Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Recipe:: Honey Fromage Blanc



In case you do decide to make fromage blanc at your next even here is the recipe. And just FYI—this also serves beautifully as a dessert at a dinner party with berries ! Recipe courtesy of the Ina Garten.

32 ounces fromage blanc
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup good honey
4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
Vanilla seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
Stir the fromage blanc, cream, honey, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and vanilla seeds together in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.

We the filled the bottoms of clean jars with honey (your favorite will do), and covered it with the fromage blanc. Refrigerate until event.

15 comments:

  1. Where did you find the jars? They look adorable.

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  2. This is so pretty! What a lovely little treat for the end of a dinner party (or long day...)

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  3. The jars make it look exquisite (without being able to taste it!) Could you provide your source for them? I'd love to do this as a treat on Valentine's Day for my favorite honey. : )

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  4. This presentation is really delightful

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  5. Yum! It's like a cute little jar of heaven!

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  6. OH my Merci Beaucoup!!! I can't wait to try this. xo

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  7. sorry, we can't seem to find the jars any more they are discontinued, but you may want to try a small ball jar or even these are pretty cute. http://www.beau-coup.com/personalized-glass-favor-jars.htm

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  8. delicious! lovely photos and always great ideas!

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  9. Hey, you know this post got picked up on today's eNewsletter edition of Food New Journal? Congratulations. And I have to say, having tasted this recipe already (thanks to you!), it's very very good. Hope all's going well; it certainly seems to be.

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  10. What beautiful photographs and a great way of serving fromage blanc!
    Thank you.

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  11. Wow... I just found your website and it is incredible and inspirational. Love it.

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  12. your blog is fantastic and a great place for inspiration! a lots of beautiful pictures and ideas. thank you for share it!

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  13. I found some little jars here:www.uline.ca and
    here www.ebottles.com.

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  14. boo those bottles are the perfect delivery system for this treat. such a shame they are discontinued. any idea of what company used to make them?

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  15. Yum! Sounds and looks delicious!

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