Red Velvet Crepes With Cheesecake Mousse And Raspberry Sauce Recipes

RED VELVET CREPES WITH CHEESECAKE FILLING

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients for the crepes, except the food coloring and nonstick spray, to a blender and blend until combined and smooth.
• Add about 3/4 teaspoon of red gel food coloring and blend until combined.
• Transfer the mixture to a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt to a food a bowl and mix with a spatula until smooth and combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag and set aside on the counter so it remains room temperature.
• Uncover the crepe batter and give it a quick whisk.
• Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat and spray with nonstick spray.
• Scoop 1/4 cup of batter into the center of the skillet and immediately tilt and swirl pan to coat the bottom of the skillet.
• Cook for 2 minutes until the edges have dried and lifted slightly from the sides and the center is set. Flip over and cook for another 30-60 seconds. Repeat with remaining batter. You should end up with 12 crepes.
• Pipe a thick layer of the cheesecake filling on the bottom half of a crepe. Spread with an offset spatula if needed.
• Fold the top half of the crepe over to cover the cheesecake filling. Fold in half so that you get a neat triangle. Repeat with remaining crepes.
• Serve with a dust of confectioners' sugar, a drizzle of chocolate syrup, a dollop of whipped cream and some berries on the side.

RED VELVET CREPES WITH CHEESECAKE MOUSSE AND RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For crepes: In a blender, beat eggs until light. Add milk, sugar, vanilla, flour, cocoa powder and food coloring. Blend until smooth. Let batter rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat small (about 8 inch) Teflon skillet or crepe pan on medium and add a dab of butter to the pan. Pour in 1/8 cup batter. Lift the pan and tilt it back and forth until batter spreads evenly in a circle. When batter looks dull and dry, with a quick flip of the wrist, flip crepe over with a spatula and cook about 30 seconds or until light brown in areas. (I use a silicone spatula to do this).
• Place a piece of waxed paper in between each crepe as you cook them. Once crepes are all cooked, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. These can be made ahead of time and can even be placed in the freezer and used at a future date. Makes 15 crepes.
• To make the cheesecake mousse: in a large bowl, whip together the milk, whipping cream, and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. (I did this in my kitchen aid)
• Then beat in the package of cheesecake pudding until combined and firm peaks form. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
• For the raspberry sauce: In a sauce pan, whisk together the water, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Whisk until cornstarch is blended in and there are no lumps.
• Cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to boil. Add the raspberries and cook for about 1 minute until the mixture thickens. Allow to cool before using.
• To serve crepes: place a spoonful of raspberry sauce down the center of each crepe. Then spoon or pipe the mousse down the center of each crepe. Fold over sides. Dust crepes with powdered sugar and top with a spoonful of sweetened whipped cream if desired.

RED VELVET CHEESECAKE SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.
• Whisk melted butter with 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl; stir cocoa, red food coloring, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, vinegar, and salt into butter mixture one at a time, mixing well after each addition to avoid lumps. Stir 2 eggs into mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Stir flour into cocoa mixture just until combined; set aside 1/4 cup batter. Pour remaining batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Beat cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy; beat 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract into cream cheese until very well blended and only small lumps remain, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture in dollops over the batter in pan; gently smooth tops of dollops even with batter using a knife or offset spatula. Do not overmix. Drizzle reserved 1/4 cup of batter over the dollops of cream cheese mixture. Drag a knife or skewer through the batter and cream cheese mixture to create swirls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars; store covered in refrigerator.

FRESH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine raspberries, sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until raspberries break down, sugar dissolves, and sauce is heated through, 3 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and press sauce through a fine-mesh strainer to remove seeds. Cool to room temperature, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 45 minutes.

RASPBERRY MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Pour batter into graham cracker pie crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
• For the topping: In a medium bowl, fold the raspberry jam into the whipped topping. Spread over top of cooled cheesecake and refrigerate for approximately 2 hours.