BERRIES WITH ITALIAN CUSTARD
Steps:
- Cook's Note: For a nonalcoholic version, substitute the port with 1/4 cup white grape juice mixed with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- In a medium bowl, combine the berries with 1 tablespoon port and 1 tablespoon sugar. Allow to sit and macerate while you prepare the zabaione.
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil over medium heat. In a bowl that will fit over the top of the pot, beat the egg yolks with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar with an electric hand mixer until pale. Place the bowl over simmering water and, with the beater running slowly, drizzle in the remaining 3 tablespoons port. Continue to beat until the mixture becomes very thick and has doubled in volume, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Divide half the berries among 4 serving glasses. Top each with a generous dollop of zabaione, garnish with the remaining berries and serve immediately.
BERRIES WITH VANILLA CUSTARD
What a simple, delectable way to enjoy fresh raspberries. For a change, also try the custard with strawberries or peaches. -Sarah C. Vasques, Milford, New Hampshire
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small heavy saucepan, mix cream, egg yolks and sugar. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°. Do not allow to boil., Transfer to a bowl; stir in vanilla. Refrigerate, covered, until cold. Serve over fresh berries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 132mg cholesterol, Sodium 34mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
LUSCIOUS BERRIES WITH CUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- Cook whipping cream in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until cream just comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Combine sugar and cornstarch in bowl.
- Stir together sugar mixture and egg yolks with whisk in bowl 3-4 minutes or until mixture is light and creamy. Whisk hot whipping cream gradually into beaten egg yolk mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan; stir in vanilla. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes or until custard is thickened and coats back of metal spoon. Do not boil. Remove from heat; cool 20-25 minutes.
- Serve custard warm or cool over fresh berries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240 calories, Fat 19 grams, SaturatedFat grams, Transfat grams, Cholesterol 170 milligrams, Sodium 20 milligrams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Sugar grams, Protein 2 grams
VANILLA CUSTARD FRUIT TART
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Process the flour and butter in a food processor until coarse crumbs form.
- With the motor running, add the water and lemon zest through the feed tube and process until the dough leaves the sides of the bowl.
- Gather the dough into a ball, flatten, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 30 minutes or just until firm enough to roll out. If not using immediately, wrap with plastic and refrigerate for up to three days or freeze up to three months.
- Gather the ingredients.
- Place the flour and butter into a medium bowl.
- Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add the water and lemon zest. Stir until the dough holds together.
- Gather the dough into a ball, flatten, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 30 minutes or just until firm enough to roll out. If not using immediately, wrap with plastic and refrigerate for up to three days or freeze up to three months.
- Press the prepared tart dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9- or 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Freeze for 20 to 30 minutes until very firm.
- Preheat the oven to 425 F. Using a fork, prick the bottom of the tart shell at 1-inch intervals.
- Line the pastry snugly with foil.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes until crust is set and just beginning to brown.
- Remove the foil and bake until the crust is golden brown, 10 to 12 additional minutes. Set the crust on a wire rack and cool completely.
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, flour, and salt. Whisk in the milk until the mixture has a smooth texture. Make sure the whisk reaches the corners of the pan.
- Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat and, whisking constantly, boil for 4 to 5 minutes until the mixture thickens. Remove the pan from the heat.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks.
- Gradually whisk in about 1 cup of the hot milk mixture.
- Pour the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan and, whisking constantly, simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly thicker. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Add the butter and vanilla and stir until the butter is melted.
- Strain the custard through a fine sieve set over a medium bowl.
- Place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the custard to keep a skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour.
- Gather the shell, custard, fruit, and preserve.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm the preserve until slightly thinner in consistency, about 5 minutes.
- Stir the chilled custard and spread it into the prepared crust.
- Top with the fresh fruit of your choice.
- Brush the fruit with the preserve. Serve the tart right away or refrigerate, covered, for up to 24 hours. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 kcal, Carbohydrate 62 g, Cholesterol 114 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 88 mg, Sugar 35 g, Fat 19 g, ServingSize 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CLASSIC TRIFLE WITH BERRIES OR CITRUS
Trifles are as adaptable as desserts get. As long as you have layers of cake, custard, some kind of fruit or jam, and a fluffy cloud of whipped cream on top, they make festive desserts that you can vary as much as you like. While most trifles are boozy - the cake soaked with sherry or other spirits - orange juice makes a fine alternative, especially if you pair it with syrupy sugared orange segments. Or go more traditional, and use berries and sherry. This trifle is more about the interplay of soft vanilla-scented custard, whipped cream and fruit, with only one layer of cake at the bottom of the dish. If you'd like a higher cake-to-custard ratio, add more ladyfingers as directed in Step 9. And don't neglect the garnish. Topping the trifle with sliced almonds or amaretti lends crunch and looks pretty, too.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories parfaits and trifles, dessert
Time 1h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the custard: In a large bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add egg yolks and whisk until smooth.
- In a medium saucepan, heat cream, milk and any of the optional flavorings over medium heat until simmering.
- Slowly whisk 1/2 cup hot cream mixture into yolk mixture until well mixed. Whisking egg mixture constantly, slowly pour in remaining cream. Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and place it over medium-low heat.
- Cook custard, stirring continuously especially around the bottom and edges of the pot, until the custard has thickened enough to mound on the spoon, 5 to 10 minutes. Don't let it come to a boil, but a few simmering bubbles is fine. If it starts to curdle at any point, remove pot from the heat and whisk it intensely. It should smooth out.
- Once the custard is thick, scrape it into bowl, whisk in vanilla, and press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto its surface. Let the custard cool for at least 30 minutes. At this point, custard can be chilled for up to 3 days, or used to assemble the trifle. Pluck out cinnamon stick or cardamom pods, if using, just before assembling trifle.
- Prepare the fruit: If using berries, put them in a bowl, sprinkle with sugar to taste, and use a fork to mash them. If using oranges, supreme them: Cut the tops and bottoms off each one, squeezing the juice from the severed pieces into a bowl. Using a paring knife, cut the peel and all the white pith off the fruit. Working over the bowl to catch the juices, slice the segments away from the membrane, letting fruit fall into the bowl. It's OK if the segments fall apart; you're going to break them up anyway. When all the segments are cut out of the membranes, squeeze the membranes over the bowl to release as much of the juice as possible. Sprinkle oranges with sugar, to taste, and, using your hands, break the segments up into pieces. You want a pulpy, juicy mix in the bowl. There should be a lot of liquid. Let oranges or the berries macerate for 20 minutes.
- To assemble the trifle, spread the ladyfingers on one side with a thick layer of jam or marmalade. Put the ladyfingers, jam-side down, in the bottom of a medium (6- to 8-cup) trifle dish or any other serving bowl or dish (or use individual dishes, cups or glasses). You want to cover the bottom completely and, if you are using a bowl, go a little bit up the sides; break up the ladyfingers if needed to make them fit.
- Sprinkle sherry (or whatever liquid you are using) over the ladyfingers, making sure they are well moistened. Be generous: You don't want any dry bits.
- Spoon fruit and all their juices over ladyfingers. Top with custard. If you like a higher cake-to-custard ratio, you can break up a few more ladyfingers and scatter them on top of the custard, then drizzle with more sherry. Press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
- When ready to serve, using an electric mixer or a whisk, beat the cream and confectioners' sugar until fluffy; it should hold a light peak. Spoon whipped cream on top of trifle and garnish as you like. Serve immediately. (Leftovers will keep covered in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 days.)
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