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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggplants
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 cup shredded cheese


Method

  1. Mix the olive oil, chopped basil, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. Carefully slice the eggplant on it's side in a cross-hatch pattern, without cutting all the way through.
  3. Lay the eggplants inside an oven-safe baking tray.
  4. Pour the oil mixture over the eggplants, taking care to pour between the slices.
  5. Stuff the gaps in the eggplant with shredded cheese.
  6. Cook in the oven at 355°F for 45 minutes, until the flesh is cooked and the cheese totally melted.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

Top rated Italian dessert recipes

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This is a Italian favorite of mine

  • Lady Fingers
  • 3 cups of Espresso
  • 4 ounces of sugar (plus 2 or more tablespoons for coffee)
  • (2) 8 ounce containers of mascarpone
  • 5 eggs separated
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 shots of rum (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
4.5/5 (11 Votes)

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Separate the yolks from the whites

  • 2.5 oz cocoa
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 5.2 oz ricotta
  • 3 eggs
  • scant 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 3.5 oz of ladyfingers
  • Bitter chocolate powder
4.4/5 (14 Votes)

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Start by making coffee. Cool, then add the amaretto

  • coffee
  • 8 oz mascarpone
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3.5 oz of Nutella
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3 eggs
  • lady fingers or cookies
  • amaretto
  • cocoa powder
4.4/5 (43 Votes)

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In a saucepan, add cream, mascarpone, sugar, vanilla bean, (split in half and seeds scraped)

  • generous 3/4 cup whole cream
  • 8 oz mascarpone
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tsp agar agar
3.9/5 (12 Votes)

You don't need an Italian nonna in the kitchen to make exquisite pasta.

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Separate whites and yolks

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/22 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 8 oz mascarpone
  • 24 lady finger cookies
  • 2 cups unsweetened black coffee
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/5 (292 Votes)

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In a bowl beat the cheese well with the liquid sweetener and vanilla

  • 16 oz of fromage blanc 0%*
  • 1 cup liquid whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons liquid sweetener
  • 10 oz raspberries one
  • Speculoos cookies**
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla powder
  • *If you cannot find fromage blanc substitute for greek yogurt or cream cheese
  • **Substitute graham crackers if you cannot find speculoos
2.6/5 (34 Votes)

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