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| Author: | Amy [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Homemade cocoa puffs |
I'm catering an event this coming Friday (heavy apps) for 200. I want to do a dessert app served on porcelain soup spoons with chocolate soup, some sort of cream from my iSi whip (haven't decided what yet) and then topped with homemade cocoa puffs dusted with gold (or a piece of gold leaf)...I'm going to experiment to see what looks best and is also not too labor intensive...I've only got two servers to help. Has anyone made anything approximating homemade cocoa puffs, or even just puffed rice? Amy |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
Amy, You and I have different definitions of "not too labor intensive". |
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| Author: | Amy [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
Yah, I know... It's just that this event is one of the premier fundraisers every year, and I want everything as special as possible. It could mean a lot of new business for me. Amy |
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| Author: | phoenix [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
I'm wondering about mini chocolate meringues...Seems to me a book I have of Pierre Hermes' uses cigar shaped meringues on a cake... |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
Amy, Seems like if anyone would have a recipe for homemade cocoa puffs, it would be the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook. Have you checked? |
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| Author: | Amy [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
Good idea. No, I don't own the book. Becca, anyone else? Nancy, good idea, although I don't like meringues. Amy |
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| Author: | jeanf [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
TheFuzzy wrote: Amy, You and I have different definitions of "not too labor intensive". Ditto. I can't help but good luck! |
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| Author: | Cubangirl [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
Amy, I am assuming you don't mean just buy regular rice puffs and toss in cocoa. If you mean making them from scratch, I think making the rice puffs won't be the issue as all you do is make rice, spread on a cookie sheet and dry in the oven at the lowest temp for a couple of hours and then fry it. The rice will puff and you can toss it in cocoa. The problem is that imho, it will not look pretty or classy. I'd go for the meringues, plain, choco, raspberry or whatever. Then again, I love meringues. |
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| Author: | Amy [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
Alina, Thanks. There's more to it than that in terms of presentation, but this is beginning to sound like too much effort, so I think I'm going to devise a plan B. Amy |
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| Author: | jeanf [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Homemade cocoa puffs |
I wound up googling homemade cocoa puffs and they all seemed to be made by popping amareth (?) for a much smaller puff. But looked cool. If something strikes me in the "wow" dessert app idea will post. Some of your awesome truffles might be nice! Or these: http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2011/12/b ... t_readmore |
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