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strawberry Spoon 1/4 cup cream mixture into chocolate
mousse parfaits each of 12 parfait dishes or cocktail ganache tarts
glasses. Layer each with 4 tea-
PREP:30 MIN. + CHILLING spoons of reserved strawberry mix- PREP:30 MIN. + CHILLING
YIELD: 12 SERVINGS BAKE:20 MIN. + COOLING
ture and 1/4 cup cream mixture.
YIELD: 2 DOZEN
Mary Lou Timpson Refrigerate until serving.
COLORADO CITY, AZ Lorraine Caland
This luxurious mousse is beautiful, This has THUNDER BAY, ON
easy and melt-in-your-mouth been in my 1/2 cup butter, softened
delicious! party recipe
collection 1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese,
2 pkg. (10 oz. each) frozen for over 30 softened
sweetened sliced strawberries, years and 1 cup all-purpose flour
thawed, undrained never fails to 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsps. impress. I can
cornstarch always rely on 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened these tartlets 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
condensed milk to please even Whipped cream, fresh raspberries
the fussiest and confectioners’ sugar, optional
2 Tbsp. orange juice person.
1/8 tsp. red food coloring, In a small bowl, beat butter and
optional Jessica Feist cream cheese until blended; beat in
PEWAUKEE, WI
2 cups heavy whipping cream, flour. Drop dough by scant table-
whipped spoonfuls into greased miniature
muffin cups; press onto bottoms
Place strawberries in a food proces-
sor; cover and process until pureed. and up the sides.
Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or
until golden brown. Cool for 5 min-
lemon curd tartlets utes before removing from pans to
wire racks to cool completely.
PREP:35 MIN. + CHILLING
YIELD: 15 TARTLETS In a small saucepan, melt chocolate
chips with cream over low heat; stir
Jessica Feist
PEWAUKEE, WI until blended. Transfer to a small
bowl; cover and refrigerate until firm.
3 eggs
Beat chocolate mixture until soft
1 cup sugar
peaks form. Pipe or spoon into tart
1/2 cup lemon juice shells. Garnish with whipped
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
cream, raspberries and confection-
Y 1/4 cup butter, cubed filling makes ers’ sugar if desired.
1 pkg. (1.9 ounces) frozen
miniature phyllo tart shells, thawed
A decadent
chocolate
Fresh raspberries, mint leaves
and/or sweetened whipped cream,
optional
so yummy.
In a small heavy saucepan over these tarts oh,
In a small saucepan, combine corn- medium heat, whisk the eggs, You won’t
starch and strawberries until sugar, lemon juice and peel until have to wait
blended. Bring to a boil; cook and blended. Add butter; cook, whisk- long before
you hear the
stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. ing constantly, until mixture is thick- mmm-mmm’s.
Transfer to a large bowl; refrigerate ened and coats the back of a metal
until chilled. spoon. Transfer to a small bowl; Lorraine Caland
THUNDER BAY, ON
Set aside 1/2 cup strawberry mixture. cool for 10 minutes. Cover and
Add the condensed milk, orange refrigerate until chilled.
juice and food coloring if desired to Just before serving, spoon lemon
the remaining mixture; stir until curd into tart shells. Garnish with
blended. Fold in whipped cream. raspberries, mint and/or cream if
desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

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