Red Lantern

Red Lantern

A striking praline inspired by the warm glow of traditional lanterns. The shell features an artistic play of colors: gold accents, layered red, and a soft illuminated yellow center, all sprayed with tempered Mona Lisa® cocoa butters for a flawless finish. Inside, a lively pineapple gel enhanced with a hint of chilli provides freshness and acidity, while a smooth dark chocolate chilli ganache adds warmth, depth, and a lingering spicy finish. A beautifully balanced creation combining fruit, heat, and rich CARMA® Dark Padera 55% chocolate—perfect for festive assortments or premium chocolate collections.  
Level:
Makes:
60

Coating

Preparation: Coating

All colours are to be sprayed tempered. Spray a dot (about 1 cm in size) using the gold-coloured cocoa butter at the top and bottom of the mould. Then spray the mould in full with the red cocoa butter, and let it set. Now spray a yellow dot in the middle then spray another layer of red over it to create a light effect. Finally, pour in CARMA® Dark Padera 55% and let it crystallise.

Pineapple gel Filling

Ingredients: Pineapple gel Filling

  • 100 g
    pineapple puree
  • 13 g
    sugar
  • 2 g
    Yellow Pectin
  • 82 g
    sugar
  • 11 g
    glucose syrup
  • 4 g
    Citric acid
  • 1 g
    Chilli flakes

Preparation: Pineapple gel Filling

2g per praline

Mix the sugar (1) thoroughly with the pectin, and stir into the puree. Bring the mixture to a boil, add the sugar (2) and glucose, and boil again. Let it cool on a silicone mat, then blend until smooth along with the chilli flakes. Fill into a piping bag, and pipe 2g per praline.

Chilli ganache Filling

Ingredients: Chilli ganache Filling

Preparation: Chilli ganache Filling

8g per praline

Bring the cream and chilli (1) to a boil and leave to infuse for 15 minutes. In the meantime, heat the oil up to 200°C and pour over the chilli (2) to make chilli oil. Leave this to infuse as well. Strain the chillies from the cream, top up back to the original weight, and then add the sorbitol, glucose and invert sugar before heating the mixture until all the sugar has dissolved. Pour directly onto the CARMA® Dark Padera 55% and emulsify thoroughly. Add the oil and mix thoroughly again until a smooth ganache is formed. Pour it onto the gel at approx. 31°C, leaving some space for the lid. Let it crystallise overnight, then seal with tempered CARMA® Dark Padera 55% the next day and unmould.