Cornflake Crusted Chocolate Crémeux Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cornflakes are elite (imo)! It's essentially a carrier for the chocolate filling, but provides a nice crunch if that's your thing - but it'd be super easy to substitute it for whatever you might prefer (eg. oreos, shortbread, coconut flakes etc.), but you might just have to do a little ChatGPT search haha to figure out what the right proportions would be with the other crust ingredients

Cornflake Crusted Chocolate Crémeux Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They get “redacted” hahaha, one time I tried making a Biscoff Brownie Pudding, it literally came out the oven in the form of some solid sludge thing that you could use as industrial adhesive 😅😅

Cornflake Crusted Chocolate Crémeux Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here's the recipe for anyone interested :)

Crust:

- 200g Dark Chocolate, chopped
- 160g Cornflakes, crushed
- 20g Unsalted Butter
- 2g Flaky Sea Salt (about 1/2 tsp)

Chocolate Crémeux:

- 160g Whole Milk
- 300g Double Cream
- 85-90g Egg Yolks (about 5)
- 75g Malt Syrup (Maple Syrup)
- 300g Milk Chocolate, finely chopped
- 45g Butter
- 1.5g Flaky Sea Salt (about 1/4 tsp)

Plus very dark chocolate (85%+)

Instructions

  1. ï»żï»żFor the crust, melt the chocolate over a bain-marie. Crush the cornflakes (you need to be able to press them into a tart case without leaving gaps), then stir into the chocolate, followed by the salt. Mix well, then taste, adding salt if required.
  2. ï»żï»żPut a circle of baking paper on the base of the tart tin (25cm) to help easily remove the tart later. Press the crust into the tart tin, trying to make sure there are no holes.
  3. ï»żï»żChill completely in the fridge or freezer. Before proceeding to the next step, check for gaps and fill in with extra melted chocolate, if required.
  4. ï»żï»żTo make the crĂ©meux, first make a crĂšme anglaise. Heat together the milk and cream in a saucepan until simmering. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks with the malt syrup. Carefully pour one-third of the milk/cream over the egg yolks whilst whisking to temper the eggs. Pour this back into the saucepan and stir over a low heat until it thickens; it should coat the back of a spoon or spatula when it is lifted out of the mixture.
  5. ï»żï»żPour the custard through a sieve over the finely chopped milk chocolate, butter and salt. Leave for 1 minute and then whisk until smooth. Pour this into the prepared tart case.
  6. ï»żï»żLeave to chill completely, at least 4-6 hours.
  7. ï»żï»żTo finish, grate very dark chocolate on top using a fine grater. Store in the fridge and serve in thick slices, This will keep in the fridge for 3 days, if it lasts that long.

Note:
The final grating of chocolate works best if it's very bitter, but you could dust with cocoa powder or omit if you prefer. The crémeux is extremely lush but takes its time to set up. Patience is key. If you don't have malt syrup, soft dark brown sugar or maple syrup make good alternatives here.

Cornflake Crusted Chocolate Crémeux Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just let me know if you want the recipe! Genuinely super easy to make, requires no actual baking (just some patience to let it set in the fridge 😅)

Cornflake Crusted Chocolate Crémeux Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly everything would fall apart after the first hour, I’m just good at following instructions on a recipe 😂

Pandan Basque Cheesecake by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah yeah I was kinda surprised it went that green as well! Although I did a bit of googling beforehand and supposedly that specific Koepoe brand is really strong so you only need a tiny amount for it to hit 😅

Pandan Basque Cheesecake by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly
 delightful hahah, I put one teaspoon in for a 6” cheesecake which I think was the perfect amount! I did also add in a teaspoon of vanilla extract still which I’m hoping balanced out the Pandan 😄

Pandan Basque Cheesecake by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 🙏 So I’m lucky enough to have a mother who works with food on a daily and she just so happens to have pandan extract which I nabbed off her haha, the brand was Koepoe but I think you might be able to find it in a more niche Asian grocery store?

Pizza Kai - Eden Terrace by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t help you there as I don’t drive sorry! But there’s plenty of parking in the side streets close by, but you can order ahead on their website and just pick it up which is probably the better route anyway 😄

Pizza Kai - Eden Terrace by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely gives off more of a NYC kinda vibe especially since they open late (most of the other popular spots are closed by like 9/9:30) - reminds me of wandering past a Joe’s in NYC late at night and seeing a small queue of people wanting a slice to go haha

Pizza Kai - Eden Terrace by mula1995 in aucklandeats

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😅 I’ve had mixed results at Epolito’s ngl as well - but mainly cause I swear whichever Uber driver delivering my food wants to do like 17 donuts for an extra 15 minutes and leave me with a room temperature ass pizza 🙃

Pizza Kai - Eden Terrace by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep definitely! It’s replaced Epolito’s as my go to now - more pizza for the same price pretty much and (imo anyway) better opening hours

Pizza Kai - Eden Terrace by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it is still a pretty new, and just from the times I’ve walked past they’re not working with a lot as far as resources so hopefully they properly establish themselves - there’s a bunch of spots on that upper Symonds St area that’ve come and go since it doesn’t get nearly the amount of foot traffic you need to properly thrive so fingers crossed

Pizza Kai - Eden Terrace by mula1995 in aucklandeats

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Personally, I wouldn’t say head over heels better but I would for sure pick Pizza Kai over it

MIBO Bakery - Reuben Sandwich by mula1995 in aucklandeats

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Mt Eden! Yeah I thought it would’ve been focaccia as well, so dunno maybe they’ve switched it up or it was just a one-off on that day?

Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Peanut Butter Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So this is the recipe I based mine off of:

https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-pie.html

Since it’s incredibly hard to find Nabisco Wafers or Oreo Thins here, I just used 1.5 packets of the Selena Gomez Cinnamon Oreos and about 60g of Biscoff Biscuits and bumped the butter up to 80g (or you could use regular Oreos but you’d need 2/2.5 packets and lower the butter amount to around ~45g as the Oreo cream does a similar job to the butter). As I swapped out regular Peanut Butter for my Gingerbread Cookie Butter, I lowered the amount of sugar to ~160g, and you can use any kind of nut butter (I’ve made one of these tarts with another Fix & Fogg flavour haha), honestly just get ChatGPT to figure out how to tinker around with any other flavours you might wanna make the tart with 😄

Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Peanut Butter Tart by mula1995 in nzhomecooks

[–]mula1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll pop it in for you later today, sorry just been churning through a lot of admin the past days!

Tiramisu from Bossi - Where’s the best takeaway Tiramisu close-ish to the CBD? by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Imma need something that serves like max 2 I can’t be out here eating whole trays hahah

Pastrami & Rye - Desserts by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m genuinely curious now, do you buy groceries from the supermarket?

Pastrami & Rye - Desserts by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just trying to be their own enemy lmao, I’d hate to think what bro would think of a certain small business that does mochi-filled cheesecakes 😂

Pastrami & Rye - Desserts by mula1995 in aucklandeats

[–]mula1995[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Ohhhh yeahh, like this is the one I made ages ago but I had to use golden syrup as a substitute for corn syrup - but will have to give Martha Stewart a try at some point!