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Orange and praline croquembouche with cardamom caramel
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Orange and praline croquembouche with cardamom caramel

26 ingredients 30 min Serves 16-20 openrecipes

This towering pile of choux pastry is much simpler to create than it seems. Most of it can be prepared in advance and assembled on the day.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

920
Calories
29g
Protein
27g
Fat
137g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Hazelnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 350g/12oz flaked almonds
  • 500g/1lb 2oz white fondant icing
  • 320ml/11fl oz liquid glucose
  • 40g/1½oz unsalted butter
  • 300ml/10fl oz water
  • 240ml/8½fl oz full-fat milk
  • 225g/8oz unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 330g/11½oz plain flour
  • 8 free-range eggs
  • 1 free-range egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 900ml/1 pint 12fl oz full-fat milk
  • 225g/8oz sugar
  • 12 free-range eggs
  • 60g/2¼oz cornflour
  • 115g/4oz blanched almonds
  • 115g/4oz hazelnuts
  • 225g/8oz granulated sugar
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 500g/1lb 2oz granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 125ml/4fl oz water
  • and white sugar crystals orange

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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