Chocolate and Fresh Raspberry Cream Napoleons

Name: Chocolate and Fresh Raspberry Cream Napoleons
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 2 6- oz. packages; 1 c. heavy whipping cream; 8 oz. cream cheese; 1 c. prepared or homemade marshmallow cream; 1 5- oz. box Moravian Cookies "Artisan Blend Chocolate"; powdered sugar

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Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings
8 to 10 servings
Calories
383 kcal
Cuisine
American

Chocolate and Fresh Raspberry Cream Napoleons

Iris Warren

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These individual mini desserts are constructed in true Napoleon form, with alternating layers of cake (in the form of thin chocolate cookies) and fluffy raspberry cream.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 6- oz. packages about 3-1/2 cups fresh Driscoll's raspberries, plus 8 to 10 individual raspberries for topping the finished napoleons
1 c. heavy whipping cream
8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
1 c. prepared or homemade marshmallow cream
1 5- oz. box Moravian Cookies "Artisan Blend Chocolate" I also found a small chocolate wafer cookie from Nabisco that I think would work well.
powdered sugar for dusting finished napoleons, if desired

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Instructions

Cook the 12 ounces of raspberries in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently until the raspberries are broken down into a sauce. Line a fine mesh strainer with 2 layers of cheese cloth and set over a bowl. Pour the raspberry sauce over the cheese cloth to remove the seeds. Gather up the ends of the cheese cloth and press out all the raspberry juice with the back of a spatula. You should be able to get at least a half cup of juice from this amount of berries, but I can usually press out almost 3/4 of a cup. Pour the raspberry juice back in the saucpan. Simmer over medium to medium-high heat until the juice reduces to a 1/4 cup. It will be a very rich red and concentrated sauce.
Set aside to cool completely. To speed up the cooling, the sauce can be placed in the refrigerator to chill.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, with the whisk attachment, whip the cream on high speed until stiff. Remove whipped cream to another bowl and set aside.
In the same bowl of the stand mixer (no need to clean the bowl first), with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on medium-high speed until very smooth. Add the 1/4 cup of prepared and cooled fresh raspberry sauce and mix on medium to high speed until combined and completely smooth. Then add the marshmallow cream and mix again on medium to high speed until combined. With a rubber spatula, gently fold in reserved whipped cream until combined.
Spoon fresh raspberry cream into a piping bag fitted with a large open star tip and pipe it onto the top of one chocolate cookie. Top with a second cookie and pipe on more raspberry cream. Repeat until you have a fourth cookie on top. Then swirl on a smaller amount of raspberry cream to the top cookie. Gently press in a fresh raspberry. Use a thin metal spatula to transfer finished napoleon to a serving plate or platter. Repeat until all napoleons are finished. Alternately, you could use a small spoon to layer on the raspberry cream, for a more free-form look. Right before serving, sprinkle powdered sugar lightly over the tops of the napoleons.
Serve immediately for a crispy chocolate cookie experience. Or refrigerate for at least 2 hours for a softer chocolate cookie. Both ways are completely delicious, but two entirely different experiences. When the napoleons are left to mingle and chill for a couple hours, the chocolate cookies take on the moisture of the fresh raspberry cream, yielding a dessert that is eaten just like a small layer cake. It's very fun!

Notes

from a farmgirl’s dabbles

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 383kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 39g (13%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 63mg (21%) Sodium 162mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 27g (54%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8to 10 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 383 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1
Calories	383kcal	19%
Carbohydrates	39g	13%
Protein	4g	8%
Fat	24g	37%
Saturated Fat	12g	60%
Polyunsaturated Fat	10g	59%
Cholesterol	63mg	21%
Sodium	162mg	7%
Fiber	3g	12%
Sugar	27g	54%