Dessert

Course: 
For the Semifreddo 

  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1½ cups white chocolate
  • 1½ cups heavy cream
  • 3 Mayer or revular lemons, zested and juiced

For the Berries 

  • 1 cup sugar
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 vanilla beans, split
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup blackberries
  • 1/2 cup strawberries

For the Lemon Cookies

  • 1½ cups powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
  • 1½ cups ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

For the Garnish

  • 6 small sprigs fresh mint
  • 1 handful shaved white chocolate

White Chocolate and Meyer Lemon Semifreddo

White Chocolate and Meyer Lemon Semifreddo with Vanilla-Poached Berries

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Course: 
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110ºF)
  • 2 packages dry active yeast
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1 cup warm milk (110˚F)
  • 4 to 5 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • vegetable oil
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • milk, as needed
  • purple, green, and yellow food coloring

Mardi Gras King Cake

Mardi Gras King Cake 

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Course: 
  • 1 recipe Cashew Pie Crust, blind baked and cooled, (recipe follows)
  • 2½ cups milk
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 4 eggs, whisked
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • ½ stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract, or to taste*
  • 1 recipe Lime Meringue, (recipe follows), or whipped cream

Cashew Pie Crust

  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup cashews, ground
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of lime zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk

Lime Meringue

  • For the syrup:
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • For the whites:
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Zest of 2 limes

Emeril's Delmonico Coconut Cream Pie

Emeril's Delmonico Coconut Cream Pie

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Course: 

Bread Pudding

  • 3/4 lb airy French bread, sliced 1½ inches thick
  • 1 cup raisins (dark raisins preferable)
  • 24 large eggs
  • 1½ quarts heavy cream (6 cups)
  • 2½ cups sugar (divided)
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon (divided)
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chopped
  • Irish whiskey sauce (recipe included)

 

Irish Whiskey sauce

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 7 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup Irish whiskey

Bread Pudding With Irish Whiskey Sauce

Bread Pudding With Irish Whiskey Sauce

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Course: 

Crust

  • 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extrract
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • Pinch of salt

Pecan topping

  • 3¼ cups (about 13 ounces) coarsely chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Honey Pecan Bars

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