A scrumptious and traditional Russian Pashka dessert recipe full of darkish chocolate, slivered almonds and sultanas.
Taking little time to organize, this luscious and creamy chilled dessert could be made a number of days forward and is pleasant to share, significantly over the festive season.
We like to combine issues up a little bit and so with a number of modifications to the genuine Russian Easter Pashka, this Pashka recipe has been made every Christmas in our household since I used to be little!
In addition to the extraordinary flavours mixed in Pashka, I really like the wealthy and creamy texture which is similar to a cheesecake filling, and so, sure, you guessed it, that brings me to my different love of chilled desserts – cheesecakes!
From luscious candy and fruity no-bake cheesecakes like my white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake, to the extra decadent variations such because the ever in style chocolate cheesecake, there is a cheesecake to please each style!
I believe you are going to love my Pashka recipe simply as a lot as my cheesecakes…
Why You are Going To Love This Recipe
While this isn’t historically a Christmas recipe (it is really an Easter recipe!), Pashka is made with rum and raisin chocolate, slivered almonds and sultanas, and so it makes the proper accompaniment to serve with heat Christmas pudding, or as a stand-alone chilled dessert.
- Add pashka to your loved ones Christmas custom – I am certain as soon as you’ve got made Pashka, you will be coming again to this recipe yearly too!
- Make forward of time – apart from soaking the fruit first, it takes little or no time to combine this dessert and it may possibly simply be made a number of days earlier than required, taking all the trouble out of preparations.
- Feeds a crowd – being an intense, wealthy and creamy dessert, you solely want a small(ish) serve. As much as 16 serves!
- Make for ‘adults solely’, or for all of the household – the sultanas could be soaked in both Brandy or orange juice, so choose your choice!
- Beautiful flavours – the mix of almonds, rum and raisin chocolate, plump sultanas soaked in Brandy or orange juice, all churned via a cream cheese combine, after which chilled to permit components to mix = essentially the most flavour intense dessert!!
- Standard and Thermomix – I’ve included directions for each strategies within the recipe card beneath.
What You Want
The combo of wealthy and festive flavours on this dessert solely intensifies extra because it chills!
Word: Scroll to the recipe card on the backside for the components portions and full detailed methodology.
- Sultanas
- Brandy or orange juice – Brandy provides a mellow sweetness to this dessert, however you possibly can merely swap for orange juice if you want to maintain it alcohol free.
- Slivered almonds – these are almonds which were blanched after which sliced into skinny slivers. They’ve a scrumptious creamy nut flavour and agency, recent texture.
- Butter – both salted or unsalted is appropriate for this pashka recipe.
- Caster sugar – used because it simply dissolves when blended with the butter and cream cheese.
- Bitter cream – I like to recommend utilizing full-fat bitter cream quite than the sunshine model, for the creamiest texture.
- Cream cheese – as soon as once more, use full-fat cream cheese such because the authentic Philly block, quite than gentle or spreadable cream cheese.
- Lemon juice and zest – the citrusy zest at all times offers a refined twang so attempt to use a recent lemon for finest outcomes.
- Vanilla extract – or vanilla essence. Use an excellent high quality vanilla that has been extracted from the vanilla bean, and never synthetically flavoured.
- Rum & raisin chocolate – there’s totally different manufacturers round, and infrequently on particular pre-Christmas, nonetheless I really like to make use of Cadbury’s Outdated Gold rum and raisin chocolate….. once more, it is that conventional factor….
Tools Required
Apparently the conventional Easter Pashka was made in a wood formed conical bowl to signify a pyramid when inverted – however right here, an excellent old style pudding bowl (or any small deep bowl) is good to make use of!
- Mixing bowl – to soak the sultanas in.
- Frying pan – to evenly toast the slivered almonds.
- Hand-held beaters, stand mixer or Thermomix – for creaming and mixing the combination.
- Cheesecloth/muslin sheet/usused Chux material – to line the bowl with – see FAQs.
- Pudding bowl – or any small deep spherical bowl.
Step By Step Directions
Ensure you have your dairy merchandise – butter, cream cheese and bitter cream – at room temperature to combine easily with the opposite components.
Word: Scroll to the recipe card on the backside for the components portions and full detailed methodology.
Step 1 – Soak The Sultanas
Place the sultanas right into a small bowl, and pour over the brandy (or orange juice). Depart to soak for five hours (or in a single day).
TIME SAVING TIP: Microwave the sultanas and brandy (or orange juice) in 30 second bursts for 1-2 minutes, stirring each 30 seconds. Enable to chill.
Step 2 – Toast The Almonds
Place the slivered almonds right into a small frying pan over low warmth.
Stir repeatedly till the almonds are simply evenly golden – control them as they’ll burn rapidly. Put aside to chill.
Step 3 – Beat The Combination
In a big bowl, beat the butter and sugar with hand-held beaters or a stand mixer till pale and creamy.
Add the bitter cream and beat till mixed with the creamed combination.
Add the cream cheese, lemon juice, lemon rind and vanilla extract and beat on medium velocity till clean, pale and creamy.
Step 4 – Mix With All Different Components
Add the toasted almonds, finely chopped chocolate and the sultanas (together with any extra liquid).
