Peaches Cream Gingersnap Cups Recipes

PEACHES 'N' CREAM CUPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream and sugar and whip with a hand mixer until medium peaks form. Cover with plastic and place in the refrigerator.
• In another large bowl, combine the cream cheese, peach preserves and vanilla extract and beat with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Fold in the whipped cream.
• Divide the mixture among 4 dessert glasses and refrigerate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, garnish each with a few slices of peach and a ladyfinger cookie.

PEACH CHEESECAKE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grind gingersnaps in processor to coarse crumbs. Add butter and blend until evenly moistened. Press crumbs over bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust until beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Cool on rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• For filling:
• Combine peaches, 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon juice in heavy large saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and peaches are juicy, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until peaches are tender and juices thicken, about 5 minutes. Cool compote.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in sour cream and vanilla. Spoon half of cheese mixture (about 3 cups) into crust. Spoon peach compote over by tablespoonfuls, spacing apart. Top with remaining cheese mixture.
• Place large piece of foil on oven rack. Place pan with cheesecake on foil. Bake until puffed, set in center, and beginning to brown, about 1 hour. Place hot cheesecake on rack; cool 5 minutes. Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen. Place cheesecake, uncovered, on rack in refrigerator and chill overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)
• For glaze:
• Combine preserves and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until glaze comes to simmer. Strain into small bowl. Release pan sides; place cheesecake on platter. Spread glaze over top of cheesecake to within 1/4 inch of edge. Chill cheesecake until glaze sets, at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours. Arrange peach slices in center of cake and serve.

GINGERSNAP-CREAM COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 36 mini muffin cups.
• Combine oil, molasses, and eggs in a large bowl.
• Combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into egg mixture until well combined.
• Roll cookie dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place balls into the prepared muffin cups. Press dough up the sides of the cups using your fingers or a wooden spoon handle.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer doughy but still soft and edges are set, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven. Gently reform the holes in each cookie cup using a wooden spoon handle. Let cool for 2 minutes. Remove cookie cups from the pans and transfer to wire racks to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Beat Neufchatel cheese in a medium bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Gently fold in whipped cream.
• Spoon filling into a pastry bag; pipe into each cooled cookie cup. Garnish each cookie cup with a mint sprig.

GRILLED PEACHES WITH GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate. Brush peach halves with canola oil.
• Place peach halves on the preheated grill. Grill until tender and peach is warmed through, about 10 minutes. Place the hot peach on a plate skin-side down. Sprinkle with brown sugar, allowing the sugar to melt. Alternatively, use a small torch to caramelize the sugar. Serve each peach half with 2 scoops of vanilla frozen yogurt and gingersnap cookie crumbles sprinkled on top.

PEACHES 'N' CREAM CRISP

Steps:

• Place the peaches in four 8-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Top with butterscotch topping and granola. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2-3 minutes or until bubbly. Top with ice cream.

GINGERSNAP CREAM COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, oil, applesauce and molasses; add to dry ingredients. Stir until dough forms a ball. Roll into 1-in. balls. Press onto the bottoms and up the sides of miniature muffin cups greased with cooking spray., Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth; fold in whipped cream. Spoon 2 teaspoons into each cup.

PEACH CHEESECAKE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grind gingersnaps in processor to coarse crumbs.
• Add butter and blend until evenly moistened.
• Press crumbs over bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.
• Bake crust until beginning to brown, about 8 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F
• Combine peaches, 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon juice in heavy large saucepan.
• Cover and cook over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and peaches are juicy, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until peaches are tender and juices thicken, about 5 minutes.
• Cool compote.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar and beat until smooth.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• Mix in sour cream and vanilla.
• Spoon half of cheese mixture (about 3 cups) into crust.
• Spoon peach compote over by tablespoonfuls, spacing apart.
• Top with remaining cheese mixture.
• Place large piece of foil on oven rack.
• Place pan with cheesecake on foil.
• Bake until puffed, set in center, and beginning to brown, about 1 hour.
• Place hot cheesecake on rack; cool 5 minutes.
• Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen.
• Place cheesecake, uncovered, on rack in refrigerator and chill overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead.
• Cover; keep chilled.)
• For glaze:.
• Combine preserves and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until glaze comes to simmer.
• Strain into small bowl.
• Release pan sides; place cheesecake on platter.
• Spread glaze over top of cheesecake to within 1/4 inch of edge.
• Chill cheesecake until glaze sets, at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.
• Arrange peach slices in center of cake and serve.

PEACHES IN GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Simmer wine, water, sugar, and ginger, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes.
• While syrup is simmering, slice peaches and toss with lemon juice.
• Pour hot syrup through a fine sieve onto peaches, then stir.
• Let stand 20 minutes.

PEACHES & CREAM GINGERSNAP CUPS

Steps:

• Combine gingersnap crumbs and ginger in small bowl; set aside.
• Beat cream cheese in small bowl at medium speed with electric mixer until smooth. Add yogurt and vanilla. Beat at low speed until smooth and well blended. Stir in chopped peaches.
• Divide peach mixture between two 6 oz. custard cups. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Top each serving with half of gingersnap crumb mixture just before serving.