Alright, let’s dive into this whole “desserts that look like coal” thing. So, the other day, I was messin’ around online, and this idea popped up. Desserts that look like coal? Sounded kinda weird, but hey, I’m always up for somethin’ new in the kitchen.
Started doin’ some diggin’. Turns out, there’s this whole world of “coal mine desserts.” Apparently, they’re popular in places where there’s, you guessed it, a lot of coal mines. Makes sense, I guess. Folks get creative with what they got around them.
Saturday, December 14.
First thing I tried was somethin’ called “Chocolate Truffle Coal”. I used chocolate, cream, and butter, make a kinda soft candy. Now, these were a bit on the fancy side. Melted down some good quality chocolate, mixed it with some heavy cream and a bit of butter. Got that all nice and smooth, then let it cool down a bit until it was thick enough to roll into little balls.
- Get good quality chocolate.
- Get some heavy cream.
- Get a bit of butter.
To get that “coal” look, I rolled ’em in some crushed-up Oreo cookies. I mean, who doesn’t like Oreos, right? They give it that dark, dusty look, just like a piece of coal. Stuck ’em in the fridge to harden up, and bam! Chocolate truffle coal. They actually tasted pretty darn good, if I do say so myself.
But I wasn’t done yet. I remembered readin’ about this French dessert called “Tarte Tatin”. It’s basically an upside-down apple tart. Story goes, some sisters in a hotel back in the 1800s messed up an apple tart. Overcooked the apples, and to cover it up, they slapped the pastry on top. And boom, a classic was born.
Now, I figured I could tweak this Tarte Tatin a bit. Instead of regular apples, I used some black apples. Never used ’em before, but they looked the part. Caramelized ’em in a pan with some sugar and butter, just like the original recipe. Then, I used a dark-colored pastry dough, almost black, to cover ’em up. Baked it in the oven until the pastry was all golden and crispy.
Flipped that bad boy over, and it looked pretty cool. The black apples, the dark pastry, it kinda resembled a pile of coal, in a good way, of course. And you know what? It tasted amazing. The caramelized black apples were sweet and tart, and the pastry was all buttery and flaky. A total win in my book.
So, there you have it. My little adventure into the world of coal-like desserts. It was a fun little experiment, and I gotta say, I was pretty happy with how everything turned out. Might even make ’em again for a party or somethin’. A good conversation starter, for sure!
