Johnny Iuzzini's Chocolate Soup
A luxurious chocolate soup featuring both milk and bittersweet chocolate, infused with juniper berries and topped with chocolate-covered Cocoa Puffs and Devon cream foam. This sophisticated dessert soup combines rich chocolate flavors with unique aromatic notes.
Ingredients
- •8 ounces milk chocolate
- •1 cup Cocoa Puffs
- •4 cups milk
- •4 teaspoons juniper berries
- •9 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- •⅔ cup heavy cream
- •½ cup Devon cream
- •½ cup milk
- •milk
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring between each burst, or melt in a double boiler. Roll the Cocoa Puffs in the chocolate, coating them completely. Lift them out with a fork, letting the excess chocolate drip off, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet to set. Store in a cool place.
15 min
- 2.
Put 1 cup of the milk in a small saucepan with the juniper berries. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let the juniper infuse for 25 minutes. Have the chopped chocolate ready in a heatproof bowl, and, remember, the finer you've chopped the chocolate, the better.
30 min
- 3.
Bring the milk back to a boil, then strain into a measuring cup. Add some of the remaining 3 cups milk, if needed, to make 1 cup. Pour the hot milk over the chocolate, let it sit for a moment, then whisk to melt the chocolate and make an emulsion.
10 min
- 4.
Pour in the rest of the cold milk, and froth the soup with an immersion blender. Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
5 min
- 5.
Whisk the heavy cream and Devon cream together in a bowl until thick. Whisk in the milk, then froth with an immersion blender (add additional milk if you need to). Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
10 min
- 6.
Thin the chocolate soup with some cold milk if it's too thick to sip, and froth it again with an immersion blender.
3 min
- 7.
Divide the soup among sixteen small glasses (for tasting portions) or among eight coffee cups. Drop in a few of the Cocoa Puffs, then spoon on a layer of the Devon foam. Top with a few more Cocoa Puffs.
10 min