Cappuccino Cream Food

CAPPUCCINO CREAM

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add coffee and milk, beating until well blended. Add dry pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat on low speed 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened. Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping.
• Spoon into serving bowl or 10 dessert glasses.
• Refrigerate several hours or until ready to serve. Top with remaining whipped topping just before serving.

CAPPUCCINO CREAM

Steps:

• BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add coffee and milk, beating until well blended. Add dry pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat on low speed 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened. Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping.
• SPOON into serving bowl or 10 dessert glasses.
• REFRIGERATE several hours or until ready to serve. Top with remaining whipped topping just before serving.

CAPPUCCINO-CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on medium 2 minutes or until the butter is melted. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Stir in 2 cups of the sugar. Add 4 of the eggs, the coffee granules and vanilla; mix well. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the flour. Spread into greased foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, remaining egg, the 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon in the same bowl until well blended. Spoon over brownie batter. Swirl with a knife to marbleize.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with fudgy crumbs (do not overbake). Cool in pan; cut into 24 squares. Store leftover brownies in refrigerator.
• HOW TO SOFTEN CHEESE: Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 10-15 seconds or until softened.

BEN & JERRY'S CAPPUCCINO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more.
• Pour in the cream and milk, and whisk to blend.
• Add 2-1/2 tablespoons of the coffee and cinnamon, and whisk to blend again.
• Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's directions.
• After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the remaining 1 tablespoon coffee, then continue freezing until done.
• Makes 1 quart.

CAPPUCCINO CREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray six 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups with nonstick spray. Place cups in 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into small saucepan; add bean. Mix in 1/2 cup cream and white chocolate. Stir over low heat just until smooth. Set aside.
• Whisk 1 1/4 cups cream, sugar, yolks, egg, sour cream, rum and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Strain white chocolate mixture into egg mixture and whisk to blend. Pour 1/4 cup custard mixture into each ramekins; reserve remaining custard. Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Bake until custards set, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Add espresso to remaining custard mixture; stir until dissolved. Spoon espresso custard over white chocolate custards, dividing equally.
• Bake until custards set, about 30 minutes. Remove from water. Chill uncovered until cold, about 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)
• Cut around ramekin sides to loosen custards. Turn out onto plates.

CAPPUCCINO CREAM PARFAITS

Steps:

• Crush the cookies using a mini chopper or by rolling a pin over the cookies. If you do the later, save cleanup time by putting the cookies in a plastic bag.
• In a medium bowl combine the pudding, milk and coffee. (Add the extract if using.) Whisk together to make sure their are no lumps and the ingredients are well mixed. Fold in the whipped topping.
• Take 1/2 the cream and place it in the bottom of four parfait glasses. Sprinkle cookie crumbs over top, reserving a tablespoon or so for garnish.
• Divide the remaining cappuccino cream on top of the cookie crumbs and chill at least 3 hours and until you are ready to serve.
• To serve, place a small dollop of topping on the parfait, garnish with a light sprinkling of cookie crumbs.

CAPPUCCINO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix crackers, butter and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl; press onto bottom (not sides) of a 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides.
• Bake crust 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Maintain oven temperature.
• Combine cream, espresso powder or coffee and vanilla in small bowl; set aside.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth.
• Gradually beat in remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, then eggs 1 at a time.
• Beat in flour.
• Stir espresso mixture until power dissolves, beat into cream cheese mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter over crust.
• Bake cake until edges are puffed and beginning to crack and center is just set, about 1 hour 5 minutes.
• Cool on rack for 30 minutes; chill, uncovered for 6 hours.
• Cut around cake to loosen.
• Release pan sides.
• Top with chocolate curls, if desired.