Christmas Napoleons
An impressive make-ahead finale.
- Prep: 30 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Refrigeration: 1 h
Ingredients
- 1/3 pkg phyllo dough thawed
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter melted
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) sugar
- Filling
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) water
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) dried cranberries
- 4 oz (120 g) white chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) 35 % cream
- 1 tsp (5 mL) grated orange peel
- Cranberry Coulis
- 2 cups (500 mL) fresh or frozen cranberries or 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar
- 2/3 cup (160 mL) water
- 2 oranges in segments*
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Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
Slice phyllo into 1/2-inch (2 1/2 cm) ribbons. In large bowl, gently toss phyllo with your hands to separate ribbon layers.
Melt butter and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves. Drizzle 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter mixture over phyllo and toss gently. Repeat.On 2 buttered cookie sheets, divide phyllo evenly into 18 loose piles. Shape each into round nests, 3 1/2 inch (9 cm) across. Drizzle with remaining butter mixture. Bake 10 min until golden and crisp. Cool.
Filling:
In small saucepan, bring water and dried cranberries to a boil. Cool and drain. Meanwhile, melt chocolate with 1/4 cup (60 mL) cream in microwave until smooth. Stir in orange peel. Cool. Beat remaining cream (1-1/4 cups/ 310 mL) to soft peaks and gently fold chocolate into whipped cream. Stir in dried cranberries. Cover and chill.
Cranberry coulis:
In small saucepan bring fresh cranberries, sugar and water to boil. Cover and simmer 10 min. Strain through sieve. Cool.
To serve:
Spoon coulis onto dessert plate. Top with phyllo nests and a spoonful of chocolate filling. Repeat. Top with third phyllo nests. Garnish with oranges segments.
Tips
* Cut off peel and white pith from oranges. Holding them over a bowl, cut segments from between membranes. Drain and set aside.
Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 581 Calories |
| Protein: | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 59 g |
| Fat: | 37 g |
| Fibre: | 2 g |
| Sodium: | 257 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 11 % / 122 mg |
| Folate: | 16 % |
| Vitamin A: | 31 % |
| Vitamin C: | 43 % |
| Vitamin D: | 15 % |
