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Nutritional Values
350kcal
4gProtein
45gCarbs
18gFat
3gFibre
120 gServing
* Per serving · 120 g. May vary.
Allergens
🌾 Gluten
🥛 Dairy
Carac
How to order / say it
Say it
Carac — [Kah-rahk]
Order
I'd like a carac, please.
Locally
Je voudrais un carac, s'il vous plaît.
Say locally
A sweet, tart-like pastry filled with chocolate ganache.
Why try it?
This vibrant dessert with its distinctive green icing offers a delightful taste of Swiss patisserie, popular at bakeries and coffee shops in Geneva.
How it tastes
Creamy chocolate ganache encased in a crispy pastry shell, topped with a sweet, brightly colored glaze that adds a visual and sugary appeal.
Origin & History — first documented: 1920
First appearing in Geneva in the early 20th century, carac was created to indulge the Swiss love for chocolate, quickly becoming a symbol of local confectionery culture.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 🌾 200 g Pastry dough
- 🥛 100 g Dark chocolate
- 🥛 50 ml Cream
- 🍯 50 g Glaze
Method
- 1 Roll out pastry dough and cut into tartlet bases.
- 2 Bake pastry shells until golden brown.
- 3 Melt chocolate with cream to make ganache and fill each shell.
- 4 Top with a colorful glaze after the ganache sets.
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