Stone-Fruit Shortcakes with Mascarpone Cream

Name: Stone-Fruit Shortcakes with Mascarpone Cream
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 plums or apricots, halved, pitted and cut into 8 slices; 3 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 227 grams cup mascarpone cheese , at room temperature; 118 milliliters fresh orange juice; 3 peaches, halved, pitted and cut into 8 slices or 12 ounces frozen peaches, thawed; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 6 homemade or store-bought shortcakes or biscuits, split

This recipe makes 6 servings with 398 calories, 4g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of peaches, shortcakes, mascarpone cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.

Instructions

Add the vanilla extract, sugar, 1 cup water and orange juice to a medium saucepan.

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Vanilla Extract

Orange Juice

Sugar

Water

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Whisk the mixture over medium-high heat until the sugar has dissolved.

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Sugar

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Whisk

Add the peaches and plums and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the fruit is tender and the syrup has reduced slightly, about 15 minutes.

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Peach

Fruit

Plum

Syrup

Let cool for 15 minutes.

In a medium bowl, beat the cream with an electric mixer until thick.

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Cream

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Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until the cream holds soft peaks.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Cream

Add the mascarpone cheese and beat until thick and smooth.

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Mascarpone

Place the shortcakes on serving plates. Spoon some of the poached fruit on the bottom half of each shortcake and top with a dollop of the whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream