Receta Individual Cherry Almond Trifles
I am a huge fan of individual desserts, there's no cutting,
and everyone gets one! Sounds perfect to me. This dessert is being posted as
part of the Improv Challenge this month (more on that below). Cherries are
starting to be on sale at the grocery stores around here which is exciting to
me. Cherry is one of my favorite flavors, although of course the artificial
cherry flavor is nothing compared to the sweet and juicy actual cherries. For
this dessert I used a blend of red cherries and Rainier cherries and I think it
worked out really well. I also thought it would be fun to use almond angel food
cake instead of plain angel food cake.
The idea for these is based on the Improv Challenge this month
which is hosted by Frugal
Antics of a Harried Homemaker. Each month there are two different items
listed and we are challenged with creating a recipe with them. In a previous
challenge I made this. This month's challenge is to create a recipe made
with almonds and cherries. I chose to use fresh cherries and sliced almonds to
make these adorable trifles. I also used almond angel food cake, as I mentioned
earlier and it added a nice flavor.
You could use any soft of yogurt for these but I'm a big fan of
non-fat plain Greek yogurt because it can be flavored or sweetened with
anything. I used brown sugar but you could use honey or agave nectar if you
wanted to. I also mixed in some vanilla bean paste because I love the speckles
in a a dessert, and they add flavor of course :).
The pan I used is this nonstick jelly roll pan from Williams-Sonoma, in case you were wondering
who makes a 10" x 15" jelly roll pan. I'm sure you can find one that
is similar in size to use, or you could always bake the cake in ungreased
cupcake pans and it should turn out fine. I have successfully baked angel food
cupcakes like these many times. I should probably mention that I like to
toast almonds in my toaster oven on the "toast" setting but you could
also toast them in a 325F oven for 5-7 minutes usually. The key is to watch
them really close because you don't want them to burn. When you start to smell
them then they are done or almost done. There is barely any brown color on the
ones toasted but they still taste toasted and have a little golden color
to them. As always, if you have any questions or thoughts please ask or let me
know :). Happy Baking!
Individual Cherry Almond Trifles
Makes 4
Ingredients:
- - ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- - 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- - ½ cup sifted all-purpose flour
- - ¼ cup powdered sugar
- - ¼ teaspoon salt
- - 5 large egg whites
- - ⅔ teaspoon cream of
- tartar
- - 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- - ¾ teaspoon almond extract
- - 1-1 ½ cups plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- - 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar
- - 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla
- extract)
- - 1-1 ½ pounds pitted cherries
- - Whipped cream, if desired
- - ¼ cup toasted almond slices
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325F. In a food processor
blend together the almonds and 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar until finely
chopped. In another bowl, sift together the flour, powdered sugar, and salt.
Stir the almond mixture into the flour mixture and set aside.
2. In a large mixer bowl beat the egg whites
at high speed until they become foamy. Add in the cream of tartar and beat
until soft peaks. Add the 6 tablespoons of granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a
time, beating until soft peaks form.
3. Gently fold in ¼ of the flour mixture at a
time into the egg whites. Fold in the almond extract. Fold until completely
blended being sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl but do not overmix or the
mixture could deflate.
4. Spread the mixture into an ungreased
10” x 15” jelly roll pan and smooth so it is even. Bake for 22-25 minutes or
until the cake begins to come away from the edges and springs back when touched
lightly. Cool completely.
5. In a small bowl mix together the yogurt,
brown sugar, and vanilla until well blended.
6. Cut out circles in the cake with a cookie
cutter according to the size of the dishes you are using. Layer the cake,
yogurt mixture, and cherries in a bowl. Top with whipped cream (if desired) and
toasted almonds. Serve.
This is an original recipe
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