Forget the compromises of supermarket shelves and give your creations a genuinely premium ingredient. This milk chocolate with 35% cocoa content stands out for its incredible creaminess and balanced profile, where sweetness meets the intense aroma of selected cocoa beans. It's exactly the secret ingredient that will make your pralines shine and give your creams the texture you've only dreamed of until now.
This milk chocolate ranks among top-tier coatings that, thanks to a higher cocoa butter content, are wonderfully easy to work with. It's stable enough for baking into batters, where it forms tempting chocolate chunks, yet remarkably smooth for preparing the silkiest ganache or airy whipped creams. It's a versatile partner that won't let you down, whether you're making simple cookies or elaborate modern desserts.
The Valrhona brand is synonymous with ethical sourcing and uncompromising quality for pastry chefs worldwide. Choosing this chocolate means getting a product that's been rigorously checked from the plantation all the way to final processing in France. It's an investment in a result that looks and tastes luxurious, while also supporting sustainable cocoa farming through direct partnerships with growers.
This milk variety offers an accessible, widely loved flavour dominated by the full aroma of fresh milk and delicate vanilla notes. Thanks to its balanced cocoa base, it's not overly sweet, making it an ideal partner for other ingredients. It really shines paired with hazelnuts, almonds, or in contrast with tangy exotic fruits like passion fruit or raspberries.
For your pralines or coated desserts to look straight out of a catalogue, don't skip proper tempering. Heat this milk chocolate to 45–48 °C, then cool it to 27–28 °C, and briefly reheat to a working temperature of 29–30 °C. Following this process ensures a beautiful snap and a mirror-like shine that will impress every guest.
Valrhona Équatoriale Lait Milk Chocolate (35% cocoa) / Weight: 1 kg / Ingredients: sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa beans, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract. May contain traces of: gluten, tree nuts, eggs, and soy. / Use: Premium French milk chocolate (couverture) with a high cocoa butter content. Ideal for coating, moulding, and preparing ganache and mousses. Has a smooth, creamy flavour and perfect fluidity. / Storage conditions: Store in a cool, dry place at 16–18 °C. / Best before date: See packaging. / Nutritional values per 100 g: Energy 2381 kJ / 572 kcal, Fat 37.0 g (of which saturates 23.0 g), Carbohydrates 51.0 g (of which sugars 50.0 g), Protein 7.4 g, Salt 0.19 g. / Country of origin: France.
Its secret weapon is a precise balance between rich milk flavour and refined cocoa notes that leave a clean, velvety feel on the palate. No unnecessary sweetness, just concentrated quality. Ideal for anyone who wants to stop fighting with mediocre ingredients and start using ones that lead to a result they can be proud of.