Combine via with a spoon.
Step 5 – Place In Bowl
Place both a cheesecloth, a clear sheet of muslin, or an unused Chux right into a medium bowl.
Spoon the combination into the bowl, excessive of the material.
Place the bowl of Pashka into the fridge for a minimal of 6 hours (ideally in a single day).
Take away the Pashka by pulling the material upwards, and flip it over onto a serving plate.
Skilled Suggestions
Pashka is such an beautiful dessert that we reserve it for particular events, and the query is at all times “who’s making the pashka this 12 months?”. Christmas wouldn’t the the identical with out it!
- I prefer to soak the fruit in a single day, nonetheless as a time saving tip, you can microwave the sultanas and brandy (or orange juice) in 30 second bursts for 1-2 minutes, stirring each 30 seconds. Enable to chill earlier than mixing with different components.
- Room temperature components – for a clean Pashka, guarantee components, such because the butter and cream cheese, are at room temperature earlier than utilizing.
- Double the combination – in case you have a HUGE crowd to feed, this recipe is easy to double up. Consider me, everybody likes seconds!
- Storing – chill Pashka in a single day (or for at least 6 hours) after which proceed to retailer it within the fridge till wanted. Eat inside 3 days.
- Freezing – you possibly can freeze Pashka as an entire or in particular person parts. Wrap in a layer of plastic wrap after which a layer of foil and freeze for as much as 1 month. To defrost, place the Pashka into the fridge in a single day.
FAQs
Utilizing a clear cheesecloth, muslin material or an unused Chux helps any extra liquid drain from the dessert because it chills, in addition to making it a lot simpler to take away from the bowl and invert on to a serving plate.
I prefer to serve it alongside a heat Christmas pudding for custom, nonetheless I’ve additionally served it by itself as a relaxing dessert, surrounded by recent berries corresponding to blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Scrumptious!
Pashka was historically made in a wood mould, that when inverted, was the form of a pyramid, nonetheless you possibly can nonetheless make this particular dessert at dwelling in an excellent old style pudding bowl!
The standard Pashka is a Russian Easter dessert that was produced from curd cheese, honey, dried fruit and almonds, nonetheless there are variations to this recipe these days. It is texture is much like at the moment’s wealthy and creamy cheesecakes.
Pashka is often known as ‘paska’ in some jap European nations.
When you’re searching for extra luscious no-bake desserts, then check out these simple festive cheesecakes. All could be made the day earlier than to keep away from any final minute rush!
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Pashka
A scrumptious Russian Pashka dessert recipe full of darkish chocolate, slivered almonds and sultanas.
Servings: 16 serves
Energy: 213kcal
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Directions
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Place the sultanas right into a small bowl. Pour over the brandy (or orange juice). Depart for five hours. TIME SAVING TIP: Microwave the sultanas and brandy (or orange juice) in 30 second bursts for 1-2 minutes, stirring each 30 seconds. Enable to chill, then use instantly – no want to attend the 5 hours!
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Place the slivered almonds right into a small frying pan over low warmth. Stir repeatedly till the almonds are evenly golden. Put aside to chill.
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In a big bowl, beat the butter and sugar with hand-held beaters or a stand mixer till pale and creamy. If utilizing a Thermomix: combine for 15 seconds, Velocity 5. Scrape down the perimeters of the bowl.
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Add the bitter cream and beat till mixed. If utilizing a Thermomix: combine for 10 seconds, Velocity 5.
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Add the cream cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract and beat on medium velocity till clean, pale and creamy.If utilizing a Thermomix: combine for 15 seconds on Velocity 5. Scrape down the perimeters with a spatula and repeat till clean and creamy.
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Add the toasted almonds, finely chopped chocolate and the sultanas (together with any extra liquid). Combine via with a spoon.If utilizing a Thermomix: combine on REVERSE for 10 seconds, Velocity 2.
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Place a cheesecloth/sheet of muslin/unused Chux right into a medium bowl. Pour the combination excessive of the material.
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Place into the fridge for at least 6 hours (ideally in a single day).
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Take away the pashka by pulling the material upwards. Flip over onto a serving plate.Serve.
Notes
- Soak sultanas in both brandy or orange juice.
- I prefer to soak the fruit in a single day, nonetheless as a time saving tip, you can microwave the sultanas and brandy (or orange juice) in 30 second bursts for 1-2 minutes, stirring each 30 seconds. Enable to chill earlier than mixing with different components.
- Room temperature components – for a clean Pashka, guarantee all components are at room temperature earlier than utilizing.
- Use full-fat cream cheese and bitter cream for finest outcomes.
- Storing – chill the Pashka in a single day (or for at least 6 hours) after which proceed to retailer it within the fridge till wanted. Eat inside 3 days.
- Freezing – you possibly can freeze the Pashka as an entire or in particular person parts. Wrap in a layer of plastic wrap after which a layer of foil and freeze for as much as 1 month. To defrost, place the Pashka into the fridge in a single day.
Diet
Energy: 213kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fats: 16g | Saturated Fats: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 5g | Trans Fats: 0.3g | Ldl cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 454IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 0.4mg
