Easy Strawberry Mascarpone Dessert
This easy Strawberry Mascarpone Dessert is a quick German summer dessert with fresh strawberries, ricotta, mascarpone whipped cream, and cookie crumbs. Easy to make ahead of time
Ingredients
- 250 g mascarpone - 1 cup
- 250 g quark strained Greek Yogurt or Ricotta
- 2-3 tbsp sugar
- 1 vanilla bean scraped out
- 1/4 tsp lemon zest
- 200 ml whipping cream - 1 cup
- 1 pinch of salt
Strawberry Puree
- 3 cups strawberries
- 1 tsp sugar or sweetener
- 1 tsp lemon juice
for assembling
- 3/4 cup cookie crumbs Graham Crackers or Amaretti cookies
Instructions
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Whip together the mascarpone, quark, icing sugar. lemon zest and the seeds of the vanilla bean adding a pinch of salt to enhance sweetness. Tip: Don’t throw away the empty vanilla bean, stick the scraped out pod in a jar full of sugar to get vanilla sugar.
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Whip the heavy cream until stiff (don't overwhip or you will end up with butter) and fold it into the mascarpone mixture using a hand held whisk. Do this gently.
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Puree the strawberries with lemon juice, icing sugar or sweetener to taste. Place the mascarpone-cream mixture into a pipng bag. Sprnkle some cookie crumbs onto the bottom of your jars. Pipe some mascarpone whipped cream on top. Pour some strawberry sauce over this mixture. Sprinkle with more cookie crumbs and repeat. Now, place in the fridge for at least two hours or until ready to serve.
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Decorate with fresh strawberries
Recipe Notes
- This recipe is awesome for using up those strawberries that are not looking that perfect anymore.
- You can use lime zest and juice instead of lemon.
- Skip the rum if you want
- Decorate with fresh mint leaves. If you want, add some fresh mint when pureeing the strawberries.