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Pistachio Praline Entremet

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An elegant multi-layered pistachio entremet featuring a crisp praline base, moist almond sponge, creamy pistachio mousse and a glossy pistachio mirror glaze—refined, nutty and texturally spectacular, inspired by Emma’s Cake Studio.

  • Total Time: approx. 2–3 days including freezing and setting
  • Yield: makes ~24 cm diameter entremet, serves ~12

Ingredients

Pistachio Praline & Praline Crisp (prepare day before)

100 g unsalted pistachios, toasted

100 g granulated sugar

30 g feuilletine or crushed crisp shells

30 g white chocolate

Almond Pistachio Sponge

65 g pistachio powder or finely ground pistachios

65 g icing sugar

20 g all‑purpose flour

1 whole egg + 1 egg white

20 g butter, melted

Pistachio Mousse

110 g pistachio paste

200 g white chocolate

70 g caster sugar

810 g heavy cream

gelatin leaves (≈ 5 g), hydrated

Mirror Glaze

300 g white chocolate

200 g condensed milk

250 g sugar

350 g glucose syrup

270 g water

56 g gelatin leaves (≈ 1 sheet), hydrated

Green and yellow food coloring (to desired shade)

10 g pistachio praline (optional, folded in glaze)

Chopped pistachios for decoration

Instructions

Make pistachio praline and crisp melt: Caramelize sugar until amber, stir in toasted pistachios, spread to cool and grind into praline. Melt white chocolate and mix in praline plus feuilletine, spread thinly in cake ring; chill to set.

Bake almond–pistachio sponge: Whisk the whole egg, egg white, icing sugar and pistachio powder; fold in flour and melted butter. Spread in lined pan and bake at 180 °C for ~10–12 minutes. Cut a disc matching the entremet ring.

Pistachio mousse: Gently melt pistachio paste with white chocolate over a bain‑marie. Bloom gelatin, stir into warm paste, then fold whipped cream beaten with caster sugar until light and airy.

Assembly & freeze: In a chilled cake ring, place the praline crisp base. Pipe or spoon mousse to about 70% height, then place sponge disc on top. Cover with remaining mousse. Freeze completely.

Mirror glaze: Prepare syrup of sugar, glucose and water; dissolve gelatin; pour over chopped white chocolate and condensed milk; blend into a smooth glossy glaze with color and optional praline. Chill to ~35–40 °C.

Glazing & finishing: Unmold frozen entremet, place on rack over tray, pour glaze in one fluid motion to coat evenly. Transfer to praline crisp base, garnish with chopped pistachios. Chill to set before serving.

  • Author: Jessica
  • Prep Time: several hours across 2–3 days
  • Cook Time: ~1 hour in total
  • Category: Dessert