Mascarpone mousse with Vin Santo

Serving size: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes + 2 hours (soaking)
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:

250g mascarpone cheese
100g cantucci biscuits
400ml Vin Santo sweet wine
150g caster sugar
The seeds of 1 vanilla pod
2 peaches cut into wedges
100g jumbo golden raisins
50g butter
50ml of peach schnapps


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April 2011

METHOD
First soak the jumbo raisins with the Vin Santo for 1 hour.

To make the mousse, whisk the mascarpone with the sugar. Place the cantucci biscuits in the Vin Santo and leave to soak for 1 more hour.

Melt the butter in a non-stick pan, add the seeds from the vanilla pod and 50g of sugar. Cook the peaches for 1 minute, wet with the peach schnapps and let cool completely before serving.

When ready gently mix the mascarpone mousse with the soaked cantucci biscuits and serve on the peaches.



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