Late Summer Berry Recipes

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

05 Aug 2009 08:12 PM

Despite the myriad back-to-school displays and the heavy traffic near universities, summer isn't over yet. A trip to the local grocery store proves that summer's harvest is still ripe for the picking. Yesterday I was able to score super savings on seasonal produce, which I was able to add to the fresh strawberries I picked in late June, to yield the following scrumptious recipes:

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB BREAD PUDDING

Ingredients:

8-10 pieces cooked French toast- diced (I use Texas Toast)

4 eggs

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups fresh rhubarb, diced

1/2 cup melted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pound fresh strawberries

Directions:

Butter baking dish and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix eggs, cream, milk, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter in bowl.

Saute diced rhubarb in butter until slightly tender.

Sprinkle brown sugar evenly on bottom of baking dish, then top with sauteed rhubarb. Spread diced fresh toast evenly over rhubarb and pour egg mixture over the top.

Place in oven and cook for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

While bread pudding is baking de-stem and quarter berries. Place them into a bowl with 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla. Allow to sit while bread pudding is baking.

After the pudding is cool, cut into pieces, drizzle with warm cream and top with sugared strawberries.

TRIPLE BERRY DESSERT

Ingredients:

1 cup strawberries sliced

1 cup blueberries

1 cup raspberries

1 quart heavy cream

1 tablespoon vanilla

1/4 cup powdered sugar

8 ounces mascarpone cheese

Honey

Lady fingers

Directions:

Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks appear, add vanilla and sugar.

Fold in mascarpone cheese and honey.

Use whipped cream as the bottom layer, then top with lady fingers and fruit. Repeat this step until glass is full, and then garnish with extra fruit.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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