Indulge in the delectable Coeur à la Crème with Apricot Sauce, a classic French dessert that combines a creamy heart-shaped custard with a luscious apricot sauce. This delightful dish is perfect for special occasions or as a sweet treat. The recipe includes detailed instructions for making both the custard and the sauce, ensuring a perfect result every time. Additionally, the article provides a helpful guide on how to shape the custard into hearts, adding an extra touch of charm to your dessert presentation. For those seeking a vegan alternative, a dedicated section offers a plant-based version of the Coeur à la Crème, catering to various dietary preferences.
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COEUR A LA CREME WITH PASSION FRUIT SAUCE
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories quick, dessert
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat the fromage blanc until smooth. If using cottage cheese, puree it in a blender until smooth. Mix the cheese with the heavy cream and sour cream. Sweeten to taste with the sugar.
- Spoon the mixture into four white porcelain coeur a la creme molds or one large coeur a la creme mold. Alternately, you can spoon the mixture into a heart-shaped basket or even into a strainer lined with cheesecloth. Cover the top. Place the mold or basket in a pan in the refrigerator or place the strainer over a bowl in the refrigerator. Allow the cheese mixture to drain at least eight hours or overnight.
- Slice off the tops of the passion fruits and scoop the pulp out into a bowl. Mix with the honey and liqueur.
- Just before serving, unmold the drained cheese onto a plate or plates. Spoon the sauce around it. Garnish with strawberries.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 528, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 468 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams
COEUR A LA CREME WITH RASPBERRY AND GRAND MARNIER SAUCE
Steps:
- Place the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Scrape down the beater and bowl with a rubber spatula and change the beater for the whisk attachment. With the mixer on low speed, add the heavy cream, vanilla, lemon zest, and vanilla bean seeds and beat on high speed until the mixture is very thick, like whipped cream.
- Line a 7-inch sieve with cheesecloth or paper towels so the ends drape over the sides and suspend it over a bowl, making sure that there is space between the bottom of the sieve and the bottom of the bowl for the liquid to drain. Pour the cream mixture into the cheesecloth, fold the ends over the top, and refrigerate overnight.
- To serve, discard the liquid, unmold the cream onto a plate, and drizzle Raspberry and Grand Marnier Sauce around the base. Serve with raspberries and extra sauce.
- Place raspberries, sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 4 minutes. Pour the cooked raspberries, the jam, and orange liqueur into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until smooth. Chill.
COEUR A LA CREME
Provided by Food Network
Time 9h45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl combine well the cream cheese, ricotta, salt, sugar, lemon peel and vanilla. Fold in the heavy cream which has been beaten until soft peaks have formed.
- Wet cheese cloth and squeeze out excess moisture. Line mold or molds with a double thickness of cheese cloth, cut large enough to fold back over filled mold. Spoon cheese mixture into mold and fold the cheese cloth over the top. Place mold on a rack over a pan. Let it drain overnight in the refrigerator. To serve, unwrap, invert and unmold onto a plate and spoon Apricot Sauce over the top.
- In a saucepan cover the apricots with hot water and add the vanilla bean. Let stand for 30 minutes. Add the sugar and simmer the apricots for 40 minutes, stirring frequently, or until soft. Drain the fruits, discarding the vanilla bean and reserving the liquid, and transfer them to a serving dish. Add the cherries and angelica. Reduce cooking liquid until it is syrupy and stir in the galiano. Pour syrup while still hot over fruit. Stir in lemon juice. Add water to thin sauce to desired consistency. Let cool. Chill, covered; until ready to serve.
- Yield: 1 1/2 cups
COEUR A LA CREME
This creamy fresh cheese dessert is simple to prepare and requires no cooking! Although the traditional porcelain mold makes a charming heart-shaped dessert, the cream can also be drained in a large cheesecloth-lined sieve. Simply scoop as you would ice cream, drizzle with raspberry coulis and garnish with fresh raspberries. This coeur a la creme is light and delicately creamy, and the variation that follows is denser and more luscious. Both are delicious.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time P1DT20m
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Stir the cream and 1/3 cup of the sugar together in a large bowl. Beat the sweetened cream until soft peaks form. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. Continue beating, adding the remaining 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, until the whites form stiff, glossy peaks. Fold the cream mixture and beaten egg whites into the yogurt. Fold in the vanilla.
- Line 1 large or 6 individual coeur a la creme molds or a large sieve with a double thickness of damp cheesecloth, allowing the excess to hang over the edge.
- Fill the prepared mold(s) with the cream mixture and set over a large plate to drain. If using a sieve, set the sieve over a bowl. Fold the excess cheesecloth over the cream. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
- Unwrap and invert the mold(s) onto a serving plate or plates. Remove the cheesecloth. Or, if using the sieve, invert onto a large plate and use an ice cream scoop to spoon individual servings into dessert bowls. Surround the coeur a la creme(s) with raspberry coulis and a few fresh raspberries.
SAVORY COEUR A LA CREME
Food Network, Barefoot Contessa, 2008. If you do use cheesecloth, it creates a nice pattern over the spread. Make sure you have a little room between the sieve (if using) and the bottom of the bowl you place it in.
Provided by lazy gourmet
Categories Spreads
Time 20m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whip until it is firm like whipped cream. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Beat on high speed until the mixture is very thick.
- Line a 6-inch coeur a la creme mold or 6-inch sieve with a few layers of cheesecloth, allowing the excess to drape over the sides. Pour the cream mixture into the cheesecloth and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Fold the excess cheesecloth over the top of the cream. Place the mold on a plate or suspend the sieve over a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to serve, unmold the creme upside down onto a plate and pour the chutney over the top, allowing it to drip down the sides. Serve chilled with crackers.
