Sweet Spring

More Recipes from Matthew Mead

White Chocolate Orange Dreamsicle

Makes 3 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups white hot chocolate
• 1 cup crushed ice
• ½ cup orange liqueur
• 1 cup vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Puree all in a blender until smooth. Garnish with orange slices. Fills three martini glasses.

White Chocolate and Pistachio Crostini

Makes 24

Ingredients:

• 24 slices French baguette, cut ¼-inch thick
• 2 Tbsp butter, melted
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• White chocolate bar (2 oz), melted
• 12 strawberries, sliced
• ¼ cup shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Thinly slice baguette; arrange slices on baking sheet. Brush lightly with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar using a shaker. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown and crisp.
2. Coarsely chop white chocolate. Melt in microwave on high at 20-second intervals, stirring in between each until smooth; set aside.
3. Arrange sliced strawberries on each crostini slice. Drizzle each generously with melted white chocolate and sprinkle with coarsely chopped pistachios.