Cheesecake and trifle are a great way to turn mascarpone into a delicious dessert

The most delicate cream cheese, whose homeland is the Italian region of Lombardy, perfectly complements the most exquisite desserts. In addition to the fact that the Italians have found a use for mascarpone in sweets, they also use this cheese in the same way as we use butter, that is, they spread it on bread and eat it with tea.

Interestingly, mascarpone is not really cheese, because it is made from heavy cream. The milk from which this cream is collected is taken only from cows that feed on a special inflorescence of herbs and flowers. Thanks to this, mascarpone has such a magical aroma.

In general, mascarpone was first prepared at the beginning of the 17th century. Since then, it has become a favorite product used in a wide variety of dishes. But, thanks to the consistency of the cream and delicate milky taste, cheese is more often used in desserts and sweet dishes. Probably the most famous dessert with Italian mascarpone is tiramisu. By the way, tiramisu recipes and details about this dessert can also be found on our website.

Delicate cheesecake with creamy mascarpone is a classic recipe for cottage cheese pie. Cheesecakes, according to some sources, were eaten in Ancient Greece, but, naturally, then the recipes were without mascarpone.

So, for a magical cheesecake you will need:

  • mascarpone – 500 g
  • fat sour cream - 400 ml
  • chicken eggs - 3 pcs
  • granulated sugar - 1/2 tbsp
  • vanilla
  • butter - 150 g
  • shortbread cookies - 300 g
  • raspberries - 100 g
  • cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
  • ready-made whipped cream

Like all dessert recipes, this one starts with preparing the base. It will require cookies, butter and cinnamon. Grind the cookies to crumbs, mix with soft butter, add cinnamon powder. Form a base for the cheesecake - bottom and sides, 3cm high. Send the base to harden in the refrigerator.

Using a mixer, thoroughly beat the cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla and, when the mixture is already mixed, beat the eggs into it one at a time. Place the finished cream mousse into the mold. Then pour water into a fireproof container. Wrap the form with the filling in foil and lower it into a container of water. The form should be half submerged.

The curd pie is baked at a temperature of 160 degrees. The pie should spend at least 60 minutes in the oven. But, classic recipes for cottage cheese pies may suggest reducing the baking time to 45 minutes.

Cool the finished cheesecake, pour cream over the top and add raspberries. The most delicate dessert with mascarpone is ready!

Trifle is an English sweet that is most often prepared in glasses or other glass containers. Recipes for this dessert are based on sponge cake, fruits, berries, jelly, cream and other delicious ingredients, including soft cheese. And some trifle recipes suggest using cookies instead of sponge cake. This will significantly speed up the cooking process.

Trifle, in addition to its exceptional taste, also boasts an exquisite appearance.

For the berry trifle you will need:

  • shortbread cookies - 200 g
  • sweet nutmeg liqueur – 100 ml
  • bananas - 2 pcs
  • wild berries - 100 g
  • medium chicken eggs - 2 pcs
  • granulated sugar - 60 g
  • mascarpone cheese - 200 g

Break the cookies into pieces and place into prepared glasses. Pour liqueur over the top of the cookies. Then puree the berries and banana in a blender. Pour the resulting puree into glasses so that the layers of liqueur with cookies and fruit mousse are the same size.

Mix yolks and sugar and beat, add cheese. Beat the whites to maximum and very carefully fold them into the mixture of cheese and yolks. Place this mixture on top of the fruit puree.

Place the glasses with the trifle in the refrigerator. Decorate the finished mascarpone desserts with berries with pieces of fruit, mint or cinnamon sticks.

Italian cream cheese makes delicious creamy mousses. There are, of course, a wide variety of recipes, but, probably, cherry cream can rightfully be called the best.

Ingredients for cream:

  • ripe cherries - 500 g
  • dry red wine - 1 tbsp
  • mascarpone – 200 g
  • granulated sugar - 2 tbsp
  • powdered sugar - 2 tbsp
  • strong alcohol (cognac, rum, etc.) - 50 ml
  • cinnamon

All recipes for creams based on this cheese require preliminary preparation of the ingredients, so before cooking the cherries you need to rinse, remove the seeds and pour over boiling water. Then pour cognac over them.

Place the cooked cherries in a saucepan, pour wine and a glass of water over them. Add sugar and cinnamon to the mixture, put on fire and cook for a quarter of an hour. Beat the cheese with a blender with powdered sugar and mix with cherry syrup.

This cream can be used in desserts with mascarpone and also as a decoration for pies and cakes.

Check out another recipe for a great raspberry and strawberry cheesecake. And although the author speaks in English, everything is perfectly clear.

How can you replace mascarpone in desserts and baked goods? There are several secrets that help replace cheese in making desserts.

Recipes for substitutes:

  • Mix 250 g of soft cheese with a quarter cup of low-fat sour cream
  • Mix 250 g of soft cheese with 2 tbsp cream, 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp milk
  • Mix 250 g of soft cheese with a quarter glass of milk and a quarter glass of cream.

Bon appetit!

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