Post by Amani on Jul 25, 2008 0:08:33 GMT -5
Mascarpone-Stuffed Dates
from "Food & Wine" magazine
A dusting of unsweetened cocoa adds an appealing bitterness to this simple one-bite dessert.
16 Medjool dates
1/2 cup mascarpone
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Unsweetened cocoa, for dusting
Make a lengthwise slit in each date and remove the pits (without halving the dates). In a bowl, whisk the mascarpone with the sugar. Spoon the mascarpone into the dates, close them loosely and arrange on a plate, split side up. Sift the cocoa over the dates and serve.
MAKE AHEAD The stuffed dates can be refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before sprinkling with cocoa.
Serves 8.
from "Food & Wine" magazine
A dusting of unsweetened cocoa adds an appealing bitterness to this simple one-bite dessert.
16 Medjool dates
1/2 cup mascarpone
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Unsweetened cocoa, for dusting
Make a lengthwise slit in each date and remove the pits (without halving the dates). In a bowl, whisk the mascarpone with the sugar. Spoon the mascarpone into the dates, close them loosely and arrange on a plate, split side up. Sift the cocoa over the dates and serve.
MAKE AHEAD The stuffed dates can be refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before sprinkling with cocoa.
Serves 8.