chestnut bonbon, ideas? recipes?

[curls]

A customer asked me if I had made any chestnut bonbons. I have not but I do think that it is an interesting idea. Has anybody made one or tasted one that they like? Any favorite brands of chestnut puree? Please help.

[JeanneCake]

I used to make a chocolate chestnut cake for christmas but it was a hard sell in the shop; generally the older clientele liked chestnut better than their younger counterparts.   I also had a long time customer order a chestnut mousse cake for his wife's new year's eve birthday for years and I had better luck with the Clement Faugier brand (green and white can); it was just pure unsweetened chestnut puree.  The Vanini brand has sugar in it so just be aware the puree can be sweetened or unsweetened. 

[Jim D.]

There was a thread about chestnut bonbons.  Sadly, my experiments ended sadly, and I had to abandon the idea.  There was no discernible chestnut taste when it was mixed with chocolate.

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8 hours ago, JeanneCake said:

I used to make a chocolate chestnut cake for christmas but it was a hard sell in the shop; generally the older clientele liked chestnut better than their younger counterparts.   I also had a long time customer order a chestnut mousse cake for his wife's new year's eve birthday for years and I had better luck with the Clement Faugier brand (green and white can); it was just pure unsweetened chestnut puree.  The Vanini brand has sugar in it so just be aware the puree can be sweetened or unsweetened. 

Thank you @JeanneCake! I’ll pick up a container of the unsweetened Clement Faugier chestnut purée and see what I come up with.

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2 hours ago, Jim D. said:

There was a thread about chestnut bonbons.  Sadly, my experiments ended sadly, and I had to abandon the idea.  There was no discernible chestnut taste when it was mixed with chocolate.

@Jim D. thank you for the information and topic link! I did search eGullet but did not find your previous experiments. I might have the very same issues that you did but will have fun experimenting.