COEUR à LA CREME WITH RHUBARB SAUCE
This recipe is from my friend Narcissa Titman, who got it from her friend Betty Kramer; Betty no longer recalls where she discovered it. I added the rhubarb sauce. If you don't have heart molds, just use a wide, shallow sieve.
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories appetizer
Time 30m
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Line two seven-inch-wide ceramic heart-shaped molds (with holes) or an 8-inch round, shallow sieve with 4 layers of cheesecloth that have been rinsed in cold water and rung out.
- Using the back of a spoon, press the ricotta through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl. Stir in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Whip the cream and fold it into the ricotta mixture. Whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then fold them into the ricotta as well.
- Fill the lined mold or sieve with the ricotta mixture, making sure you don't flatten or mush it. Fold the excess cheesecloth over the ricotta. Place on a tray or in a bowl and refrigerate overnight to drain.
- The next day, combine the rhubarb, sugar, clove and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Cover and place over medium heat. Simmer until the pieces are soft but still intact, 5 minutes. Let cool.
- To serve, unmold the ricotta cream onto a platter and pass it along with the rhubarb sauce.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 351, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 157 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 0 grams
COEUR à LA CRèME WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE
Provided by Patrick O'Connell
Categories Milk/Cream Citrus Dessert No-Cook Valentine's Day Raspberry Chambord Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut a piece of cheesecloth into four 6-inch squares. Dampen and wring out lightly. Press one square into each of four perforated heart-shaped ceramic molds and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the mascarpone cheese, 1/4 cup of the cream, the vanilla, the 1 tablespoon lemon juice and the Chambord until thoroughly blended. Refrigerate.
- In a small bowl, whip the remaining 1 cup cream and the confectioners' sugar until the cream forms stiff peaks. With a rubber spatula, fold the whipped cream into the chilled cheese mixture in three batches. Spoon the finished mixture into the prepared molds and fold the edges of the cheesecloth over the tops. Lightly tap at the bottoms of the molds on the counter to remove and air spaces between the mixture and the molds. Refrigerate on a tray or baking sheet a minimum of 2 to 3 hours.
- Meanwhile, make raspberry sauce:
- In a blender or food processor, purée the raspberries, granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Taste the sauce for sweetness and adjust the sugar or lemon juice as needed. Strain and refrigerate.
- Assemble and serve:
- Unfold the cheesecloth and drape it over the sides of the molds. Invert each mold onto a serving plate. While pressing down on the corners of the cheesecloth carefully lift off the mold. Smooth the top with the back of a spoon and remove the cheesecloth slowly.
- Spoon raspberry sauce onto the plate around the heart and garnish with fresh berries and mint leaves.
COEUR à LA CRèME WITH ROASTED STRAWBERRY SAUCE
Coeur à la crème (cream heart) is a classic French dessert traditionally served with strawberries. This is adapted from a recipe in "Valentine Dinner for Two" from the February 1977 issue of Glamour magazine, which we updated for our 2016 Epi Valentine's Menu.
Provided by Anna Stockwell
Categories Valentine's Day Cheese Cheesecake Strawberry Dessert Wheat/Gluten-Free Anniversary Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make the coeur à la crème:
- Cut 2 (8x8") squares of cheesecloth, soak with cold water, and wring out. Line each mold with damp cheesecloth and set in a small baking pan.
- Whisk cream cheese, goat cheese, vanilla paste, lemon zest, and salt in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk heavy cream and powdered sugar in another medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cheese mixture until well combined. Spoon into prepared molds, fold cheesecloth over, then chill at least 6 hours.
- Make the strawberry sauce:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix strawberries, brandy, sugar, vanilla paste, pepper, salt, and 1/4 cup water a small baking dish. Roast, stirring occasionally, until juices are bubbling, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, then stir in lemon juice.
- To serve, fold back cheesecloth and invert each coeur à la crème onto a small plate. Garnish with lemon zest and serve strawberry sauce alongside.
- Do Ahead:
- Coeur à la crème can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled in molds until ready to serve.
RASPBERRY COEUR A LA CREME
A way to use up those raspberries just coming ripe or to use frozen ones. The recipe is from the Cooking Light Cookbook 1992
Provided by drhousespcatcher
Categories Dessert
Time 6h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Drain the raspberries and reserve the syrup. set aside.
- combine the milk and 2 tsp of syrup in small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over the mixture. Let stand 1 minute. cook over low heat until the gelatin dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Postion knife blade in food processor. Add the cheese, sugar, yogurt, and gelatin mix; process until smooth. Pour mix in a 4 cup heart shaped mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and chill until firm.
- Combine remaining raspberry syrup and corn starch in a small nonaluminum saucepan; stir with wire whisk until well blended. Bring to a boil; cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Gently stir in reserved raspberries; cover and chill. Unmold Gelatin mix onto serving platter. Garnish with fresh raspberries if desired Serve with raspberry sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.9, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 30.3, Sodium 206.6, Carbohydrate 40.4, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 34.1, Protein 11.4
Tips:
- Use fresh and ripe apricots: This will ensure the best flavor in your sauce.
- Don't overcook the apricots: They should be cooked until they are just soft, but not mushy.
- Make the apricot sauce ahead of time: It can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Serve the coeur a la creme warm or at room temperature: This will allow the flavors to meld together.
- Garnish with fresh mint or whipped cream: This will add a touch of elegance to your dessert.
Conclusion:
Coeur a la creme with apricot sauce is a classic French dessert that is sure to impress your guests. The combination of rich, creamy custard and tart, fruity apricot sauce is simply irresistible. With a few simple tips, you can easily make this dessert at home. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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