Recipe of the Week: Raspberry White Chocolate Mousse

It's Bastille Day and it's raspberry season, so we thought we'd honor both occasions this week by celebrating with a delectable raspberry white chocolate mousse! Your family and friends will be storming the kitchen for second helpings. (Sorry, we're as weak in the face of wordplay as we are in the face of dessert.)

As if being super yummy weren't enough, this mousse has a bonus feature. It can also be used to fill or ice a cake! Franc-ly (sorry) we think it would be best to try both! Ouiiiiiiiii!


Raspberry White Chocolate Mousse

You need:

• 10 ounces fresh raspberries
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
• 1 drop red food coloring

Directions:

1. Process berries in a blender or food processor until smooth
2. Strain mixture into a small bowl and discard seeds
3. Add the sugar and liqueur and stir until sugar dissolves
4. In a heavy saucepan on low heat, warm 1/4 cup of the cream and the white chocolate
5. Stir chocolate constantly until it melts
6. Let mixture cool until it is lukewarm
7. Stir in one tablespoon of raspberry sauce and the drop of food coloring
8. Transfer mixture into large bowl
9. In a medium bowl, whip remaining 1 1/2 cups of cream to soft peaks
10. Fold into melted chcolate mixure, one-third at a time, until no streaks remain
11. Layer into parfait dishes and serve with the sauce

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Recipe of the Week: Bananas Foster

Can it be that time of year already? Whoo hoo, next week (March 8) is Mardi Gras! To help you celebrate, we're offering up a very quick, but most decadent dessert recipe that's as closely tied to New Orleans as Fat Tuesday itself!

We're still making sure you get some fruit but in the spirit of the holiday it's in a really, really indulgent setting. Our friend the banana is the star of this famed NOLA dish and he's potassium-packed and ready to party. He's got no qualms about dropping peel and doing a sweet cannonball into a pool of butter, rum, vanilla and sugar. Won't you join him? C'mon, you only live once!

Bananas Foster

You need:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 1/2 tablespoons rum
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced lengthwise and crosswise
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Directions:

1. In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter
2. Stir in sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon
3. When mixture begins to bubble, place bananas and walnuts in pan
4. Cook until bananas are hot, about 1 to 2 minutes
5. Serve immediately over vanilla ice cream

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Happy New Year! Happy New Recipe: Warm Baked Apples

Happy new year, friends!  We hope that 2011 is off to a great start for you! Since it's now a bit after midnight, in lieu of a toast, today we're bringing you a recipe that will help keep you toasty warm! (Not sure about where you are - but here in Boston, today's high temperature is expected to be around 19.)  It also includes plenty of fruit, which is an important part of any healthy-eating resolutions you might have made... but don't worry, there's a lil sugar in there to sweeten the deal.

Warm Baked Apples

You need:

• 6 apples peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup whole milk

Directions:

1. Preheat overn to 350 degrees F
2. Grease a 2 quart casserole dish
3. Place apples in a large bowl
4. In a small bowl, mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
5. Stir spice mixture into apples until evenly distributed
6. Fold in the raisins and walnuts
7. Spoon into prepared dish and pour milk evenly over mixture
8. Bake in preheated overn for 45 to 60 minutes, or until soft and bubbly

 

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