DURATION
3.5 hours
COURSE TYPE
On Demand
CHEFS
Melissa Coppel
Melissa Coppel entered the world of Pastry when she left her home country Colombia in her early 20’s to enroll at the French Pastry School in Chicago, where she graduated from L’ Art de la Patisserie Program. This whetted her appetite for the art of high level pastry. Through sheer determination, Coppel eventually landed in the pastry kitchen of the prestigious L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas, where she honed her pastry skills. Then she took a position in the chocolate room of Caesars Palace Casino and right after at The Bellagio Casino, where she spent hours working with chocolate. This was the spark that ignited her love affair with chocolate, and launched her very specialized career. Today, she travels the world teaching her art, while she runs the Melissa Coppel Chocolate and Pastry School in Las Vegas.
Melissa Coppel is a Cacao Barry Ambassador.
She was named "Chocolatier of the Year” in 2013, and one of the “Top Ten Chocolatiers in North America” in 2016.
COURSE
Class: Vegan Couvertures and Snacks
We believe that vegans must be tired of eating only dark chocolate, so in this class we will explore the idea of replacing milk solids in our chocolates to create delicious vegan flavored couvertures from scratch.
Chef Melissa will bring you 7 flavor-forward recipes that showcase the potential and creativity of plant-based chocolaterie.
Not only will you learn how to make the chocolates, but you will also learn how to use them to create an assortment of unique chocolate snacks such as Mendiants, Snack Bars, Candy Bars, and Rochers. A unique opportunity!
PROGRAM
- Vegan “White Couverture”
- Mendiant Style Dried Fruit and Roasted Nuts
- Pistachios Coated with Lychee Chocolate
- Corn and Hazelnut Couverture Bars
- Strawberry and Peanuts Rochers
- Cacao Nib and Baguette Chocolate Bars
- Matcha Caramel and Sesame Praliné Filled Bars
What is included in the recipe?
- Access to the recipe or class videos for 30 Days -after your first click-
- Recipe book in PDF format including detailed methods, percentages, and the shelf life of each product.
- Tools and equipment list with hyperlinks to the websites where we bought all our utensils.
- Digital photo of the product/products made during class.
Recommendations and rules:
- You will have access to the video of Vegan Couvertures and Snacks for 30 days -after your first click.
- Please be aware that after 30 days, the video will no longer be available.
- All other digital files will be available for 1 year: recipe book, tools and equipment list and photos.
- Our On-Demand Vegan Couvertures and Snacks class Videos are meant to be Demo style, we do not expect students to cook along with us. We feel this is the best way to get the most out of our experience together.
