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Sunday cooking: Easy dessert recipes

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Lip smacking dessert with summer fruit like mangoes, apricots and passionfruit

ByIANSlife Features

April 25, 2021 (IANSlife) With the pandemic spiralling out of control, once again we find ourselves at home. For some of us this means we can get back to our favourite lockdown hobby -- cooking! Chef Devashree Muni, Founder, Cocoa Cellar shares some simple dessert recipes for you to try your hand at.  Cocoa Cellar is a patisserie based out of Mumbai delivering alcohol-infused dessert.

 

Apricot Amaretto Popsicle

 

apricot amaretto popsicle

Amaretto Mix
Coconut Milk - 1 can
Sugar - 1/3rd cup
Salt - a pinch
Amaretto - 2 tbsp

Apricot Mix
Apricot - 1 cup
Sugar- 1 tbsp
Amaretto - 1 tbsp

Method:

Whisk coconut milk, sugar, salt and Amaretto & chill for 1 hour.
Combine Apricots, Sugar and Amaretto & heat for 10 mins until soft
Pour into a food processor & let it cool to room temperature
Fill popsicle moulds
Freeze Overnight

 

Mango Mousse

mango mousse

Mangoes - 2 no.
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Whipping cream -  1 cup

Method:

Blend together the mango pieces & sugar until smooth
Whip the cream till soft peaks
Fold the cream into mango pieces in 3 parts
Set in glasses in refrigerator for 2 hours

 

No Bake Passionfruit Cheesecake


For the crust:
Crushed Biscuits - 100g
Melted butter - 55g


For the Filling:
Whipping Cream - 175g
Sugar -  80g
Cream Cheese - 225g
Passionfruit pulp - 120g


For serving
Whipping Cream
Passionfruit pulp (with seeds)


Method:

Mix the biscuits and butter and press down in cup and chill
Combine cream and sugar. Beat till soft peaks
Add cream cheese and combine
Add pulp and mix till smooth
Pour filling in prepared cups

Garnish with whipped cream and dollop of the Passionfruit pulp with seeds

 

 

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