Course 06

Pandan Chiffon with Coconut Mousse

matcha ice cream · sesame brittle · warm pandan syrup
The hidden mousse under the chiffon gives the dessert its surprise moment.
Scaled for 12 guests:

Coconut mousse

Ingredients
  • Full-fat coconut cream2 × 400ml
  • Double cream200ml
  • Caster sugar60g
  • White miso1 tsp
  • Gelatin sheets2
  • Vanilla extract½ tsp
  • Fine saltpinch
Method
  1. 1

    Separate the solid coconut cream and reserve the liquid.

  2. 2

    Bloom and melt gelatin in a little reserved coconut liquid.

  3. 3

    Whip coconut solids with sugar, salt, vanilla, and miso.

  4. 4

    Fold in gelatin, then softly whipped cream. Chill overnight.

Pandan chiffon

Ingredients
  • Fresh pandan leaves12 leaves
  • Full-fat coconut milk120ml
  • Cake flour180g
  • Caster sugar180g total
  • Baking powder2 tsp
  • Fine salt½ tsp
  • Neutral oil80ml
  • Egg yolks6
  • Egg whites8
  • Cream of tartar½ tsp
Method
  1. 1

    Blend pandan with coconut milk and strain to make the extract.

  2. 2

    Build the yolk batter, whip a stiff meringue, and fold gently together.

  3. 3

    Bake in a lined tray at 170°C for 18–22 minutes.

  4. 4

    Cool inverted, then cut clean rectangles when cold.

Sesame brittle and finish

Ingredients
  • Palm sugar120g
  • White sesame seeds60g
  • Black sesame seeds20g
  • Unsalted butter1 tbsp
  • Matcha ice cream1.2 litres
  • Pandan syrup250ml water + 150g sugar + 10 pandan leaves + 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Black sesame, lime zest, flaked saltto finish
Method
  1. 1

    Cook brittle and break into shards once cool.

  2. 2

    Pre-scoop matcha ice cream before service.

  3. 3

    Plate mousse first, then chiffon, then ice cream and brittle shard.

  4. 4

    Finish with sesame, salt, lime zest, and warm pandan syrup tableside.