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 Chocolate Amaretto Crust
Amarettini cookies - 20 each (about 5 ounces) Graham crackers - 4 each (about 3 ounces) Bittersweet chocolate - 3 ounces Unsalted butter, melted - 4 tablespoons Mascarpone Filling Mascarpone, room temperature - 1½ pound Cream cheese, room temperature - 24 ounces Heavy cream - 1 cup Sugar - ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons Lemon juice, fresh squeezed - 2 tablespoons Lemon zest - ½ lemon Vanilla extract - s - 1½ tablespoon Gelatin, unflavored - ½ tablespoon Water, cold - 2 tablespoons For Crust Preheat oven to 375f. In food processor, blend together cookies, graham crackers and chocolate; transfer to bowl. Drizzle in melted butter and mix till completely incorporated. Mash crumb mixture evenly into bottom of a 10” spring form pan. Bake 10 minutes; cool completely. For Filling Using an electric mixer, beat mascarpone and cream cheese till fluffy. Continue to beat and gradually pour in ¾ cup sugar. On a medium speed, blend in juice, zest, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whip cream and 2 tablespoons sugar to stiff peaks. Dissolve gelatin in water and fold into mascarpone mixture. Then fold in whipped cream. Smooth mixture over chocolate cookie crust and chill for at least four hours. Buon Appetito! |
