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Pistachio Brittle Cheesecake from Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

This was a gorgeous looking light and creamy cheesecake which tasted delicious. 4 stars only because it was lacking the pistachio flavor despite of 1 expensive cup used in the recipe. Next time I will... read more >

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The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press,U.S. - 2007

Best chocolate ice cream ever - my first attempt at home-made ice cream worked out really well!

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If you happen to have ripe apricots on hand this is a very easy one to make.
Since I had made the strawberry frozen yoghurt on page 91 previously and just loved it, I used yoghurt instead of heavy cream (also to cut down on the calories) which added a nice tang and made it into a little bit of an adult but very delicious ice cream.

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I know I am repeating myself - every recipe from this book turns out great. This one was especially easy to prepare. No need to make a custard, just macerate the berries, puree them with the yogurt, put the whole thing into your ice-cream maker - and there it is, the best strawberry frozen yogurt ever!!

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