Champagne Fruit Terrine Recipes

CHOCOLATE TERRINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium-sized bowl, fitted into a saucepan, covering but not touching barely simmering water, melt chocolate and butter.
• Add the coffee and sugar and continue to whisk to dissolve the sugar. Continue cooking until very hot approximately 120 degrees F.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the eggs. Pour into foil-lined loaf pan and bake in a water bath for 40 minutes.
• Let cool, then chill overnight. Turn out the next day and serve in slices.

CHAMPAGNE FRUIT TERRINE

Steps:

• Cut top and bottom off oranges and grapefruit. Cut off skin, removing any white pith, preserving the round shape.
• Cut the sections from the oranges and grapefruit. Place in a sieve to allow excess juice to collect in a bowl beneath. Reserve drained juice.
• Layer a loaf pan, starting wish grapefruit, then oranges, raspberries and blueberries. Repeat layers to within ½ inch of the top of the pan, finishing with a citrus layer.
• Dissolve gelatin in ½ cup of orange juice over low heat.
• Beat sugar into remaining orange juice and champagne.
• Gently rub the flowers of the mint over a plate to release the florets.
• Add flowers and dissolved gelatin. Pour over fruit.
• Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Unmold just before serving.

PROSECCO AND SUMMER FRUIT TERRINE

Steps:

• Arrange fruit in a 1 1/2-quart glass, ceramic, or nonstick terrine or loaf pan.
• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup Prosecco in a small bowl and let stand 1 minute to soften. Bring 1 cup Prosecco to a boil with sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add gelatin mixture, stirring until dissolved. Stir in remaining 3/4 cup Prosecco and lemon juice, then transfer to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Cool mixture, stirring occasionally, just to room temperature.
• Slowly pour mixture over fruit, then chill, covered, until firm, at least 6 hours.
• To unmold, dip pan in a larger pan of hot water 3 to 5 seconds to loosen. Invert a serving plate over terrine and invert terrine onto plate.

CHAMPAGNE FRUIT PUNCH

Steps:

• In a punch bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Slowly stir in club soda and champagne. Serve immediately.

JUICY FRUIT PUNCH WITH CHAMPAGNE

Steps:

• In a bowl or pitcher, combine the orange, cranberry, apple and pineapple juices.
• Pour in the lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, champagne, and frozen strawberries. Wait a minute or two for the strawberries to moisten up, then pour into glasses and serve.

TROPICAL FRUIT TERRINE

Steps:

• Combine the coconut water, gelatin and sugar in a saucepan. Simmer for about 3 minutes or until gelatine and sugar has dissolved.
• Coat the bottom of a small loaf pan with the gelatin mixture. Put in the freezer to set a bit for 3-5 minutes.
• Arrange fruits on top.
• Pour in remaining gelatin.
• Wrap with plastic and chill for at least 4 hours.
• To remove from the mould, dip the loaf pan in hot water for a few seconds and invert onto a serving platter.

HONEY-CHAMPAGNE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the fruit and place in a large bowl.
• Combine the champagne and honey in a small bowl and microwave for 30 seconds.
• Pour the mixture over the fruit and toss to coat well. Serve slightly chilled.

SUMMER FRUIT TERRINE

Steps:

• To make the summer fruit terrine:
• In a saucepan combine the wine, the sugar, the lemon juice, and 1/2 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and add 2 of the peaches, peeled, halved, and pitted, cut sides down. Simmer the peaches for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are very tender, and transfer them with a slotted spoon to a blender. Add 1 cup of the cooking liquid and blend the mixture until it is smooth. In a small saucepan sprinkle the gelatin over 1/3 cup cold water, let it soften for 5 minutes, and heat the mixture over low heat, stirring, until the gelatin is dissolved. With the motor running add the gelatin mixture in a stream to the peach mixture until it is combined well. (There will be about 2-1/2 cups peach purée.)
• Line a 5- to 6-cup terrine or loaf pan with plastic wrap and pour into it about 1/4 cup of the peach purée, or enough to just cover the bottom. Arrange half the strawberries, cut sides down, in one layer on the peach purée and pour enough of the peach purée over the strawberry layer to just cover it. Peel, halve, and pit the remaining 2 peaches, slice them thin, and in a bowl toss them with 1/4 cup of the peach purée. Arrange half the peach slices, overlapping them slightly, over the strawberry layer and pour enough of the remaining peach purée over the peach layer to just cover it.
• In a small bowl toss the raspberries and the blueberries with 1/4 cup of the peach purée and arrange the berries in one layer over the peaches. Pour enough of the remaining peach purée into the terrine to just cover the berries, in the bowl toss the grapes with about 2 tablespoons of the remaining purée, and arrange them in one layer over the berries. Pour enough of the remaining purée into the terrine to just cover the grape layer, arrange the remaining peaches in one layer, overlapping them slightly, over the grapes, and pour enough of the remaining purée over the peaches to just cover them. Arrange the remaining strawberries, cut sides up, in one layer over the peaches and cover them with remaining purée. Chill the terrine for 1 hour, or until it is just set, cover it with plastic wrap, and chill it overnight.
• Remove the plastic wrap from the top of the terrine, invert the terrine onto a serving plate, and peel off the plastic wrap carefully. Cut the terrine into 3/4-inch slices with a serrated knife and serve it with the sauce and the mint sprigs.
• To make the raspberry peach sauce:
• In a saucepan combine the sugar, the lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. In a blender purée the peaches, peeled, pitted, and chopped, and raspberries with the sugar syrup until the mixture is smooth and force the mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, discarding the solids. Chill the sauce, covered, for a least 1 hour or overnight. Makes 2-1/4 cups.