Jam/Preserves?

[Stargazer34683]

Got a quick ? Is there any way to make chocolates with jam/preserves? I have just bought a wonderful jam and I tried a bite of it with some dark chocolate in my mouth. DIVINE! lol Is there any way to attempt a chocolate? Incorporating it into a ganache or some such thing?

[tmriga]

I can't answer for the jam you have, but I have used Smucker's Simply Fruit to make a flavored ganache. It is an all-fruit product, no sugar or pectin. It is very thick in consistency, compared to jam or preserves.

I used about 3 tablespoons, and melted completely it in the cream before adding it to the chocolate.

I've done the seedless raspberry in semi-sweet chocolate, and the pineapple and rum with white chocolate.

You could probably use your jam, but cautiously, since it's consistency is thinner than the product I use.

Theresa

[Kerry Beal]

I've made molded chocolates with jam piped in followed by a cream layer - or a ganache layer. You could also incorporate the jam as part of the liquid in a ganache but you won't get the clear fruit flavour that way.