Coeur a la Creme with Raspberries
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Special equipment: 2 (1/3 cup) ceramic coeur a la creme molds and cheesecloth
- To make coeurs: Beat together cream cheese, sour cream, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt with a hand-held beater electric mixer until smooth.
- Force mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl to remove any fine lumps.
- Line molds with a single layer of dampened cheesecloth and divide cheese mixture among molds, smoothing tops.
- Fold overhanging cheesecloth over tops, pressing it lightly.
- Refrigerate molds in a shallow pan or dish (to catch drips) at least 4 hours.
- To make topping: Mash half of the raspberries with granulated sugar.
- Stir in remaining whole berries and lemon juice, then macerate, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
- Unmold coeurs and carefully peel off cheesecloth.
- Let coeurs stand at room temperature 20 minutes before serving.
- Spoon topping over coeurs.
- Cooks' note: Coeurs may be chilled in molds up to 2 days, covered.
cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, salt, frozen raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, creme molds
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/coeur-a-la-creme-with-raspberries-recipe.html (may not work)