Chocolate Raspberry Blintzes Recipes

Steps:

• For the ricotta filling: Whisk together the ricotta, powdered sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Fold in the chocolate and almonds. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
• For the blintzes: Whisk together the sugar and eggs until pale. Whisk in the milk and butter. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt onto a piece of waxed paper. Add the sifted ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt a little butter. Ladle a scant 1/4 cup batter into the skillet. Tilt to swirl the batter so it covers the bottom of the skillet. Cook on one side until small air bubbles form, the top is set and the bottom is golden brown. When done, carefully loosen the edges of the crepe, flip over and cook for 30 seconds longer. Slip out of the skillet onto a plate. Butter the skillet as needed and repeat until all the batter is used.
• Turn each crepe so the golden brown side is up. Place 3 tablespoons ricotta filling in the middle in a 3 by 2-inch-wide mound. Roll once to cover the filling. Fold the sides into the center and continue rolling until completely closed. Repeat with the remaining crepes. You may have leftover filling; don't overfill.
• Serve 2 blintzes per plate. Spoon some of the Warm Cherry Sauce over, sprinkle with powdered sugar and garnish with mint sprigs.
• Combined the reserved cherry juice, kirsch and enough cold water to measure one total cup of liquid.
• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan until no lumps remain. Gradually whisk in the cherry juice mixture and cook over high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Add the cherries and continue cooking until the sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes, remove from heat and add the lemon juice and almond extract. Serve hot or warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix cream cheese, chocolate-hazelnut spread, berry cream cheese, milk, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
• Pour melted butter into a shallow bowl.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a separate shallow bowl.
• Flatten bread slices out on a work surface. Spread cream cheese mixture over each slice. Roll up each slice. Dip rolls in melted butter; coat with cinnamon sugar. Arrange seam-side down in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine the first 11 ingredients in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. Set aside 2 cups batter; pour remaining batter into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., For filling, combine the egg yolks, vanilla, cottage cheese, cream cheese and sugar in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. Spoon filling over batter; cut through with a knife to swirl. Top with reserved batter. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until center is just set (mixture will jiggle), 40-45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting., For topping, press raspberries through a strainer; discard seeds and pulp. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth; stir in raspberry puree. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with blintz bake. Top with mandarin oranges if desired.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F - Grease bundt pan lightly. Add cake mix, sour cream, instant pudding, eggs, oil and water; mix on low speed until moistenened then about 2 min. on medium speed - pour into prepared Bundt pan.
• 2. bake 50 - 60 min until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove to a wire rack until completely cooled. Place cooled cake on a serving platter.
• 3. Combine Cool Whip and chocolate chips in a microwaveable bowl and microwave on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes until chocolate is completely melted - stir well and frost cake completely. - - - Place in refrigerator until dessert time! Top with raspberry sauce & a little dollop of whipped topping for a finishing touch.
• 4. For the Raspberry Sauce: Mix raspberries, sugar and orange juice in pot. Whisk the cornstarch in the cold water until smooth. Add this to the raspberries and bring to a boil. Simmer about 5 to 10 minutes while stirring constantly until desired consistency is reached. The sauce will thicken further as it cools. Using a blender or hand-held immersion blender, puree sauce. You can strain through a fine sieve at this point but we don't mind the seeds so I didn't bother doing this. Serve sauce warm or cold. Keep lefover sauce covered in glass container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
• 5. To serve, add a slice of the cake on the dessert plate, spoon some raspberry sauce over top. A little dollop of whipped cream and enjoy! Cover and refrigerate leftover cake.