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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Challenge: Come up with 5 Asian Inspired Desserts to Top Off a Menu

Two friends are getting married in May, two among many this year. Their menu is a melange of Asian flavors and they need help coming up with a dessert to finish their courses. They only asked for five. This is what happens when you get comments from the rest of the Yolanda House.

1. Flambed mangoes or jackfruit w/macapuno (young coconut) ice cream topped w/pinipig or roasted coconut bits
2. Coconut pudding w/jasmine water and deep fried sugar taro chips
3. Young coconut ice cream w/deep fried taro chips
4. Rolled, stuffed ube (taro) crepes with coconut creme, half dipped in chocolate
5. Sesame or cashew brittle w/coconut pudding - plated in cups made out of banana leaves
6. Flan w/crisp, carmelized sugar topping with sweet taro chips
7. Manila mango sorbet w/kalamansi sugar cookies that are half dipped in white chocolate
8. Ube crepes stuffed w/sauteed mangos and macapuno ice cream
9. Coconut crepes stuffed w/sauteed mangoes and ube ice cream
10. Mango ice cream with flecks of blueberry and plated w/candied ginger
11. Lemongrass sorbet w/fresh mango and taro chips
12. Kalamansi torte w/mango compote
13. Coconut sorbet w/fresh mango
14. Kalamansi mouse w/strawberries, mangoes, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, garnised w/mint
15. Kalamansi flan w/carmelized pineapple
16. Pineapple lemon mouse
17. Ginger mango sorbet
18. Ginger creme brulee w ube or macapuno ice cream

I had more but I figured I should cut it down. We were totally channeling the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

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