Sometimes you just need chocolate! Have this ooey gooey Nutella Strawberry Panini when the craving strikes! And don’t forget the ice cream!
The panini press is great for sandwiches but did you know you can use it to make breakfast? Find out how I make French Toast Sticks with the panini press is this post.
This raspberry panini is pressed until crispy on the outside and filled with warm raspberry preserves and cream cheese on the inside. In only five ingredients and five minutes, you could have a delicious brunch treat.
This overnight baked brioche French toast is so easy to prepare, and is a delicious dish to serve at brunch, Christmas morning, or for any occasion when you have guests over and need to feed a crowd.
Strawberries and Cream Puffs: Strawberry whipped cream filled puffs! Adapted from myrecipes.com
Sliced strawberries and reduced-fat cream cheese come together in a sandwich for this quick and healthy lunchbox treat.
My mother used to make us cream cheese and strawberry jam sandwiches. Made with tightly crumbed white bread, with the crusts cut off and perfectly square, they added elegance to any child's tea party. All grown up and more rustic, these strawberry and cream cheese panini provide the same flavorful delight plus a little whiff of spring during March's slow melt into sunnier days. The filling in our panini is made with frozen strawberries that have been defrosted and macerated with a little lemon juice and cinnamon. Be sure to look for unsweetened strawberries. You can always add a little sugar or honey if your strawberries are not as sweet as you'd like. If you are seeing fresh strawberries that have some flavor, go ahead and use those. The cream cheese is flavored with lemon zest. A good quality (or homemade) strawberry jam is the only other essential ingredient. For the bread, use a fairly plain loaf that will not compete with the filling. Sliced plain white bread is fine and so is brioche, challah, a country loaf or french bread sliced on the diagonal. We think of these as a daytime snack or breakfast fare, but if you are serving them after dinner try blending a little liquor into the cream cheese or the jam. If you have some Chambord, creme de cassis or Grand Marnier you can highlight the fruit notes in the sandwich or try something more unusual but complimentary like Drambuie or Amaretto. You won't need much, just a teaspoon or two. Strawberry Cream Cheese Panini Makes 2 sandwiches Ingredients 3 ounces cream cheese 1 lemon 1/2 cup frozen strawberries pinch cinnamon 2 tablespoons strawberry jam 4 slices bread 1 tablespoon butter (if using skillet method or panini press allows) Method Place cream cheese in a small bowl. Zest the lemon and mix into the cream cheese. Set aside. Defrost strawberries and give them a rough chop. (You can defrost strawberries quickly in a microwave. Use half power for 2-3 minutes.) Mix in juice of quarter of the lemon (about 2 teaspoons) and a good pinch of cinnamon. Set aside while you prepare the bread slices. If you are using a panini press, preheat it now. If using a pannini press, follow manufacturer's directions for oiling or not oiling the surface of the bread.... Slice the defrosted strawberries and taste one. Sprinkle a teeny, tiny amount of sugar on them if needed. Set aside while you prepare the bread. Spread some good quality strawberry jam on one side; the flavored cream cheese on the other. Spoon the sliced strawberries over the jam side and cover with the cream cheese side. Place the cream cheese side down and close the press. Most will beep when the pannini is ready. Remove and cut in half or in quarters to serve. If using a skillet.... Place the pan over medium heat. Slice the defrosted strawberries and taste one. Sprinkle a teeny, tiny amount of sugar on them if needed. Set aside while you prepare the bread. Spread some good quality strawberry jam on one side; the flavored cream cheese on the other. Spoon the sliced strawberries over the jam side and cover with the cream cheese side. Brush the top with some melted or softened butter. Place the cream cheese (buttered) side down and cook until browned on that side. Lightly butter the top (jam side) while the flip side grills. Flip and cook until browned on the jam side. Remove and cut in half or in quarters and enjoy. Serving suggestion: These really are terrific on their own but if you know someone who loves chocolate, a little bowl of melted dark chocoalte or warm ganache can be served along side for dipping or drizzling.
Sometimes you just need chocolate! Have this ooey gooey Nutella Strawberry Panini when the craving strikes! And don’t forget the ice cream!
This Japanese fruit sandwich, also called fruit sando or strawberry sando, is a Japanese sandwich made with fresh strawberries and other fruit, sliced white bread or milk bread (shokupan), and fresh whipped cream!
It seems I’m always the last to know about celebratory food days. I’m pretty sure I’ve missed every national cookie day (Dec. 4th), national peanut butter day (Jan 24th) and every other food “day” in…
Sometimes you just need chocolate! Have this ooey gooey Nutella Strawberry Panini when the craving strikes! And don’t forget the ice cream!
