Fresh Fruit And Cream Recipes

FRESH FRUIT AND CREAM TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare Rich Tart Pastry; divide dough into 8 portions. On a floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten 1 portion. Roll dough from center to edges into a circle about 5 inches in diameter. Line a 4-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with pastry. Press pastry into fluted sides of tart pan; trim edges. Prick bottom and sides of pastry. Repeat with remaining 7 portions of pastry. Line pastry shells with a double thickness of foil. Place on a large baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes more or until pastry shells are golden. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
• Meanwhile, prepare and chill Pastry Cream. To serve, divide the chilled Pastry Cream among the pastry shells. Arrange fresh fruit on top of each tart.* Remove sides of tart pans. Makes 8 slices. Rich Tart Pastry
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour and sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in cold butter until pieces are pea size. In a small bowl stir together egg yolks and ice water. Gradually stir egg yolk mixture into flour mixture. Using your fingers, gently knead the pastry just until a ball forms. Cover pastry with plastic wrap and chill for 30 to 60 minutes or until pastry is easy to handle. Pastry Cream
• In a heavy medium saucepan stir together sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually stir in half-and-half or light cream. If desired, add vanilla bean. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Gradually stir half of the hot mixture into beaten egg yolks. Return all of the egg yolk mixture to saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil; reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove vanilla bean. Strain into a bowl. If not using vanilla bean, stir in vanilla. Place bowl of pastry cream in a bowl of ice water; chill for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill 4 hours or until cold; do not stir. Makes 2 cups.

FRUIT CREAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk cream and yogurt in a bowl until smooth and creamy.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix until dissolved.
• Add the fruits and nuts and mix well.
• Chill for 1-2 hours and serve chilled.

FRESH FRUIT WITH VANILLA CREAM

Steps:

• Place fruit in a serving bowl or individual dessert dishes. Using a whisk, mix the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Gradually add cream and extracts; stir until smooth. Pour over fruit.

FRUIT CREAM

Steps:

• Take heavy whipping cream in a bowl. Keep this bowl and whisk attachment in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
• Once chilled add sugar and rose water in that.
• Start beating it till you get soft peaks. Do not overbeat.
• Now keep this into the fridge.
• Right before serving, chop the fruits.
• Add fruits and nuts into the whipped cream.
• Mix well to combine.
• Remove it to individual serving bowl and serve.

FRUIT AND CREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine fruit cocktail, bananas, lemon juice and cherries. In another bowl, combine the whipped topping and sour cream. Refrigerate both bowls until ready to serve. To serve, spoon fruit into individual serving bowls; top with cream mixture.

CREAM CAKE WITH FRESH FRUIT

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt to combine.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the eggs and granulated sugar on low speed to thoroughly combine, about 1 minute. Raise the speed and whip until the mixture becomes pale and thick, 5 to 6 minutes. With the mixer running on low speed, add the cream in a slow, steady stream and mix to thoroughly combine. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
• Add the flour mixture in 2 to 3 additions, mixing well to fully and smoothly combine. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer, then sprinkle generously with turbinado or sanding sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (or with a few moist crumbs), 65 to 75 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool the cake completely in the pan.
• For the fruit: Combine the fruit and granulated sugar in a medium bowl and toss well to combine. Macerate at room temperature, stirring occasionally, for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours before serving.
• To unmold the cooled cake, run a small offset spatula around the outside edge, then release the outer ring of the pan. Slide an offset spatula under the cake all the way around and gently transfer to a serving platter. Serve slices of cake with a spoonful or two of fruit and their juices.

FRUIT CREAM

Steps:

• Cut fruit into small pieces (I usually dice them). Grapes can be cut horizontally into 3 parts.
• Put the cream in a medium bowl and add sugar. Stir slowly until mixed well. Add more sugar if the taste is creamy. The taste should be sweet not creamy. Now add vanilla and mix well. Add all the fruit and mix again. Chill and serve.
• Consume on the same day as it would end up turning sour.
• The consistency of this dessert should not be liquid. The fruits should be well coated with the cream.
• You can also add a number of variations of your choice such as chocolate chips or cocoa powder or almond essence--lots of other things, but we usually enjoy it plain.
• If conscious about calories in cream , you can also substitute the cream with beaten yogurt.