Tuesday, December 25, 2007

White Christmas

I am not a huge white chocolate fan but encourage you to try this month’s Bon Appétit recipe for a white chocolate tiramisu trifle with spiced pears. The dessert is simple to make, impressive to serve, and can be simplified and prepared with basic ingredients. The dish is comprised of two parts: spiced pears and white chocolate mascarpone mousse.

I spiced the pears with cinnamon instead of cardamom pods. For the mousse, I used vanilla extract instead of a true vanilla bean. These two modifications made the recipe much less intimidating for me and the result was still extraordinary.

Better yet, you can prepare the components in advance and assemble them á la minute. The final presentation calls for white chocolate curls, but if this seems daunting, just sprinkle some cinnamon atop the pillowy mousse for garnish.

An easy and exciting treat for a white Christmas!

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