Baked Aubergines in Chocolate

Name: Baked Aubergines in Chocolate
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 finger aubergines, washed; 5 Tbsps brandy; 115 grams ounces best-quality cooking chocolate (70 percent cocoa solids), chopped; 200 grams ounces best-quality cooking chocolate (70 percent cocoa solids), finely chopped; 500 milliliters 17 ounces double cream; 115 grams ounces candied fruits, roughly chopped; 6 servings Fresh raspberries, to serve; 225 grams ounces ricotta cheese; 1 Tbsp sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar

Baked Aubergines in Chocolate is a gluten free recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 18g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 951 calories. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of best-quality cooking chocolate, brandy, candied fruits, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Fill a saucepan with boiling water and place a bamboo steamer over it.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Place the aubergines in a single layer in the steamer, put a lid on, and steam for about 5 minutes until softened.

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Eggplant

Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

To prepare the chocolate sauce, simmer the brandy on a high heat, pour in the cream and turn off the heat. Once the cream is tepid, add the chocolate and sugar and stir in until it is all melted.

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Hot Fudge Sauce

Chocolate

Brandy

Cream

Sugar

Prepare the filling by mixing the ricotta with the candied fruits. Sweeten with the sugar and mix in the chocolate.

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Chocolate

Ricotta Cheese

Fruit

Sugar

Run a knife along each aubergine to create a pocket (do not cut all the way through), then open out and fill with the ricotta. Fill each aubergine and arrange in a serving dish with the stalks sticking out.

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Eggplant

Ricotta Cheese

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Knife