Theme Meal Plans: After the Show Desserts Only
Apple Hazelnut Tart | Baked Alaska | Chocolate Tart | Croissant Bread Pudding
Apple Hazelnut Tart
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 8 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | After the Show Desserts Only (Theme Meal Plans) |
1 | cup | hazelnuts, toasted |
0.333 | cup | sugar, granulated |
0.66 | cup | flour, all-purpose |
8 | Tb | butter, salted |
1 | tsp | vanilla |
1 | large | egg |
3 | large | apples, peeled and sliced |
2 | oz | bourbon, Jack Daniels |
0.25 | cup | sugar, brown |
1 | Tb | cinnamon. ground |
0.333 | cup | apricot jam |
0.333 | cup | caramel sauce |
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Place nuts, white sugar and flour in food processor. Blend until nuts are ground into flour. With processor running add butter in pieces, along with vanilla and egg. When dough forms place in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Peal and core apples, slice into thin slices. Place in bowl with bourbon. Press dough into greased tart pan, bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool, arrange apple slices in circle, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Brush entire top, including crust with jam and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Drizzle with caramel sauce* and serve.
Note: *See Carmel Sauce recipe
Baked Alaska
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Medium |
Serves: | 10 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | After the Show Desserts Only (Theme Meal Plans) |
0.5 | recipe | Valentine Chocolate Cake Recipe |
1 | qt | vanilla ice cream |
5 | large | egg, whites |
2 | Tb | sugar, granulated |
1 | recipe | Hot Fudge Sauce |
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Make Valentine cake (only ) in cookie sheet.
Cut cake into 3-inch rounds using cutter or thin wine glass. Place 1 dip of softened ice cream in center of cake round, spread evenly. Freeze to firm. Beat egg whites and sugar until stiff. Spread egg whites around cake and ice cream to totally cover. Place in broiler until golden, just a few minutes. Serve surrounded by hot fudge sauce.
Note: May be frozen as cake, cake with ice cream, or finished product. Broil to brown prior to serving.
Note: Be sure to add the Valentine chocolate cake and Hot fudge recipes to your shopping list.
Chocolate Tart
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | After the Show Desserts Only (Theme Meal Plans) |
1 | recipe | Tart Dough |
1 | recipe | chocolate ganache |
1 | cup | raspberries, fresh |
1 | Tb | sugar, powdered |
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees; bake tarts shells in 41/2 tart pans for 8-10 minutes. Cool tart shells. Fill with chocolate ganache; arrange raspberries on top and sprinkle with powder sugar.
To maintain the shine of the tarts don't refrigerate before serving.
Note: Be sure to add the Tart dough recipe to your shopping list.
Croissant Bread Pudding
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 12 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | After the Show Desserts Only (Theme Meal Plans) |
3 | large | egg |
8 | large | egg, yolks |
5 | cup | cream, half and half |
1.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
1 | Tb | cinnamon. ground |
1.5 | tsp | vanilla |
1 | cup | raisins |
2 | oz | bourbon, Jack Daniels |
6 | large | croissants |
1 | spritz | PAM |
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Slice croissants and leave on counter overnight. Mix all remaining ingredients in large bowl. Dip croissants in mixture, place in large, greased, oven-proof pan, and pour remaining mixture over the top. Bake 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven, or until lightly brown