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You can make homemade mascarpone using just two ingredients. The mild, creamy, delicate cream cheese is ideal for preparing various desserts and cake fillings. You can find a detailed mascarpone cheese recipe with the exact quantities and step-by-step instructions below.
How to make mascarpone cheese with 2 ingredients
Mascarpone is a fine Italian cream cheese with a very high fat content. It has a creamy consistency and a mild taste.
To make homemade mascarpone, you need two ingredients. These are cream and lemon juice. If you use homemade cream from raw milk, you should first bring it to the boil and then allow it to cool slightly to the required temperature.
Utensils required
To heat the cream, you need a saucepan with a thick base so that the cream does not burn. Use a wooden spoon to stir the cream. You will also need a kitchen thermometer to check the temperature of the cream.
You also need a fine kitchen sieve and a cheese cloth to drain the cream mixture. It is then hung over a bowl.
You should store the homemade mascarpone cheese in a well-sealed container. A glass jar is ideal for this.
How to store homemade mascarpone cheese
Mascarpone cheese takes on foreign odors very quickly, similar to yogurt or milk kefir. Therefore, keep it in an airtight container in the fridge. It will keep for about 1 week.
Recipes with mascarpone cheese
Mascarpone cheese is mainly used in tiramisu recipes. But you can also use it to conjure up delicious layered dessert cups. Mascarpone can also be used to make airy, creamy cake fillings.
Try these recipes with mascarpone cheese, for example:
- Strawberry tiramisu without eggs,
- Mango tiramisu,
- Strawberry mascarpone dessert,
- Mascarpone ice cream with black currants,
- Nut caramel chocolate dessert cups,
- Rainbow Cake with mascarpone cream frosting,
- Coconut egg cookies with mascarpone and cherries,
- Cat cake,
- Winter hat cake.
The homemade mascarpone is
- very creamy,
- smooth,
- mild,
- fine,
- tender,
- delicious,
- vegetarian,
- easy to make with just two ingredients,
- ideal for desserts and cake fillings.
How to make mascarpone cheese: tips and tricks
- If you use homemade cream from raw milk, you must first boil it and then allow it to cool to around 194 °F (90 °C).
- It is best to use freshly squeezed lemon juice for the recipe.
- Keep the homemade mascarpone well sealed in the fridge. It will keep there for around 1 week.
- You can use the drained whey (only a small amount is produced) for baking recipes, among other things.
Have you made homemade mascarpone cheese using this recipe? I look forward to your results, your star rating and your comment below on how it turned out and how you liked it.
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How to make mascarpone cheese
Equipment
- kitchen sieve
- cheese cloth
Ingredients
- 500 g cream
- 10 ml lemon Juice freshly squeezed
Instructions
- Pour cream into a saucepan with a thick base and heat to approx. 185 °F - 194 °F (85 °C - 90 °C) while stirring (use a kitchen thermometer!).
- Remove the saucepan from the heat, add lemon juice to the cream and stir.
- Place the saucepan back on the hot plate turn the heat down to low and heat the cream mixture (do not boil!) over a low heat for approx. 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until it thickens slightly.
- Remove the cream mixture from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature, thickening a little more.
- Hang a fine kitchen sieve over a bowl and line the sieve with a cheese cloth. Pour the cream mixture into the sieve, cover and leave to drain in the fridge for approx. 12 hours until the mascarpone has the required consistency.
- Transfer the mascarpone cheese to a glass jar, seal it and store it in the fridge.
Notes
- If you use homemade cream from raw milk, you must first boil it and then allow it to cool to around 194 °F (90 °C).
- It is best to use freshly squeezed lemon juice for the recipe.
- You can use the drained whey (only a small amount is produced) for baking recipes, among other things.
- See the detailed tips and tricks for making homemade mascarpone cheese at the top of the article.
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