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When my favorite farm stands are overflowing with ripe, peak-season fruit, it feels wrong to fuss with it too much. And yet even " simple summer desserts " often call for more tossing, crumbling, and baking than suits my taste. What I really want at the end of a meal is a sweet something that allows whatever’s in season to shine, and this creamy dessert dip—basically after-dinner crudités—is almost always the answer.
That’s right: dessert dip! A bowl of rich, lightly-sweetened dairy that makes a platter of perfect cherries, strawberries, sliced plums, or any other fruit feel like a proper treat . If you want to sound fancy, you can say something about how that chocolate-flecked concoction evokes stracciatella, arguably the best and simplest Italian gelato flavor. But if you want to be real about it, you can tell everyone that they’re eating adult Dunkaroos. Either way, it’s probably the easiest, most crowd-pleasing warm-weather dessert anyone could possibly ask for.
In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup cold whipped cream , ¼ cup good sour cream , 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar , and ¼ tsp. salt . (I like to add 1 Tbsp. amaro, whiskey, or rum to the mix, but I’m a great lover of boozy desserts—totally optional.) Use an electric mixer or a whisk to beat it all together until soft peaks form. Then, take a 3½-ounce bar of dark chocolate , chop it finely, and gently fold it into the dip. That’s it! Spoon it into a cute bowl, arrange some beautiful fruit around it, maybe some crunchy store-bought cookies or shortbreads for good measure, and you’re all set for a lazy, lingering post-prandial hang.
I love this dessert dip set-up for all the same reasons I love crudités . It’s as low-lift as it is generous, as casual as it is considered, and it allows everyone at the table to share food from the same communal platter at whatever pace works for them. And if that isn’t the whole point of a simple summer dessert, I don’t know what is.
Source : food
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