It is difficult to say who and when prepared the first fruit dessert in history. However, he knew exactly what he was doing. It is difficult to imagine a sweet dish that is easier in every way. But most importantly, it will look beautiful and spectacular on the table. This is probably why desserts with berries and fruits are still popular. And some even seem to be a real temptation. The addition of whipped cream and tender curd only adds grace to them.
Dessert "Tangerines with white chocolate"
It is difficult to even imagine a more winter and New Year's dessert than this. The combination of sweet and sour tangerines and a delicate cream of white chocolate, cream and yogurt makes it look like a landscape outside the window. At the same time, it is still incredibly tasty, delicate and light. Yes, and prepare it as easy as shelling pears. Even a schoolboy can handle it.
For 4 servings of dessert you will need:
- 8-10 tangerines (pitted);
- 200 grams of white chocolate;
- 300 ml of natural yogurt;
- 120 ml cream with a fat content of 20%;
- dark chocolate chips for decoration.
How to cook?
To make this fruit dessert, you need to break white chocolate into pieces and add cream. It’s not necessary to use fatty, 20 percent is quite enough. Place the cup in a water bath and stir until the mass becomes homogeneous. Remove and cool. In the microwave, it’s better not to do this, because white chocolate has a very low (only 45-50 degrees) melting point and can curl.
Add yogurt to the remaining chocolate mass and mix well. Cream for tangerine dessert is ready. Now you need to peel the tangerines and disassemble into slices. It is very important to remove all white streaks so that they do not spoil the taste of the dish. Also, do not take tangerines with pits. Only in this case you get a gentle fruit dessert.
Now you can start assembling it. Prepare deep wine glasses or bowls. Pour 1-2 tablespoons of white cream, then put slices of tangerines. Thus, the layers should be alternated until the bowls are full. Garnish with grated dark chocolate on top. Put in the refrigerator for at least half an hour, and you can try a fruit dessert with cream. "Tangerines with white chocolate" will certainly be by the way on any holiday table. Especially in winter, when the sun and bright colors are so lacking.
Dessert "Three colors"
But the combination of cottage cheese, cookies and fruits or berries can become the main one for another, but from this no less tasty sweet dish. Unlike the previous recipe, this curd-fruit dessert can be prepared at any time of the year. You can use any berries for it seasonally, and use frozen ones in winter. This delicate dessert with natural sourness of fruits and berries will especially appeal to small sweet tooth.
For 2 servings of 200 ml each, you will need:
- 100 grams of any shortcake;
- 250 grams of soft cottage cheese or mascarpone cheese;
- 250 grams of natural yogurt or thick sour cream;
- 6 tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- 500 grams of any berries or fruits;
- 2 teaspoons of potato starch;
- a tablespoon of lemon juice;
- vanilla to taste.
Cooking order
First of all, you need to make berry sauce. If frozen berries or fruits are used, they must be thawed in advance. Then the large ones are slightly mashed with a fork, and the small ones can be left unchanged. The most delicious this curd-fruit dessert is obtained with the addition of black and red currants, cherries and, of course, strawberries.
Add a tablespoon of sugar and lemon juice to the berries. Stir and put on medium heat. Bring the mass to a boil and add starch diluted in 50 ml of water. Stir well, bring to a boil again and remove from heat. Cool completely at room temperature.
In the meantime, prepare the rest of the desserts. Grind cookies into crumbs using a blender, meat grinder or rolling pin. For the curd layer, mix the cottage cheese, yogurt, remaining sugar and vanilla. The mass can be slightly beaten so that it has a more creamy texture.
Now it remains only to connect all the components together to make a fruit dessert. Put cookies on the bottom of the cookies. Then put half the curd and half fruit sauce. Then repeat the last 2 layers, filling the glass to the brim. Garnish with whole berries, crumbs of cookies or almond petals, if desired.
Fruit salad
Dessert, which is hardly a dessert, is a fruit salad. Indeed, in appearance and taste, he does not look like him. However, it enjoys well-deserved popularity among women. After all, with proper preparation, it will not only allow you to treat yourself to delicious, but also not to violate the diet. After all, you can add your favorite fruits and berries to it and change the recipe according to your taste preferences.
For 4 larger servings, take one apple, an orange, a tangerine and a kiwi, 4 pieces of prunes, a few cloves of grapefruit for decoration, 200 grams of granular cottage cheese and natural yogurt to taste. First you need to prepare all the fruits. Wash, peel, remove seeds and cut into cubes. Peel the orange and grapefruit first.
Rinse cottage cheese under running water from cream. This dessert does not need them. Lay out all the fruits in layers: kiwi, orange, mandarin, apple and prunes. Sprinkle each layer with cottage cheese grains. Top with yogurt and garnish with grapefruit slices. You can mix immediately, but it is better to serve in such a layered form. So the fruit salad will look spectacular.
Dessert with red currants and cream
A special place among all recipes is occupied by fruit and berry desserts. They are distinguished by a bright color, sweet and sour taste and delicate texture. Those who are not indifferent to red currants and cream, probably will not be able to stay away. Yes, and the rest too. It has only one drawback - it is eaten much faster than it is cooked. But to make it is not at all difficult.
For 10 servings you will need:
- 300 grams of red currant;
- 300 grams of granulated sugar;
- 400 ml cream with a fat content of 30-35%;
- 30 grams of gelatin;
- 100 grams of chocolate for decoration.
Dessert process
So, first you need to make berry jelly. This is what unites many fruit and berry desserts. For him, dilute 20 grams of gelatin in 150 ml of water and leave to swell. Meanwhile, grind the red currants in mashed potatoes. Add to it half a liter of water and 150 grams of sugar. Heat until sugar dissolves. Then add the swollen gelatin and bring the mass to a boil, but do not boil. Pour the mass into the bowl, filling them only half, and put in the refrigerator until completely solidified. This will take at least 6 hours.
Further preparation of fruit desserts should only begin after this time. Soak the remaining gelatin in 100 ml of water, then dissolve it on low heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Then whip cream with sugar into a lush mass, add diluted gelatin and mix. Put on top of berry jelly and put in the refrigerator for another 3-4 hours. After this time, garnish with grated chocolate and you can enjoy a bright dessert in every sense.