Dessert Sampler Board
Difficulty: Easy | Makes: 4-6
Something sweet for everyone! This sampler board is the perfect dessert for large parties and gatherings.
For the Board
- Various fruits: Raspberries, blackberries, cherries, red currants, strawberries, figs
- Roland® Rolled Gaufrette Cookies
- Roland® Dark Chocolate Swirl Sticks
- Roland® Dulce de Leche
- Roland® Fig Jam
- 1 cup mascarpone
- ½ cup Roland® Melba sauce, mixed into mascarpone
For the Raspberry Tartlette Cookie Butter Sandwiches
For the Maple Granule S'more
- 1 box graham crackers
- 2-3 milk or dark chocolate bars
- 1 bag marshmallows
- 1/2 cup Roland® Maple Granules
For the Lady Finger Eclairs
- 1 box Roland® Italian Lady Fingers
- 1 cup raspberries
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Seeds of 1/2 vanilla bean
- Small pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate, finely chopped
Directions
For the Raspberry Tartlette Cookie Butter Sandwiches
- Spread the cookie butter in between each tartlette cookie
- Sandwich two together and serve
For the Maple Granule S'more
- Assemble the s'more by layering the chocolate on the bottom of the graham cracker, followed by a marshmallow
- Top the marshmallow with maple granules and torch or broil in the oven
- Top with another graham cracker and serve
For the Lady Finger Eclairs
- In a large heatproof bowl, whisk the egg yolks and cornstarch together. Set aside at room temperature
- Combine the milk and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until the sugar dissolves, then bring to a gentle simmer. Remove from heat
- Pour the warm milk and sugar mixture in a slow and steady stream into the egg yolk and cornstarch mixture, whisking the entire duration. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan through a sieve to strain out any egg yolk solids that may have formed during tempering
- Return the sauce pan to medium heat and whisk constantly for 1-2 minutes or until the mixture has thickened into a custard-like consistency (or reaches 185-190 degrees F)
- Remove from heat and whisk in the butter, vanilla extract, vanilla beans, and a pinch of salt. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours
- To make the chocolate ganache, place chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it begins to simmer gently
- Pour the chocolate into the simmering cream and let it sit for 2-3 minutes until softened. Slowly stir until the chocolate has melted and entirely combined with the cream. Cool for 15 minutes
- Pipe the pastry cream on a lady finger, top with a few raspberries and a drizzle of the chocolate ganache. Serve open face or top with a second lady finger