Fuel Pause Parfait
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateOctober 15, 2026
Parfait as a fuel pump, with sharp lemon and fiery sauce: tension on the plate.
A sharp-tart parfait with spicy sauce, assembled as a fuel pump with a slanted 'hose' of candied lemon. The striking plating directly refers to the gas pump in the news, with tension between sweet and sour.
Ingredients
- 4 lemons
- 200 g sugar
- 400 ml whipping cream
- 4 egg yolks
- 100 g Greek yogurt
- 1 vanilla pod
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 2 red chili peppers
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 50 ml water
- 4 ladyfingers
Method
- Zest and juice 3 lemons. Boil juice and zest with 100 g sugar, let steep for 5 minutes. Cool down.
- Whip the cream until stiff. Beat the egg yolks with 50 g sugar until fluffy. Mix yogurt, vanilla seeds, and lemon syrup into the yolks.
- Fold in the whipped cream. Pour into a square mold and freeze for at least 4 hours.
- Slice the fourth lemon thinly. Simmer slices for 10 minutes with 50 g sugar and 50 ml water until glossy. Drain.
- Melt the chocolate au bain-marie. On baking paper, shape four rectangles (5x8 cm) and let harden.
- Finely chop the chili peppers. Boil with honey and 1 tbsp water. Thicken with cornstarch. Cool to a sauce.
- Cut the parfait into 5x8 cm blocks. Place on the chocolate rectangle. Lean a ladyfinger diagonally as the 'hose'. Drape a candied lemon slice as a curve. Spoon some spicy sauce over the parfait.
Serving notes
- Serve on a long plate so the 'fuel pump' is clearly visible.
- Garnish with extra lemon zest for added sharpness.
- Serve the sauce on the side for those who want more tension.