Hubby and I had gone out to dinner to one of our favorite places on the beach and wanted to enjoy the views with a romantic dinner for two. Dessert is something we don't get too often, but in this case we decided to share and beautiful fried cheesecake dessert with ice cream. I could not get this out of my head and the taste was heavenly, let's just say.
This was a deep fried dessert with a light batter filled with Ricotta cheese & bananas. It was to die for.
Thought to my self; I have to come up with something like this but with The Tarnished Apple's own taste.
Prep time: 25 min.
Bake time: 15 min. or until lightly golden brown
makes 8
Ingredients
Cream cheese filling
1/2c. mascarpone (softened)
1/2c. cream cheese(softened)
1/3c. granulated sugar
1 tsp. fresh whipping cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 flat sheet lined with wax paper
1 small cookie scoop
1 package of Phyllo sheets
1 1/2 sticks of melted butter with a brush
1-2 bananas (sliced)
1/2c. ground walnuts
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1/4c. granulated sugar (sprinkling)
1 quart of whipping cream
caramel sauce(homemade or store bought is fine)
Directions:
We will start with the cream cheese filling first.
In a mixing bowl add both cream cheeses( softened & room temp).
add the granulated sugar, whipping cream and vanilla extract.
whip together until creamy and incorporated well. whipped cream is whipped!
On a wax paper lined sheet tray scoop cream cheese balls onto the wax paper.
makes around 8
pop into the freezer for 20 minutes until firm.
While the cream cheese balls are in the freezer, we can get started on the phyllo pastry.
You will need a sheet tray with wax or parchment paper, then you can lay out the phyllo and cover with slightly damp towel.
The phyllo can be fussy to work with and does tend to break and dry out quickly so handle with care. that's why we cover it with a slightly damp towel.
Make sure you have the butter melted in a small bowl or cup with a pastry brush.
on a clean layer of wax paper lay down the parchment sheet and brush with the melted butter.
sprinkle with a dusting of granulated sugar
add another layer of phyllo, butter and sugar
2 more times until you have 4 sheets.
In a small bowl add 2 tbsp. brown sugar with finely chopped walnuts just mix together.
Add a good sprinkling of the walnuts on the last layer of phyllo.
cut down the middle of the phyllo lengthwise so you have 2 long strips of phyllo.
add small ball of cream cheese with a sliced banana
Gently lift pastry corner with filling and fold tightly diagonally to create a triangle (take care not to tear pastry). Continue folding, retaining triangle shape.
continue folding the triangle until you have used the phyllo strip up. brush with butter sprinkle with walnuts & brown sugar
repeat again with the phyllo sheets until filling is used up. (do not over stuff).
lay onto a sheet tray at 350 degrees F. for 10-15 minutes or until the pastry is crispy and golden brown in color.
take out and allow to cool.
serve with caramel sauce over top with a little fresh whipping cream on the side.
Fabulous!! It is sweet, lightly crunchy and taste amazing.
take out and allow to cool.
serve with caramel sauce over top with a little fresh whipping cream on the side.
Fabulous!! It is sweet, lightly crunchy and taste amazing.
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