Maison Camus

We’re pleased to share a selection of recipes
created especially for Maison Camus Coffees from

Jean-Louis Dumonet
Maître Cuisinier de France (French Master Chef),
and President of their American & Canadian Chapter
created some delicious recipes for us.
Please enjoy! Guimauve au café     Petits pots de crème au café     Café Charentais

About the chef Jean-Louis Dumonet
          Trained at two different Three Star (* * *) Michelin restaurants after graduating at the top of his class at L'Ecole Hotelière Jean Drouant in Paris (1980), France's #1 restaurant cooking and management school, Jean-Louis has been professionally cooking for over 20 years at some of the finest establishments in the world.

          In 1994 he was awarded the prestigious title of “Maître Cuisinier de France”, French Master Chef, the youngest of only 48 in the U.S. when he joined. (There are only 350 French Master Chefs worldwide.) He has been, since 1995, the Secretary of the American Chapter of the “Association des Maîtres Cuisiniers de France” and is their President today.

Guimauve au café INGREDIENTS:  Sugar 300 g/11oz  Coffee (made with 3 strong espressos, using our Signature Blend) 1 dl/3.4 fl oz  Egg white 50 g/1.8 oz  Gelatin or 8 leaves 15 g / 6 tsp  Camus VSOP Cognac 10 ml/2 tsp  Confection sugar 25 g/1oz  Corn starch 25 g/1oz METHOD: 1.   Place the gelatin in a recipient with very cold water 2.   Prepare an Italian meringue: Cook the 300g/11oz sugar with the 1 dl/3.4 fl oz of coffee When the sugar reaches 110˚C/230˚F thread stage*, beat the egg white stiff When the sugar reaches 121˚C/250˚F firm ball stage*, pour it on the egg white, and whisk the mix, Add the gelatin, then the cognac Mix until it cools down 3.   Combine the cornstarch and the confectioner’s sugar. 4.   Pour the mix in a ½ sheet pan where you’ll have powder with a bit of corn
      starch-confectioner sugar mix. 5.   Powder on top and set aside until cold 6.   Cut the slab of marshmallow, separate the pieces, and powder them once
      more with the left-over 7.   Keep in box in a dry space

Petits pots de crème au café INGREDIENTS: For 6-8 people  Maison Camus French Roast Coffee, freshly ground 40 g / 1.4 oz  Regular milk 350ml / 12 fl oz  Heavy cream 150g / 5.3 oz  Whole eggs 2 pc  Egg yolk 2 pc  Sugar 50 g / 1.7oz  Pinch sea salt 1 METHOD: 1.   Ground the coffee as fine as you’ll do for espresso 2.   Prepare an Italian meringue: 3.   Add it to the milk, cream and salt; bring to a boil 4.   Let it set for 2 to 6 hours (the longer the better) 5.   Mix the eggs and the sugar 6.   Add the cream and the milk 7.   Pass the mix through a very fine sieve 7.   Pour the mix into 6 or 8 ramequins 7.   Cook on a bain-marie in a pre-heated oven
      (th.5, 325˚F, 160˚C) for 20 to 25 minutes

Café Charentais INGREDIENTS: for 4 people  Fresh brewed coffee ( Camus French Roast) 3 dl / 10 fl oz  Cognac Camus XO les Borderies 80 ml / 3 fl oz  Heavy cream (whipping cream) 150 g / 5.3 oz  Confection sugar 15 g / 1 tbsp  Cane sugar 8 cubes Method: 1.   Whip the cream, adding the sugar at the end 2.   Prep the coffee 3.   Place 2 cubes of sugar in 4 glasses or cups 4.   Add the cognac and dissolve the sugar 5.   Pour the coffee 6.   Top with the whipped cream