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Raspberry financier

Almond financier with raspberries

I’ve wanted to prepare financiers for quite a while – I always enjoyed eating them but never dared to try to bake them. Next to the madeleine, the financier is probably the most popular little French cake, common for breakfast or afternoon snacking (or “goûter”). It is made of finely ground almonds, egg whites, butter and powdered sugar. The name comes from their shape: they are usually formed to look like a brick of gold. If they come out well, they should have crusty exterior and a moist interior, tasting almost as if they were filled with almond paste. To give them some summer taste, I’ve added raspberries and changed a bit the traditional form…and yes, they still taste very good!

raspberry financiers

Yield: 10 small size financiers

Ingredients:

110g powder sugar
100g butter (room Temperature)
45g flour
60g fine ground almonds
3 egg whites
20 raspberries – 2 for each
optional: 1 tea spoon of amaretto (my personal touch )

Raspberry-blueberry ice cream

Easy to make and healthy ice cream

I really love ice cream but unfortunately I don’t have my own ice cream maker to be able to make the traditional one at home. At the same time, I was searching for some healthy recipes so that I can eat ice cream and stay fit during summer. Two years ago, my husband gave me as a present ¨30min meals by Jamie Oliver¨ and there, amongst many other great recipes, I’ve found a perfect summer ice cream recipe: you just need some frozen berries, a little bit of sugar and natural yogurt. It takes only 5 minutest and turns out very tasty!

raspberry-blueberry ice cream

Yield: 4 portions

Ingredients:

300g of frozen raspberries & blueberries (or any other frozen berries)
2-3 tablespoons of sugar or honey
250g natural yogurt (I usually choose low-fat one)
optional: one spoon of lemon juice, some leaves of fresh mint

Mango Charlotte

Charlotte’s story

Charlotte is a very tasty, elegant looking and easy to prepare summer cake that is quite popular in France. Its core is creamy fruit mousse, bordered all around with ladyfingers. It is really a very light cake, and great for pairing with different fruits. I’ve prepared my first version with mango and it came out very well. The second version was with rhubarb and raspberries; that recipe I will share with you another time. For now, enjoy this mango charlotte decorated with raspberries.

mango charlotte with raspberries

Yield: 4 portions

Ingredients:

Mango mousse:

1 big ripe mango – should yield around 300g mango flesh, cut into small pieces
50g + 10g sugar – depends on how sweet you want it to be
4 gelatin leaves
half of a lemon’s juice & and the grated zest (optional)
50g water
100g liquid cream
10-15 ladyfingers
Some fruit for the decoration according to your taste.