Raspberry Grand Marnier Parfait Recipes

RASPBERRY & CREAM PARFAITS

Steps:

• Have 4 wineglasses or glass dessert cups at hand.
• Combine the cream cheese, liqueur, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or hand-held electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until creamy and lump-free, about 2 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the heavy cream and start beating on low speed (so it doesn't splash), then increase the speed to high and beat until the mixture is thickened to a pudding-like consistency, about 2 minutes.
• Distribute half of the raspberries among the bottom of the glasses or dessert cups, then distribute two-thirds of the cream mixture so that it covers the berries in each portion. Distribute the remaining berries evenly among the glasses or dessert cups, gently placing them on the layer of cream. Spoon equal amounts of the remaining cream on top of each portion. Refrigerate for at least one hour or up to 4 hours. Garnish each serving with a mint sprig and serve.
• Make Ahead: The cream mixture can be made and refrigerated a day in advance. Assemble the parfaits up to 4 hours before serving.
• Note: It's okay to leave out the liqueur if you are avoiding alcohol.

RASPBERRY PARFAIT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together jam and water, set aside.
• Cut the pound cake into thin slices about 1/8-inch thick. Take one of the wine glasses that you will use to serve the dessert in and cut out a circle from each slice of cake by pressing the rim of the glass into the cake. When you're done, wash the glass.
• In a large mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream with a whisk or electric mixer until it just begins to hold soft peaks when you pull the beaters out. Sprinkle in the sugar and continue beating to soft peaks.
• Drop a couple of large spoonfuls of the cream into 2 wine glasses then press in a cake round followed by a thin layer of raspberry sauce. Repeat until you've almost filled the glass. End with a layer of cake, then cream and then drizzled berry sauce over the top.

COEUR A LA CREME WITH RASPBERRY AND GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Scrape down the beater and bowl with a rubber spatula and change the beater for the whisk attachment. With the mixer on low speed, add the heavy cream, vanilla, lemon zest, and vanilla bean seeds and beat on high speed until the mixture is very thick, like whipped cream.
• Line a 7-inch sieve with cheesecloth or paper towels so the ends drape over the sides and suspend it over a bowl, making sure that there is space between the bottom of the sieve and the bottom of the bowl for the liquid to drain. Pour the cream mixture into the cheesecloth, fold the ends over the top, and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, discard the liquid, unmold the cream onto a plate, and drizzle Raspberry and Grand Marnier Sauce around the base. Serve with raspberries and extra sauce.
• Place raspberries, sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 4 minutes. Pour the cooked raspberries, the jam, and orange liqueur into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until smooth. Chill.

RASPBERRY GRAND MARNIER PARFAIT

Steps:

• Mix preserves and wine, and blend very well. Set aside.
• Spoon 2 scoops of sherbet into each of 4 parfait glasses, and pour wine mixture over sherbet in each glass.
• Then, in each glass place 4 strawberries on top, and pour 1 tablespoon of Grand Marnier over the strawberries.
• Add a sprinkle of grated orange peel to each glass. Serve immediately.

RASPBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and jam until smooth. Fold in 1/4 cup whipped topping., Place 2 tablespoons raspberries in each of two small parfait glasses or dessert dishes; layer with cream cheese mixture and remaining berries. Top with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate until serving.

RASPBERRY GRAND MARNIER TRIFLE

Steps:

• Make the sabayon sauce: fill a large bowl 1/3 full of ice water; set aside.
• Fill a medium saucepan 1/3 full of water and bring it to a boil.
• In a medium stainless steel mixing bowl, whisk the yolks, 1/2 cup sugar and salt together.
• Whisk in the Gran Marnier and orange juice.
• Set the bowl on the saucepan of boiling water, making sure that the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl.
• Whisk the mixture constantly until thick, 2-3 minutes.
• Place the bowl in the bowl of ice water and continue to whisk until cool.
• (2-3 minutes).
• Whip the cream in your mixer on high speed until thick and forms soft peaks.
• Fold gently into the Gran Marnier mixture.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface and refrigerate.
• Make the raspberry sauce: Put the frozen raspberries, the salt and sugar in a blender and puree on high until pureed.
• Press through a fine mesh strainer.
• Set aside.
• (If you can't find unsweetened frozen raspberries, use the sweetened ones but don't add any sugar until after you puree them, then taste, then add sugar to taste).
• Using a serrated knife, cut the cake into 4 even rectangles.
• Slice each piece in half horizontally, making 8 pieces total.
• ASSEMBLY: Reserve 1/2 cup of the rasberry puree, and 1/2 pint of the fresh raspberries for garnish.
• Place one-quarter of the remaining raspberry sauce in the bottom of the baking pan.
• Top with a little more than a cup of the Grand Marnier Sabayon.
• Cover the sabayon with a layer of cake (the cake doesn't have to be in one piece, it can be pieced together, as long as it covers the bottom of the pan).
• On the next layer, spread the cake with sauce, then another layer of sabayon, then sprinkle on 1/2 pint of the raspberries, then another layer of cake.
• Do a third layer the same as the second; sauce, sabayon, fresh raspberries, then cake.
• On top spread the last of the sauce, then the last of the sabayon.
• There will be 3 layers of cake total.
• Cover with plastic directly on top of the surface of the sabayon, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.
• To serve, cut into squares with a sharp knife.
• Garnish with the reserved sauce and raspberries.
• NOTE: This dessert freezes particularly well so it can be made a week or so ahead of time, take out of freezer a couple of hours before dinner, and it'll be fine in time for dessert.
• NOTE 2: I have also baked the genoise in a square cake pan, and sliced it into layers.
• Whatever works.
• The cake part isn't really going to show, so it doesn't matter, as long as you have enough cake to cover the pan for 3 thinnish layers.
• NOTE 3: You can sub in blueberries, strawberries, cherries, or whatever kind of berry suit your fancy.
• And it may seem rich, but it is very light tasting.

GRAND MARNIER PARFAIT

Steps:

• Beat eggs and yolks.
• Add sugar and liqueur and mix thoroughly.
• Heat au bain marie while continuously stirring until slightly thicker (don't let it boil!).
• Take from heat and whip until thickened (circa 10 minutes).
• Whip cream until thick but still slightly fluid.
• Fold through egg mixture.
• Pour into form (circa 1 litre) and freeze for circa 5 hours.
• Remove parfait from freezer 30 minutes before serving.
• Turn onto a large plate.
• Serve parfait with shaved chocolate and strawberry slices.