Blackberry White Chocolate Whipped Ganache Recipe
This Blackberry White Chocolate Whipped Ganache Recipe is the perfect icing for those who don’t enjoy a sweet typical buttercream. It’s light and airy like whipped cream but has the smoothness of a buttercream with an added depth of blackberry. This whipped ganache can be used in multiple ways. Use it to ice a cake, to pipe onto cupcakes, to top a cheesecake, use it as a filling for macarons or eat it by the spoonful. This recipe makes enough to generously ice 9-10 cupcakes or enough to fill and top an 8 inch cake. For an extra flavour punch, I added some Blackberry Gin by Hortus, sold in Lidl, and some freeze dried Blackberry Powder by The Rotten Fruit Box.
So how do I make this Blackberry White Chocolate Whipped Ganache Recipe?
It’s actually super easy to make this blackberry white chocolate whipped ganache recipe!
Begin by making the blackberry puree. To do this, add your blackberries (frozen or fresh) to a small saucepan with a tsp of water. Heat this on medium heat until it starts to soften and go mushy. Using a hand blender or a potato masher, smash/puree up the blackberries till they release as much juice as possible. Strain through a sieve and leave the puree to one side.
Next, in another small saucepan (or the same one washed out), add 2/3 of the cream, all the honey and white chocolate. Heat on a low heat until the chocolate had fully melted. Remove from the heat and add the blackberry puree along with the remaining cream, gin and freeze dried powder. Whisk briefly with a whisk and then using a hand blender, blend for 1-2 minutes until everything has fully emulsified. You will have small bubbles on the top of the ganache, this is normal. If you wish to add in a touch of purple food colouring to really make the colour pop as I have, do so now and mix in very well.
Pour into an airtight container and pop into the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
Once the ganache has totally cooled, pour it into a large mixing bowl. Whisk on medium with an electric whisk or a stand mixer with the whisk attachment added for 3-4 minutes until thick and pipe able. When whipped fully, chill it again for 5-10 minutes for easier piping.
The liquid ganache before whipping can be kept for up to 5 days in an airtight container. The whipped ganache is best used on the day it’s whipped but can be kept for up to 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container. The Blackberry White Chocolate Whipped Ganache can be whipped up again if it starts to deflate however it won’t be as stiff as the first day.
Tips for making the perfect whipped ganache?
As I pointed out in my last whipped ganache recipes, there are a few things we can do to create a stable ganache that can be whipped.
One of these things is the addition of a high quality honey. My favourite to use is Healy’s Honey. It’s an Irish owned business and produces great quality honey. If you don’t want to use honey, I would substitute in golden syrup. The honey is important in this recipe because we need the inverted sugars to prevent crystallisation in the final product. Simply put, white chocolate tends to become grainy and the honey helps keep the whipped ganache smooth.
Similarly, we want to use a high quality white chocolate if possible. Cheap white chocolate tends to melt strangely and can leave an oily mouthfeel. It can also not provide the setting that we need to create a stiff, pipeable whipped ganache and may result in a whipped ganache that doesn’t fully hold it’s shape.
We also use a hand blender to combine all the ingredients once the white chocolate has melted. Using a hand blender really helps all the ingredients incorporate (emulsify) and prevents it from splitting. This ensures that when the ganache is whipped it stays smooth and stable.
We also want to allow the ganache to totally cool down before whipping it. Similar to whipped cream, the colder the fats are, the easier they can whip up and the smoother they will be. If you try to whip warmer cream it tends to take longer and become grainy. (Cooks Illustrated- With Whipped Cream, Temperature Matters)
What do I do if I over whip my Whipped Ganache?
If you happen to over whip your ganache, it may become grainy and look like it has curdled and split. It’s possible you either whipped it for too long or you didn’t wait for it to cool long enough before whisking. To fix an over whipped ganache, transfer it to a heat proof bowl. Place this bowl over a saucepan with a small amount of water in it. This is also called a bain marie. Heat up the water and with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, gently mix the ganache. Allow it to melt fully before transferring to an airtight container. Chill the ganache well before attempting to whisk again.
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Blackberry White Chocolate Whipped Ganache Recipe
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Whisk
- Hand blender
- Sieve
- Airtight container
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
Blackberry Puree
- 150 grams blackberries
- 1 tbsp water
Blackberry White Chocolate Ganache
- 200 grams double cream
- 200 grams white chocolate
- 50 grams honey
- 70 grams blackberry puree
- 100 grams double cream
- 25 ml blackberry gin optional
- 10 grams freeze dried blackberry powder optional
- 1 drop purple food colouring optional
Instructions
Blackberry Puree
- In a small saucepan, add the blackberries and water. Cook on medium for 5-10 minutes until soft.
- Using a hand blender or small food processor, blend until smooth.
- Pour through a sieve and leave to one side.
Blackberry White Chocolate Ganache
- In a small saucepan, add the first amount of cream with the honey and white chocolate. Heat for 5-10 minutes until chocolate has fully melted.
- Add in the blackberry puree, second amount of cream, gin and freeze dried powder and whisk well.
- Using a hand blender, blend everything together until it starts to bubble and has fully combined.
- Pour into an airtight container and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Once completely chilled, transfer to a large mixing bowl. Whisk for 1-2 minutes until thick and pipeable.
- Return to the fridge for 5-10 minutes if wanting to pipe the ganache.
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