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Strawberry Semifreddo Ice Cream Sandwich

Strawberry Semifreddo Ice Cream Sandwich

I decided to create an ice cream sandwich in the style of a banana split for my submission. I chose to use the Banana Puree, Cherry Puree, and dehydrated strawberries. I made a caramel out of the Banana Puree that goes both on the sandwich and into the masa waffle...
Black Tea–Poached Peaches

Black Tea–Poached Peaches

The original idea came about in the summer as a riff on Southern-style peach tea with lemon. The next thought was, ‘Okay, what is lemon, besides lemon?’ That question led me down a rabbit hole to lemongrass, and eventually to Yuzu. The tea aspect leans into Japanese...
Coconut Panna Cotta

Coconut Panna Cotta

I love the combination of coconut, pineapple, and passion fruit. This dessert highlights the balance of richness and acidity I love in tropical flavor profiles. Perfect Purée Coconut Puree brings clean, consistent flavor to the panna cotta, while Perfect Purée...
Raspberry-Cassis Tart

Raspberry-Cassis Tart

I developed this recipe to highlight the flavor combination of raspberry and cassis. I have the opportunity to use The Perfect Purée line of purees in my role as an Associate Professor at The Culinary Institute of America and find them to be excellent in both flavor...
Green Apple Doughnut

Green Apple Doughnut

This recipe is the perfect combination of a classic cinnamon ripple crumb cake with an apple cider doughnut. It’s everything I want during the fall and winter months. It combines a light brioche-like dough, cinnamon ripple, cinnamon orange crumbs, and an apple cider...