If you want to impress dinner guests or just satisfy a sweet tooth, there are some tasty desserts that call for a bottle of red wine. The result is an interesting and delicious dish with a great depth of flavor.
Try these four flavorful and easy desserts that feature red wine:
Poached Fruit
Poach your favorite fruit in red wine for an elegant and light dessert. Some fruits that poach well include pears, cherries, apples, pineapple, quince, and prunes. Poached pears in red wine is a popular and traditional French dessert that is very easy to make. Poaching basically is simmering the fruit in liquid until soft, so use less-ripe fruit for the best results. Add spices, like cloves or cinnamon, sweeteners, like sugar or honey, and a splash of vanilla extract, if desired.
Finish with a quenelle of mascarpone, or softened cream cheese, if that is what you have. Add a sprig of fresh mint to serve. This is a light and sweet finish to a meal or an excellent addition to your Sunday brunch menu.
Red Wine Cake
A great baking hack is to substitute the liquid from your favorite chocolate cake recipe or box cake mix with an equal amount of your favorite red wine. For instance, if a boxed mix calls for a cup of water, use a cup of wine, instead. Red wine makes the chocolate flavor more pronounced and creates a moister cake.
Red Wine Syrup
Craft a batch of red wine syrup to use as a topping for ice cream, yogurt, sponge cake, or pudding. Simply simmer red wine and sugar together until it reaches the desired thickness and consistency. Store in an airtight container in your refrigerator for a couple of months. Drizzle over ice cream and top with edible flowers for a fast and fresh dessert idea.
Strawberries in Wine
Perhaps the easiest dessert of all is macerated strawberries in red wine. Simply combine a couple of cups of red wine, with a half cup of sugar, and a pound of fresh berries. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice for acidity. Mix well and keep in the refrigerator until cold and saucy.
Serve berries with a dollop of fresh whipped cream or spoon over vanilla ice cream.
Open that bottle of dry red wine that you have in your pantry or bar and try these desserts tonight! These recipes are simple and are impressive when served after a meal with coffee.
To find out more, contact a company like Daveco Beer, Wine & Spirits.
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