The hot days continue and so here is a fresh and quick dessert to prepare, perfect if you crave something sweet but don’t want to turn on the oven! This cold dessert with a soft heart with Pavesini in two versions, classic and cocoa, encloses a fluffy mascarpone and cream filling enriched with chocolate chips.
What makes it even more delicious is the final decoration: a pastry bag with hazelnut cream to enrich the biscuits on top and give a tasty and scenic touch (maybe).
Variations of creams for the cold dessert with Pavesini
One of the best things about this dessert is that it can be personalized endlessly, changing the internal cream, changing the filling based on what you have at home, the season, or personal taste.
Here are some delicious ideas that came to mind:
Yogurt cream
For a lighter and fresher version, you can replace the mascarpone with thick Greek yogurt combined with whipped cream. You can also flavor it with lemon zest or vanilla for a more intense aroma.
Ricotta and honey cream
A simple and delicate mix: 10.5 oz of sifted cow ricotta, 2 tablespoons of fluid honey, a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and, if you like, some dark chocolate shavings. Light but very tasty.
Coffee cream
Add a cup of strong cold espresso to the basic mascarpone and cream mixture. If you then pair it with classic Pavesini dipped in milk and coffee or barley coffee for children, you’ve hit the jackpot!
Chocolate cream
Add a couple of tablespoons of dark spreadable cream like Nutella© or melted (and cooled) chocolate to the mascarpone cream. You will get a delicious and even more compact cream.
Pistachio cream
For an even more delicious version, try adding two tablespoons of pistachio cream that you can conveniently find at the supermarket to your mascarpone and cream base. You can also decorate with pistachio grains or small white chocolate flakes.
Fresh fruit cream
Blend strawberries, peaches, or mango (like a coulis) and incorporate them well-drained into the white cream. You will thus obtain a fresher and more colorful dessert, ideal for summer.
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Still on the theme of COLD DESSERTS WITH PAVESINI, here are some other ideas just below:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 package pavesini (classic)
- 1 package pavesini (cocoa)
- 8.8 oz mascarpone
- 1 cup cup whipping cream, 35% fat
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips (or shavings from a dark chocolate bar)
- 2 tablespoons hazelnut cream (I love Nutella©, choose as you like)
- 3.4 oz milk (to soak Pavesini)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Tools
Mold 8 x 8 inches
- Molds
- Pastry Bags
- Bowls
Few Steps for a Creamy Dessert Perfect for Summer
In a bowl, I pour and whip the well-chilled cream.
In another bowl, I mix the mascarpone with the powdered sugar and the vanilla extract.
I incorporate the whipped cream into the mascarpone with a rubber spatula, then add the chocolate chips.
I give it a final mix and place the filling cream in the fridge covered with plastic wrap.
I quickly (very quickly, I would say) dip the Pavesini in milk and create the base alternating the classic and cocoa ones.
I then distribute all the cream, level it well, and complete the cold dessert with a soft heart with another layer of Pavesini alternating classic and cocoa ones.
Finally, I pour the hazelnut cream into a pastry bag and try to decorate it with swirls as desired, as in the photo.
I let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving to compact the biscuits and filling well.And voilà… enjoy your meal and happy cooking! Annalisa
Tip
If you want to make mini portions, you can use transparent glasses or jars: layers of broken Pavesini, cream, and decorations with a pastry bag for a chic effect without too much effort.
