Cream Hearts
From: Family CircleThis cream cheese dessert takes a tropical turn with coconut extract. Serve the ultra creamy hearts in a pool of pineapple-rum sauce topped with a sprinkling of toasted coconut.
Servings: 6 hearts
Prep: 10 mins
Total: 24 hrs 10 mins
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Ingredients
12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Pineapple Sauce:
1/4 cup light rum
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened flake coconut, toasted
Directions
1. Line 8 x 8 x 2-inch-square baking dish with plastic wrap, with wrap extending over two opposite sides.
2. In medium-size bowl, beat together cream cheese and coconut extract until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
3. In second medium-size bowl, beat heavy cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Gently fold one-quarter of the whipped cream into cheese mixture. Fold in remaining whipped cream mixture. Spread evenly with rubber spatula into prepared baking dish. Refrigerate 24 hours.
4. Pineapple Sauce: In small bowl, whisk together rum and cornstarch until cornstarch is dissolved.
5. In small saucepan, heat together pineapple juice and granulated sugar to a boil. Whisk in cornstarch mixture; cook, whisking, until thickened, about 1 minute. Transfer to small bowl; cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate sauce until ready to use.
6. Holding plastic wrap hanging over edge of dish, gently lift up cream cheese mixture from baking dish and place on a work surface. With cheese mixture on the plastic wrap, and using a 2-3/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 6 heart shapes from cheese mixture.
7. To serve the dessert, spoon the pineapple sauce onto the middle of 6 dessert plates, dividing the sauce equally. Top each pool of sauce with a cheese heart. Garnish the top of each with a sprinkling of toasted coconut, dividing equally.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 305, Total Fat 24 g, Saturated Fat 15 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 112 mg, Carbohydrate 19 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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