Tia Maria Cream For Berries Food

TIA MARIA SOUR CREAM DIP FOR FRUIT

Steps:

• Whip ingredients together until thick.
• Serve with fresh fruit cut into reasonable sized chunks for easy dipping.
• I like to use rockmelon, pineapple, kiwi fruit, strawberries and then maybe another fruit in season, whatever looks nice arranged in colours.

FRESH FRUIT WITH CREAMY GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients and 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier in processor. Blend until smooth.
• Taste and add more Grand Marnier, if desired.
• Transfer mixture to bowl and refrigerate until cold, about one hour. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.).
• Divide fruit among 8 stemmed goblets.
• Top with sauce and serve.
• Note: Use any fresh fruit in season that you like. It's especially good with strawberries, grapes, and blueberries.

TIA MARIA CREAM FOR BERRIES

Steps:

• place egg yolks and sugar in stainless steel bowl. beat 2 minutes with electric beater.
• pour in hot milk and continue beating until frothy-about 30 seconds.
• place bowl over saucepan half filled with boiling water over medium heat. whisk cream constantly until it beccomes thick enough to coat the back of a spoon-about 5 minutes. during cooking, cream will stick to sides of bowl. when this happens, remove bowl from heat and whisk vigorously to incorporate fully. return bowl over saucepan and resume cooking.
• when cream is cooked, remove bowl from heat and add liqueur. continue whisking until cool. cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and refrigerate until cold.
• serve with fresh berries in season.

SOUR CREAM FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, brown sugar and vanilla extract together.
• Let stand in refrigerator for flavors to combine (at least an hour or two or even better overnight).
• Cut fruit such as apples, bananas, grapes, melon, oranges, peaches, pears, strawberries or watermelon into pieces, chunks, wedges as desired.
• Dip apples and bananas in lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
• Place prepared fruit around the edge of a serving dish or tray.
• Place dip in a pretty dish in the center of the tray.

TIA MARIA TORTE

Steps:

• Whip cream with sugar with electric mixer until stiff, set aside.
• Dip cookies quickly into milk then into liqueur.
• Arrange in a single layer in bottom of ungreased 10” springform pan.
• Fill in spaces with pieces of cookies which have also been dipped.
• Spread a layer of whipped cream over cookies.
• Repeat twice more with remaining cookies and whipped cream ending up with whipped cream.
• Grate chocolate square and sprinkle over top of torte.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Needs 24 hours to set.

TIA MARIA & CHOCOLATE CREAMS

Steps:

• Put the chocolate into a bowl. Mix the cream with the Tia Maria, reserve 2 tbsp, then tip the rest into a saucepan and bring just to the boil. Remove from the heat and tip straight over the chocolate, stirring until the chocolate melts. Divide between 2 small glasses and allow to cool slightly. Whip the remaining cream until slightly thickened, then spoon over the cooled chocolate mix. Chill for at least 1 hr to set. While you're waiting, cut a heart shape from a piece of thick card.
• When ready to serve, set the card over the glass and sift over a dusting of cocoa powder. Lift off carefully and do the same with the other glass.