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Strawberry Mascarpone Dessert

A luscious mascarpone dessert with strawberries, cream and white chocolate.
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: German
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 629kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 1 lb mascarpone
  • 1 lb quark Note 1
  • ¾ cup icing sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • juice of ½ lemon or more to taste
  • 1 ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 lb strawberries Note 2
  • 2-4 tablespoons icing sugar to taste
  • ½ cup grated white chocolate
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Instructions

  • Whip mascarpone, quark, icing sugar, and the seeds of the vanilla bean. Don't throw away the empty vanilla bean; stick it in a jar full of sugar to get vanilla sugar, for instance.
  • Whip the heavy cream until stiff and fold it into the mascarpone mixture. Add lemon juice to taste.
  • Puree the strawberries with icing sugar to taste. Grate the white chocolate.
  • Assemble: Place the mascarpone cream mixture into one large dessert bowl or eight individual dessert cups. Pour the strawberry sauce over this mixture, poking a few times with a knife to allow the sauce to sink in the mascarpone mixture here and there.
  • Sprinkle with the grated chocolate and place in the fridge for at least two hours or until ready to serve.

Notes

  1. I used low-fat quark, which is very common in Germany; if you cannot find it, you could replace it with cream cheese or creamy yogurt or a mixture of the two.
  2. You can use frozen and defrosted strawberries when fresh ones are unavailable.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 629kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 335mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g