MACERATED SOUR CHERRIES AND MASCARPONE CREAM

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Macerated Sour Cherries And Mascarpone Cream image

Provided by Karen Baar

Categories     dinner, dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 pounds fresh sour cherries, pitted (1 pound quick-frozen sour cherries may be substituted)
1/2 cup firmly packed lemon verbena leaves
4 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 cup not-too-sweet riesling
8 ounces mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
4 pinches mace

Steps:

  • In a large nonreactive bowl, mix cherries, lemon verbena, sugar, mace and wine. Cover tightly, and macerate at least 24 hours.
  • Strain and set aside cherries, reserving juice. Remove lemon verbena leaves from strainer, and add to juice.
  • Put juice in blender, and blend it fine. Strain through medium strainer, pressing to extract all liquid. Pour juice over cherries, reserving 1/4 cup.
  • In small bowl, soften cheese with spatula; slowly stir in reserved juice until mixture is smooth.
  • Combine cream and sugar in another bowl, and beat until soft peaks form. Fold cream into mascarpone.
  • To serve, divide mascarpone into 4 bowls. Pour cherries and juice over cheese. Top each serving with pinch of mace.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 449, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 39 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 223 milligrams, Sugar 31 grams

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