Crema Di Mascarpone (Chilled Cheese Dessert)
"The beauty of this dessert by Romeo Salta from "The Pleasures of Italian Cooking" is its simplicity. It is a no-cook & quick-fix taste sensation that is best when garnished w/fresh berries. Enjoy! (Time does not include time to chill the crema)"
photo by Julie Bs Hive
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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4-6 Dessert Servings
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb mascarpone (ricotta or cream cheese may be used)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks (lightly beaten)
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cognac (or other Brandy)
directions
- Blend the cheese in an electric blender till very smooth.
- Beat in the sugar, egg yolks, cream & Cognac till the mixture is very smooth & thick. Refrigerate till well-chilled.
- To Serve: Spoon chilled crema into 4-6 sml dessert bowls, ramekins or goblets. Fresh raspberries or strawberries were suggested as the ideal garnish, but I think a wide variety of imaginative choices would also work well.
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Reviews
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We didn't care for this. I would greatly decrease the cognac next time, it was too strong for us and illed the taste of the cheese. -
This was an absolutely amazing dessert!!! My husband and I had never had marscapone cheese before and I bought some so I needed a recipe. I found this one and tried it, we're now hooked on this scrumptious little treat! I only made half of this recipe and altered a few ingredients. I used maple syrup instead of sugar, this gave the dessert a very nice richness that I think would be missing otherwise, and we used vanilla instead of cognac. It's a great dessert with fresh blueberries on top! This is a keeper and we'll have this one more often! -
Delicious! Just made half the recipe for a late-night dessert for hubby and self. Could only find small fresh berries but tasty nonetheless. Will do these again, thanks for this one.
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This was an absolutely amazing dessert!!! My husband and I had never had marscapone cheese before and I bought some so I needed a recipe. I found this one and tried it, we're now hooked on this scrumptious little treat! I only made half of this recipe and altered a few ingredients. I used maple syrup instead of sugar, this gave the dessert a very nice richness that I think would be missing otherwise, and we used vanilla instead of cognac. It's a great dessert with fresh blueberries on top! This is a keeper and we'll have this one more often!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)
