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6/21/2009

Dessert Cone

This time of year in AZ ice cream melts REALLY quickly. And that is just INSIDE the house. So I love this idea from Rachel Ray for an outdoor dessert in a cone:

She lined the cones with chocolate and then filled them with berries and a sour cream and sugar mixture. I think I would just used whipped cream.

And the best part, no dishes to wash. Unless you let them use a spoon. But I can handle spoons.


What you need:

1 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons sugar
Grated peel and juice of 1 lemon
1/4 pound fresh cherries, halved, plus 10 whole for garnish
1 pint mixed berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries)
6 ounces milk or dark chocolate
20 sugar cones

What you do:

In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and the lemon peel. Mix well and refrigerate.

In a medium bowl, toss the halved cherries and mixed berries with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Refrigerate.

Break the chocolate into small pieces and place in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high, 20 to 30 seconds at a time, until the chocolate just starts to melt. Stir until smooth. Using a pastry brush, paint the inside of the cones with the melted chocolate. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate hardens, about 15 minutes.

To serve, stand the sugar cones in narrow glasses. Place a dollop of the sour cream mixture in each cone, then fill with the mixed berries. Top with another dollop of sour cream and garnish with a whole cherry.

6 comments:

Mrs Anne said...

YUM!
what a fabulous idea!

ty ty ty!

(you always find all the good stuff!)

xo

candy said...

Looks good :)

Kelly L said...

Looks awesome - may I post this recipe on http://www.kellysideas.com for my July recipe posts. I will link back to you. If you have other great recipes - please email to KMLDRL@AOL.COM and I would love to post with a link of course.

Love,
Kelly

I am Arizona; a person, not a place. said...

Wow, you have great posts! These cones sound SO good! I also love the paint can cubbies and the Madsen bike in your side bar.

HollyB said...

love it, I am going to post about this on my blog!

Annie said...

you've been a little too into rachel "weakness" ray lately...but that is cute!