A guest favorite as well as mine
This has been a favorite for years. The vanilla combined with the burnt sugar and grapefruit tastes like Crème Brûlée with fresh grapefruit sections!
A Peek Inside...
Chocolate Ricotta Pancakes with Orange Maple Syrup
Serves 4
1 cup Ricotta
1 cup milk
1 T olive oil
1 t orange extract (or Fiore Blood Orange Olive Oil)
3 eggs, separated
3 T granulated sugar
1 T cocoa powder
1/4 t salt
1 T baking powder
1 1/2 cups flour
mini chips (optional)
2 cups maple syrup
juice from 2 oranges
1 T Grand Marnier
powdered sugar, orange slices for garnish
In mixer, combine Ricotta, milk, olive oil, egg yolks, sugar, 1/8 t salt and cocoa and blend until smooth.
In separate bowl, combine egg whites with 1/8 t salt and beat until stiff peaks. Fold into batter.
Fry on griddle or non-stick pan, flipping when they begin to bubble.
Mix maple syrup, orange juice and Grand Marnier. Stack pancakes, dust with powdered sugar and orange zest, serve with orange slices and candied bacon (recipe for that, stay tuned!)
1 cup Ricotta
1 cup milk
1 T olive oil
1 t orange extract (or Fiore Blood Orange Olive Oil)
3 eggs, separated
3 T granulated sugar
1 T cocoa powder
1/4 t salt
1 T baking powder
1 1/2 cups flour
mini chips (optional)
2 cups maple syrup
juice from 2 oranges
1 T Grand Marnier
powdered sugar, orange slices for garnish
In mixer, combine Ricotta, milk, olive oil, egg yolks, sugar, 1/8 t salt and cocoa and blend until smooth.
In separate bowl, combine egg whites with 1/8 t salt and beat until stiff peaks. Fold into batter.
Fry on griddle or non-stick pan, flipping when they begin to bubble.
Mix maple syrup, orange juice and Grand Marnier. Stack pancakes, dust with powdered sugar and orange zest, serve with orange slices and candied bacon (recipe for that, stay tuned!)
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Ingredients
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate, chopped (or chips)
2/3 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier, Kahlua or Amaretto
Place cream in small saucepan and bring to low boil. Remove from heat and add liquor and chocolate, Stir until completely melted. Refrigerate until set (an hour to two).
Scoop out about a tablespoon of the chocolate and roll, then drop into a small bowl of your favorite coating (or do some of each) and set on wax paper lined tray. Keep refrigerated and let sit at room temperature about 15 minutes before serving.
This recipe makes about 50.
Ingredients
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate, chopped (or chips)
2/3 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier, Kahlua or Amaretto
Place cream in small saucepan and bring to low boil. Remove from heat and add liquor and chocolate, Stir until completely melted. Refrigerate until set (an hour to two).
Scoop out about a tablespoon of the chocolate and roll, then drop into a small bowl of your favorite coating (or do some of each) and set on wax paper lined tray. Keep refrigerated and let sit at room temperature about 15 minutes before serving.
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