Cherry-Mascarpone Cheese Dessert recipe

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone cheese
5 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
¾ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sweet cherries, halved and pitted

Nutrition Info

323.5 calories
carbohydrate: 15.1 g
cholesterol: 87.4 mg
fat: 28.8 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 3.9 g
saturatedFat: 16.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 31.4 mg
sugar: 13.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine mascarpone cheese and confectioners' sugar in a bowl and beat using an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.

  2. Stir together cream and vanilla extract, add to mascarpone mixture and beat until well combined. Set 4 cherries aside for garnish, and fold the rest into the cream-mascarpone mixture.

  3. Fill 4 dessert bowls equally with cream-mascarpone mixture, garnish with a cherry, and refrigerate until serving.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a delicious dessert - I usually make it with fresh cherries, but canned work just as well. You might want to adjust the sugar amount though, as canned cherries are often sweeter.

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