Valrhona Absolu Cristal Neutral Glaze is a ready-to-use, high-performance glazing solution that delivers a flawless, glossy finish for your pastries and desserts. Made in France by Valrhona—renowned for its expertise in fine chocolate and pastry ingredients—this neutral glaze is prized by professionals for its exceptional clarity, stability, and ease of use.
Absolu Cristal has a perfectly neutral taste, allowing the true flavour of your ingredients to shine through. Its smooth, gel-like consistency makes it incredibly versatile for creating everything from vibrant fruit glazes and coulis to mirror glazes, chocolate decorations, and gourmet plating finishes.
Use hot or cold, Absolu Cristal is freeze- and thaw-stable, making it ideal for make-ahead preparations. Whether brushed over tarts, molded over entremets, or folded into sauces, it provides a brilliant, long-lasting sheen that elevates any dessert.
Recommended Uses:
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Neutral or fruit-based mirror glazes
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Fruit tarts, mousse cakes, and plated desserts
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Creative coulis and sauce textures
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Custom glazes with chocolate, spices, or praliné
Product Highlights:
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Ready-to-use neutral glaze
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Freeze and thaw stable
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Exceptional shine and smooth texture
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Mildly sweet, neutral flavour
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Can be flavoured and coloured
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Used hot or cold for maximum versatility
Storage Instructions:
To preserve freshness and prevent spoilage, we recommend storing Valrhona Absolu Cristal in the refrigerator, especially after opening. Always keep the container tightly sealed. Refrigeration helps minimize the risk of mold development and maintains the product’s ideal glazing consistency.
Ingredients:
Water, sugar, glucose syrup, gelling agent: pectin, thickener: carrageenan, acid: citric acid.
Product of France
Created in 1922 in France by a pastry chef for pastry chefs, Valrhona has remained a chef driven company that values working in partnership with culinary professionals. Valrhona employs 30 corporate chefs and operates four premier pastry schools ("Ecoles Valrhona") throughout the world for chefs to learn, exchange ideas, and master their craft. Valrhona is committed to the creation of unique artisan quality chocolates with complex and balanced flavors. As an owner of 2 plantations, Valrhona is literally the source of fine chocolate as they plant, discover, select, and blend fine and rare cocoa beans.
Since 2020, Valrhona is certified B CORP. Obtaining this certification is a huge honour but also a philosophy that they wish to implement for the future. The B CORP movement has been promoting strong values of change throughout the world to make companies "a force for good" and distinguish those that balance profit and purpose. Its holistic and demanding vision revolves around 5 impact areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers. B CORP's objective is to certify companies that integrate social, societal and environmental objectives into their business model and operations.
