Valentine's Day Coeur à la Crème Recipe
Prep Time:
8 hours, 20 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
2 Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 ounces mascarpone (about ½ cup)
  • 4 ounces ricotta (about 1 cup)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • Pinch salt
  • ¼ cup sugar, divided
  • 1 ½ cup sliced strawberries
  • 4 blood oranges, segmented and juice reserved
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Directions
  1. Add the mascarpone, ricotta, cream, pinch salt, and 1 tablespoon sugar to a large bowl.
  2. Whisk until smooth.
  3. Set 2 large heart-shaped cookie cutters over a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.
  4. Line each cookie cutter with cheesecloth. Alternatively, use a coeur à la crème mold lined with cheesecloth.
  5. Spoon the cheese mixture into the cookie cutters and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator.
  6. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the strawberries, blood orange juice, vanilla bean paste, and remaining sugar. Add about ⅔ of the blood orange segments.
  7. Bring the mixture to a boil then simmer until it's syrupy and tiny bubbles appear in the liquid. Let it cool slightly.
  8. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.
  9. Strain through a fine-meshed sieve. Set aside.
  10. When ready to serve, transfer the cheese hearts to small plates.
  11. Spreading the hearts lightly to smooth the edges if needed.
  12. Spoon the strawberry sauce around the hearts.
  13. Scatter the remaining blood orange segments around the hearts. Serve immediately.