Lobster Tail Dessert – Michelin Recipe from Restaurant MOTA
This lobster tail dessert recipe is not what you expect. Created by Claus Henriksen, head chef at Michelin-starred Restaurant MOTA in Denmark, this award-winning dish was named Dessert of the Year 2024. It combines lobster, chocolate, and almond ice cream into a refined fine dining…
Tools for this recipe
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Quenelle spoon kit – Texture Handle, Jet Black
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Nordic Chefs – Straight Chef’s Tweezers
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Lobster Tail Tartelette set
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Lobster Tail Tartellet – Large
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STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait
Ingredients and method from the original Nordic Chefs recipe.
Print recipeIngredients
- STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait — 75 g sugar
- STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait — 100 g egg yolks
- STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait — 200 g drained yogurt
- STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait — 200 g heavy cream
- STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait — 50 g heavy cream (for gelatin)
- STEP 1: Yogurt Parfait — 3 sheets gelatin
- STEP 2: Infused Chocolate Glaze — 80% dark chocolate
- STEP 2: Infused Chocolate Glaze — Cocoa butter
- STEP 2: Infused Chocolate Glaze — Lobster shells
- STEP 3: Lobster Chocolate Sauce — Reserved lobster chocolate from the coating
- STEP 3: Lobster Chocolate Sauce — Lobster stock
- STEP 3: Lobster Chocolate Sauce — Sugar
- STEP 3: Lobster Chocolate Sauce — Butter
- STEP 3: Lobster Chocolate Sauce — Salt
- STEP 4: Almond Ice Cream — 1 L whole milk
- STEP 4: Almond Ice Cream — 140 g sugar
- STEP 4: Almond Ice Cream — 25 g glucose syrup
- STEP 4: Almond Ice Cream — 150 g blanched almonds
- STEP 5: Caramelized Almonds With Lobster Stock — 200 g almonds
- STEP 5: Caramelized Almonds With Lobster Stock — 150 g sugar
- STEP 5: Caramelized Almonds With Lobster Stock — 50 g lobster stock
Method
- Soak gelatin sheets in cold water for 5–10 minutes.
- Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Heat the 50 g of cream gently and melt the soaked gelatin into it.
- Pour the warm cream-gelatin mixture into the whipped yolks while stirring.
- Fold in the drained yogurt gently.
- Whip the 200g cream to soft peaks and fold it carefully into the yogurt mixture.
- Fill the mixture into lobster tail silicone mold and freeze completely.
- Melt cocoa butter gently in a saucepan.
- Add clean, dried lobster shells and infuse over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Strain the shells out and keep the infused cocoa butter.
- Melt the chocolate and mix in 35% cocoa butter relative to the total chocolate weight.
- Unmold the frozen parfaits and dip the lobster tail directly into the chocolate coating.
- Reserve leftover coating for use in the sauce.
- Warm the leftover lobster-infused chocolate gently with a splash of lobster stock.
- Whisk in butter to emulsify and adjust the texture to your desired consistency.
- Season with a pinch of salt and a touch of sugar to balance the flavors.
- Heat 200 g of the milk with all the sugar and glucose until dissolved.
- Pour the hot sugar milk into the remaining 800 g of cold milk to cool it down faster.
- Chill the full base until completely cold.
- Fill a Pacojet beaker with 150 g of almonds and top up with the chilled ice cream base.
- Freeze solid, then pacotize (run on Pacojet) twice for smooth texture.
- Place almonds, sugar, and lobster stock in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir continuously – the mixture will boil, and sugar will begin to crystallize and turn white.
- Lower the heat and continue stirring until part of the crystallized sugar caramelizes and coats the almonds.
- Spread almonds onto parchment paper and allow them to cool.
- Once cooled, crush or blend the almonds slightly to create a crunchy base for placing the ice cream.
This lobster tail dessert recipe is not what you expect.
Created by Claus Henriksen, head chef at Michelin-starred Restaurant MOTA in Denmark, this award-winning dish was named Dessert of the Year 2024. It combines lobster, chocolate, and almond ice cream into a refined fine dining dessert inspired by the iconic lobster tail pastry shape.
Unlike traditional Italian lobster tail desserts (such as sfogliatella), this version is completely reimagined for modern kitchens. Instead of pastry, the dessert is built using a frozen yogurt parfait shaped in a lobster tail silicone mold, coated in lobster-infused chocolate, and served with a smooth quenelle of almond ice cream.
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If you’re searching for:
- how to make a lobster tail dessert
- a unique restaurant dessert recipe
- or a Michelin-style plated dessert
this recipe delivers both technique and creativity.
Despite its complexity in flavour, this is a no-bake dessert recipe that relies on precision, temperature control, and professional tools - making it ideal for chefs and ambitious home cooks alike.
Looking for additional recipes for modern plated desserts? Explore our Cheese Tuile Recipe, professional Ice Cream Recipe for more inspiration.
FAQ – Lobster Tail Dessert Recipe
Blast freezing is essential for achieving a clean release and stable structure in this parfait recipe.For this preparation, Chef Claus used a Mercatus blast freezer
to ensure rapid freezing and consistent professional results.