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The Most Expensive Chocolate Desserts

by Heather on October 4th, 2007

If spending $1000 for dessert isn’t extravagant enough, check these out:

This is called “The Fortress Aquamarine” and is available at Wine3 at The Fortress in Galle, Sri Lanka, for a mere $14,500. According to ForbesTraveler:

This dessert, which debuted in March, was inspired by the success of the restaurant’s other gem-studded treat, the Bombay Sapphire Martini. The star of the show is an 80-carat aquamarine gem that rests on a sliver of chocolate shaped to resemble the traditional stilt fisherman that’s part of the resort’s logo. Handmade glass utensils (not included in the price) complete the presentation. And yes, diners can pocket the gemstone after polishing off the dessert. None have yet been sold.

Next is the Brownie Extraordinaire with Saint Louis from Brûlée: The Dessert Experience in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Only $1000 for this one! “The Brownie Extraordinaire comes with a Saint Louis crystal atomizer, a $750 keepsake filled with a shot of rare 1996 Quinta do Noval Nacional port wine to be sprayed into the mouth between each bite of hazelnut-coated brownie.”

The Dome’s Truffle Ice is available at Mezzaluna in Bangkok at a downright affordable $200. “Perigord truffle ice cream layered with gelée and Manjaree chocolate and suffused in gold leaves, berry compote and a rare cognac—Moyet Tres Vieille Grande Champagne No. 7 (of which there are only 1,300 bottles in existence). The restaurant sells up to 10 every week.”

The Madeleine Truffle is available at Knipschildt Chocolatier in Norwalk, Connecticut for $250 per truffle, or $6,000 per pound.

Classic ganache—comprised of 70 percent Valrhona chocolate mixed with fresh cream and infused for 24 hours with vanilla pods and pure truffle oil—is shaped around a Perigord truffle, then dipped in Valrhona and rolled in cocoa powder. “The ganache must be whipped repeatedly to make it as soft and silky as possible, then it must be chilled so it’s easier to work with,” said a company spokesperson. The product of a long and painstaking process, these truffles are not available over the counter, but made to order and presented in a silver box with a personal note from chocolate maker Fritz Knipschildt.

[pictures from forbestraveler]

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