Strawberries with Mint White Chocolate Cream
It's Strawberries with Mint White Chocolate Cream! That is, to break it apart, fragant strawberries, fresh mint, smooth white chocolate, and whipped cream! Gosh dang it...all my favorite summer tastes in one simple elegant and oh so tasty dessert!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 bunch fresh mint, approx. 20-30 leaves
- 1 cup cream, 240 ml
- 8 oz white chocolate, 226g
- 1 qt strawberries, 680g
- 3 tbsp white sugar, optional
- 1 tsp Grand Marnier orange liqueur, optional
Instructions
- 1
Wash and hull strawberries. Cut into quarters or halves according to size of berries.
- 2
If your strawberries are not at optimal sweetness you can macerate them by putting berries into a nonreactive bowl, sprinkle in sugar and Grand Marnier, toss, then cover and put in fridge. If strawberries do not need maceration just add Grand Marnier if using, cover and keep in fridge while making the whipped cream.
- 3
Wash and dry mint. Pluck mint leaves off stem. Reserve the small leaves at the stem tip in groupings to be used to garnish whipped cream.
- 4
Heat cream and mint leaves in small pot until the steam rises.
- 5
Remove from heat, cover and let mint infuse for 5 mins.
- 6
Chop the white chocolate finely.
- 7
Pour cream and mint through strainer to remove the mint.
- 8
Place white chocolate and strained cream in bowl over bain marie over gently simmering water and stir until chocolate is completely melted. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- 9
When cool whip the chocolate cream until at least doubled and the consistency of whipped cream.
- 10
Spoon strawberries into dessert glasses or plates, top with generous dollop of chocolate cream and garnish with reserved mint leaves.