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Layered Gingerbread Desserts

LANCEWOOD® Mascarpone is the ingredient that takes these lip-smacking puddings to the next level

By Madge Booth

LANCEWOOD® Mascarpone is rich, smooth and creamy, and pairs exceptionally well with savoury dishes and sweet desserts. A much-loved ingredient in tiramisu, its delicate flavour adds a luxurious feel to cake icing and mashed potatoes.

For more delicious LANCEWOOD® recipes visit www.lancewood.co.za.

LAYERED GINGERBREAD DESSERT

Serves 4

Ingredients

300g gingerbread

300g (2 cups) blueberries

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp caster sugar

225g LANCEWOOD® Mascarpone

225g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Cream Cheese, softened

3 tbsp icing sugar

1tbsp hot water

5ml vanilla extract

 

Method

  1. Tear the gingerbread into chunks and divide between four serving glasses.
  2. Combine 275g of the blueberries with the lemon juice, caster sugar and 2 tbsp water in a pot. Cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened and juicy. Roughly crush with a wooden spoon and set aside to cool.
  3. Beat together the mascarpone, cream cheese, icing sugar, 1 tbsp hot water and the vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until soft and creamy (2 to 3 minutes).
  4. Spoon the cooled blueberry compote on top of the gingerbread in the glasses. Spoon the whipped mascarpone cream on top and decorate with the remaining blueberries before serving.

 

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