Mascarpone and Fresh Fruit

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 cup mascarpone cheese 1 1cup cupmascarpone cheese
2 tbsp granulated sugar 2 2tbsp tbspgranulated sugar
1 cup quartered fresh strawberries 1 1cup cupquartered fresh strawberryfresh strawberries
1 cup fresh raspberries 1 1cup cupfresh raspberryfresh raspberries
Fresh mint leaves Fresh mint leaves
Raspberry Wine Sauce:
1-1/2 cups dry red wine 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsdry red wine
1 1pkg (300 g) pkg (300 g)frozen raspberries, thawed, strained and puréed
1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 1/3cup cupgranulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla 1 1tsp tspvanilla

Preparation

Raspberry Wine Sauce: In large saucepan over medium heat, stir together wine, raspberry purée and sugar; bring to boil. Boil gently until reduced to 3/4 cup (175 mL), about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.)

In bowl, stir together mascarpone and sugar.

Layer mascarpone mixture, berries and sauce in stemmed glass dishes. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 6 hours.) Garnish with mint leaves.

Keywords : Dessert; Bridal Shower; Easter; Cheese; Strawberries; Raspberries; Mint;

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