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Honey Fig Mascarpone Hearts with Bronze Mirror Finish

Elegant heart-shaped dessert featuring a creamy mascarpone filling with honey and fig, a fig jam core, a crisp biscuit base, and a stunning bronze mirror glaze.

  • Total Time: 7 hours (includes freezing time)
  • Yield: 8 1x

Ingredients

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  • For the Mascarpone Filling:
  • 8 oz mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup fig puree
  • 2 tsp powdered gelatin
  • 3 tbsp cold water
  • For the Fig Core:
  • 3/4 cup fig jam or fig puree
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp powdered gelatin
  • 1 tbsp cold water
  • For the Biscuit Base:
  • 1 cup digestive biscuits, finely crushed
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • For the Bronze Mirror Finish:
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup white chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp powdered gelatin
  • 3 tbsp cold water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp edible bronze luster dust
  • For Garnish (optional):
  • Fresh fig slices
  • Crushed pistachios
  • Edible gold flakes

Instructions

  1. Mix crushed biscuits with melted butter and press into heart-shaped molds as a base layer. Chill for 15 minutes.
  2. Bloom gelatin for fig core in cold water for 5 minutes.
  3. Heat fig puree or jam with lemon juice until warm.
  4. Stir in gelatin until dissolved, then pour into small inserts and freeze until firm.
  5. Bloom gelatin for mascarpone filling in cold water for 5 minutes.
  6. Beat mascarpone, honey, vanilla, and fig puree until smooth.
  7. Warm a small portion of cream and dissolve gelatin, then mix into mascarpone base.
  8. Whip remaining cream to soft peaks and fold into mixture.
  9. Fill molds halfway with mascarpone filling.
  10. Place a frozen fig core into each mold and cover with remaining filling.
  11. Freeze for at least 6 hours until completely firm.
  12. Bloom gelatin for glaze in cold water.
  13. Heat sugar, water, and condensed milk until steaming.
  14. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin and white chocolate until smooth.
  15. Blend in vanilla extract and bronze luster dust until glossy.
  16. Cool glaze to about 90°F (32°C).
  17. Unmold frozen hearts and place on a wire rack.
  18. Pour bronze mirror finish evenly over each heart until fully coated.
  19. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
  20. Garnish with fig slices, pistachios, and gold flakes.

Notes

For the fig puree, you can use fresh ripe figs blended until smooth. Freeze the fig cores completely before adding to the mascarpone filling to prevent melting.

  • Author: Chef Stella
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Method: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Nutrition

  • Calories: 345
  • Sugar: 33 g
  • Fat: 19 g
  • Carbohydrates: 37 g
  • Protein: 4 g