KOKORO: Crispy, tangy heart

KOKORO: Crispy, tangy heart

By Keiko NAGAE February 9, 2026
Keiko NAGAE

Louis François ambassador since 2025

Created on

February 9, 2026

Recipe

Products used

Trehalose, Sobacha, Fish gelatin, Raspberry pieces, NH pectin topping

Step1 Raspberry chiffon cake

The ingredients
20g (10,7%) Egg yolks
5g (2,6%) Trehalose (LF)
30g (16%) Raspberry puree
20g (10,7%) Neutral vegetable oil
27g (14.4%) Flour
55g (29,4%) Egg whites
25g (13,4%) Sugar
5g (2,7%) Trehalose (LF)
187g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Temper the ingredients.
Mix the egg yolks with the trehalose and raspberry purée. Add the oil and mix well.
Beat the egg whites, adding the sugar and trehalose mixture.
Fold in the mixture, then gently add the rest of the meringue.
Bake at 340°F for 10-12 minutes.
Slide onto a rack to cool. Cut into pieces.

 

Step2 Sobacha praline

The ingredients
50g (38.8%) Sobacha (LF)
50g (38.8%) Sugar
8g (6.2%) Water
1g (0,8%) Fleur de sel
20g (15.5%) Neutral vegetable oil
129g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Roast the Sobacha at 150°C for 10 minutes.
Cook the sugar with the water. Once the caramel is ready, pour it onto a Silpat mat to cool.
Mix the Sobacha, caramel, salt, and oil in a blender until smooth.

Step3 Sobacha praline feuilletine (6g/p)

The ingredients
60g (50%) Sobacha praline
40g (33,3%) Glittery puff pastry
20g (16,7%) 40% milk chocolate
120g (100%) TOTAL

Step4 Crunchy puffed rice (8g/p)

The ingredients
80g (52.5%) White chocolate
32g (21%) Glittery Feuilletine
16g (10,5%) Puffed rice
24g (15,7%) Cashew nuts
1/4 Lemon for grated zest
0,5g (0,3%) Fleur de sel
152,5g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Roast the cashews at 150°C for 10-12 minutes, cool, then chop coarsely.
Melt the chocolate, mix all the ingredients together.
Place the heart-shaped cookie cutter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, add the crispy mixture, and smooth the top. Repeat to make the desired number of crispy treats.
Keep refrigerated.

Step5 Raspberry jam (8g/p)

The ingredients
100g (54.3%) Raspberry puree
50g (27.2%) Raspberry slivers (LF)
20g (10,9%) Sugar
2g (1,1%) Fish gelatin (LF)
12g (6,5%) Water
184g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Mix the purée, raspberries, and sugar in a saucepan and cook until soft. Add the gelatin.
Pour into a silicone mold (Ø4cm, 5mm thick) and freeze.

Step6 Sobacha mousse (45g/p)

The ingredients
350g (42.2%) Cream 35% (A)
25g (3%) Sobacha (LF)
120g (14,5%) White chocolate
5g (0,6%) Fish gelatin (LF)
30g (3,6%) Water
285g (34.3%) Cream 35% (B)
15g (1,8%) Trehalose (LF)
830g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Roast the Sobacha at 150°C.
Bring cream A to a boil, add the roasted sobacha, cover with plastic wrap, and let steep for at least 1 hour. Blend until smooth.
Mix with the melted chocolate, blend again with a blender to emulsify. Add the melted gelatin.
Whip cream B with trehalose, then gently fold in.

Step7 Raspberry jelly (10g/p)

The ingredients
150g (75.5%) Raspberry puree
5g (2,5%) Lemon juice
30g (15,1%) Sugar
12g (6%) Trehalose (LF)
1,8g (0,9%) Pectin NH nappage (LF)
198,8g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Put the purée and lemon juice in a saucepan.
Mix the sugars with the pectin and add them to the liquids.
Bring to a boil, then cool.

Step8 Chocolate Spray

The ingredients
300g (66.7%) Ruby Chocolate
150g (33,3%) Cocoa butter
450g (100%) TOTAL

Assembly and information

Cut out biscuits (all the same size)
Frozen raspberry jam (previously frozen)
Chocolate spray
Fill the hollow on top with raspberry jelly.
Sprinkle with a few raspberry pieces.

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