Gourmet Guy's Sweet Beat
Gourmet Girl Organic Cheesecake
Ingredients
1 lb. 14 oz organic cream cheese
6 oz organic sugar
1/2 oz organic cornstarch
1/2 cup organic eggs
salt to taste
vanilla to taste
5 oz organic sour cream
Cream sugar and cream cheese together with salt and vanilla. Add corn starch. Add sour cream. Add eggs.
Method
Take the batter and pour it in mini muffin pans lined with muffin cups (option 1) pour batter in to 2 oz aluminum cups(option 2) pour batter into a 1/4 sheet aluminum pan (option 3). Bake at 350 in a water bath( take a larger pan and put 1inch of water in it, place the cheesecake pans in the water and bake for 35 minutes. Finishing Option 1: cool and remove keeping in paper cups, garnish and serve. Option 2: freeze and cut in squares, place and platter with graham cracker crumbs or Oreo crumbs spread on the bottom so cheesecake will not stick to platter, garnish and serve. Option 3: freeze and cut in to small cubes place cubes in a shot glass and cover with sauce, we recommend Ingo's egg nog sauce, see GGM Dec. issue for recipe (this combo was amazing). Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate stick.
All plates used by our chefs are provided by Villeroy & Boch
Chocolate Pita Chips with Passion Dip
Ingredients
For the Passion Dip:
1 quart of heavy whipping cream
1/2 lb powdered sugar
9 sheets of gelatin
6 oz of passion fruit puree
For the garnish:
Dark chocolate shavings
Dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips (about 3 to 4 lb)
Pretzel sticks
1 bag all natural Pita Chips
Method
To temper your chocolate:
Chop the chocolate in small pieces or use chocolate chips. Melt 3/4 of the chocolate in a double boiler and remove from heat. Add remaining chocolate to the melted chocolate and stir well until chocolate pieces are melted away.
Dip the pita chips and pretzels in tempered chocolate.
Passion dip:
Combine the heavy cream and powdered sugar. Whip mixture until firm. Soak and melt the gelatin sheets and add to the passion fruit puree.Carefully fold in the whipped heavy cream.
All plates used by our chefs are provided by Villeroy & Boch