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Coconut Bavarian Cream with Blueberries
Source: Oregon Blueberry Commission
Blueberry Puree:
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch combined with
2 tablespoons cold lemon juice
Coconut Cream:
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons unflavored powdered gelatine
1 cup cold water
2 cups heavy cream
Fresh blueberries, red currants, raspberries
or other red berries, as desired, for garnish
Combine blueberries, honey and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat
and cook until blueberries soften, about 10 minutes if frozen, 5 minutes if
fresh. Press blueberry mixture through a sieve, reserving juices. Measure out
1/2 cup juice and return it to saucepan over medium heat; add cornstarch-lemon
juice mixture, and cook until thick and bubbling. Remove from heat, set aside
to cool completely.
In another saucepan, over low heat, combine coconut milk and sugar, cook
gently for 2 to 3 minutes dissolving sugar; do not let mixture boil.
Soften the gelatine in a small bowl in 1 cup cold water; allow to stand for
2 minutes. Warm the softened gelatine in a small saucepan over low heat until
it dissolves in its soaking water.
Add gelatine to coconut milk-sugar mixture and place mixture in a medium
bowl. Place this bowl in a large bowl of ice cubes and water. Let mixture cool,
stirring it often with a whisk, until it becomes thick and creamy with a consistency
close to that of whipped cream, about 4 to 6 minutes. Immediately remove from
ice bath.
Whip the heavy cream until it forms thick peaks. Remove 1/2 cup of whipped
cream, fold into the blueberry puree and set aside. Fold the coconut milk-gelatine
mixture into the rest of the whipped cream.
In a 1-quart, lightly oiled decorative mold, place 21/2 cups of the whipped
coconut mixture, smooth evenly. Make a well around the center of the mold. Carefully
spoon reserved blueberry cream into the well, smoothing evenly and staying away
from outside edges of mold. Cover blueberry mixture with remaining whipped coconut
mixture, to create a "tunnel" of blueberry cream, and smooth over the top again.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
Unmold and serve garnished with fresh blueberries and red currants or other
berries as desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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