee, melted, warm
125g white chocolate, chopped
Mascarpone frosting
75g mascarpone
15g icing sugar
Garnish
American pistachio slivers and fresh organic rose petals
Instructions
Biscuit base
Blend everything together to get a fine crumb.
Pistachio cream
In a small saucepan, whisk together milk and agar agar. Simmer stirring constantly until very hot to activate the agar agar.
Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and process until smooth.
Assemble
Gently pack the biscuit pistachio crumb mix into the dessert box to make the base.
Pour the freshly blended pistachio cream over the biscuit base, tap gently to level out and leave to set overnight.
Pipe over with the mascarpone frosting.
Garnish with pistachio slivers and fresh rose petals.
American Pistachio Growers