If I didn’t cook from the books I buy in such abundance there wouldn’t be any excuses for my compulsiveness, at least in my husband’s eyes. But since I use the books I purchase, everybody is happy. Especially when a dessert turns out so wonderfully flavorful, creamy, refreshing, and eye-appealing. The pudding recipe is from Sherry Yard’s “Desserts by the Yard”. I must emphasize it is ridiculously easy to make, and highly addictive. Two of us gobbled up a couple of servings each and only the finally woken up consciousness forced us to stop and leave some for our kid to try. He loved it too, he ate the pudding for his breakfast next morning with very impressive enthusiasm.
I’m submitting the mango pudding photo as an entry to “Click-Yellow for Bri”, a special edition of a monthly theme-based photography contest in honor of Briana Brownlow, hosted by Jugalbandi.
Mango Pudding recipe…
Nothing beats caramel-fleur de sel combination. But add to it rich velvety custard, infused with coffee and flavored with chocolate and you will have an unforgettable dessert. Serve it in small demitasse cups or tiny ramekins.
The panna cotta can be made up to 2 days ahead and kept in the refrigerator. The caramel can be refrigerated for up to a week. Do make sure to put the whole thing together right before serving.
The recipe is from “Chocolate & Vanilla” by Gale Gand.
Mocha Panna Cotta with Fleur de Sel Caramel recipe…
There is no any gelatin powder or eggs in this mousse. The flavor, as a result, is clean and pure. And the texture is light without being elastic. Definitely don’t try to save on the chocolate here. You get what you pay for. Use good quality chocolate.
The recipe is from “Bittersweet”
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White Chocolate Mousse recipe…
There is another holiday favorite. It can be done up to 24 hours in advance and refrigerated till the serving time.
Cranberry-Mascarpone Pots De Crème recipe…
This is the easiest chocolate dessert and also the fastest to prepare. Although it needs 2 hours of chilling time. Sure, the flavor greatly depends on the quality of the ingredients, so buy excellent chocolate and you will get wonderfully tasted pots de crèmes.
A word of caution though - the eggs in this dessert are not fully cooked. I usually buy the freshest organic eggs and wash the shells thoroughly before using. But if you still have any concerns, replace the eggs with pasteurized ones.
Coffee and Chocolate Pots de Crème recipe…
This dessert can be prepared in stages over several days. And after assembling it has to seat in a refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight which is even better for the cake to soak and flavors to blend. The fact that this dessert can be assembled well in advance makes the trifle perfect for entertaining by easing the stress related to the last minute dessert preparation. But I should probably have started by telling you that this trifle is amazingly good, light and very refreshing.
Lemon Mascarpone and Blueberries Trifle recipe…
