Mont Blanc a Traditional French Christmas Dessert

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Today we would like to thank Dina from Miettes who shared this yummy dessert.

Dina has shared her scoop about this yummy dessert: 

This is a traditional French Christmas dessert, other than the famous Buche de Noel! It is a decadent and festive dessert that will make everyone wanting some more. It is called Mont Blanc as the original dessert was shaped with mounds of chestnut cream in the shape the famous mountain.

Ingredients 

This recipe yields around 20 verrines.
400g (approx. 1lb) crème de marron (chestnut spread) 
400g (approx. 1lb) purée de marron (chestnut purée)
1 kg (approx. 2 lbs.) Crème Chantilly (heavy whipped cream) 
½ kg (approx. 1lb) meringue (small size)
Pinch, cinnamon powder
2 Tablespoons Cognac or Rum

Chocolate Sauce (optional)
3 ½ tablespoons excellent cocoa
½ cup sugar
½ cup water

Directions

1. Mix the chestnut spread and purée together with rum/cognac. 

2. Whip the cream with a bit of powdered sugar (I don’t put much because the chestnut mix is already very sweet).

3. For the chocolate sauce: bring water and sugar to a boil until sugar is dissolved, then add cocoa and beat well with a whisk. Leave sauce aside until it gets cold.

4. Assembling the verrines: put the chestnut spread in a bag with a tip (use any tip you like) and the cream in a bag with a tip (also use any tip you like). Start by adding a bit of chestnut spread on the bottom, then cream, then meringue; repeat one time to end with a meringue on top. Sift some cocoa powder on top of meringue. Serve with chocolate sauce on the side (that will be poured inside the verrines).

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