Chocolate Raspberry Panini
HB-5057 · Hand-built original
French bread panini with raspberry preserves, fresh raspberries, bittersweet chocolate and mascarpone.
Main ingredient: chocolate
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 4 x 3 x 1/2-inch slices French bread
- 4 tablespoons raspberry preserves
- 32 fresh raspberries
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 61% cacao), coarsely chopped
- 6 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
- 8 teaspoons (packed) golden brown sugar
Method
- Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium heat. Butter one side of each bread slice.
- Arrange 4 slices, buttered side down, on a baking sheet and spread each with 1 tablespoon of preserves.
- Arrange 8 raspberries over the preserves on each slice and sprinkle the chocolate evenly over, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
- Spread the mascarpone over the plain side of the remaining 4 slices, leaving a border, and place them mascarpone side down over the chocolate.
- Sprinkle the buttered tops with the brown sugar and press lightly to adhere.
- Grill until the chocolate melts and the bread is golden, about 3 minutes per side.
- Rest for 5 minutes, cut in half with a serrated knife and serve.
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data