Strawberries And Sambuca Cream Recipes

STRAWBERRIES AND SAMBUCA CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together mascarpone, sour cream, honey, and sambuca until smooth and creamy. To serve, dip strawberries in sambuca cream.

STRAWBERRIES IN SAMBUCA

Steps:

• Bring water, sugar, and lemon juice to a boil in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into saucepan using tip of a paring knife and add pod. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then boil until reduced to about 1 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in Sambuca.
• Transfer syrup to a bowl and let cool completely. Stir in strawberries and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour. Discard pod.

SAMBUCA CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES, WHIPPED CREAM AND SHAVED CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Place 2-inch-thick slices of pound cake on dessert plates. Douse cake slices with sambuca or other anise liqueur.
• Slice berries and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar, then toss and reserve.
• Beat whipping cream with 2 tablespoons sugar with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
• Top cake with berries and drizzle with zigzags of syrup. Top cake and berries with whipped cream. Using a vegetable peeler, shave dark chocolate over each dessert plate and serve.

COOL STRAWBERRY CREAM

Steps:

• Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with a double thickness of foil; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and sour cream until smooth. Fold in strawberries and whipped topping. Pour into prepared pan. Cover and freeze for several hours or overnight., In a small saucepan, bring the blueberries, sugar and water to a boil; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Refrigerate until chilled., Remove dessert from the freezer 15-20 minutes before serving. Use foil to lift out of pan; remove foil. Cut into slices with a serrated knife. Serve with blueberry sauce.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the strawberries and sugar in a bowl; mash until the strawberries are completely crushed and the sugar is incorporated. Add the sour cream to the strawberries and stir until the mixture is pink in color. Serve immediately.