YIELD: 8 SERVINGS
Elegant and classy, this French dessert will make your dinner guests do a double take. Even though it looks complicated, it’s really quite easy once you have the puff pastry prepared. Just assemble and serve!
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment or a silicone mat.
Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle about ¼ inch thick.
Chill briefly in the freezer, for about 10 minutes, and then carefully cut into even-size rectangles, about 2.5 × 4 inches.
Using a flat metal spatula, carefully transfer the puff pastry to the prepared baking sheet, about ½ inch apart.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.
Let cool completely and then assemble the dessert.
Mix the Mascarpone with the confectioner’s sugar and place it into a pastry bag equipped with a star tip.
Glaze the tops of each pastry rectangle with Strawberry Preserves and then pipe on circles of the Mascarpone mixture until the top of the rectangle is covered.
Sprinkle with cacao nibs.
Top with another strawberry preserve–glazed pastry rectangle and again, pipe another layer of mascarpone and sprinkle with cacao nibs.
Top with a final rectangle of pastry glazed with strawberry preserves and then drizzle with melted chocolate.
Top with a halved strawberry.
Chill for 1 hour in refrigerator and then serve cold.
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Ingredients
½ recipe Puff Pastry
½ recipe Mascarpone
1 cup confectioners sugar
½ cup Strawberry Preserves
¼ cup cacao nibs
½ cup melted chocolate
Strawberries for garnish
