More Recipes from Matthew Mead

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White Chocolate Orange Dreamsicle

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Makes 3 servings

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

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

White Chocolate and Pistachio Crostini

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Makes 24

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  • 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

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  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.