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Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote #SundaySupper

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Desserts Required - Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote

Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote   #SundaySupper

Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote sounds like a mouthful and with good reason. It is incredibly decadent.

When #SundaySupper posted that Gallo Family Vineyards was sponsoring today’s post I felt like a first grader raising her hand screaming, PICK ME, PICK ME! I was so excited at the prospect of working with GFV. Who wouldn’t be?

I, actually, was so excited that I forgot the post was for a grilled cheese. Hmmm. I blogged my Grilled Nutella Banana Mascarpone Cheese not too long ago but wanted to make today’s grilled cheese worthy of Gallo Family Vineyards high standards.

It was easy to figure out the sandwich part of my Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote. The key was to buy (or make) the finest quality chocolate cherry bread possible. Desserts Required - Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote It is the Blackberry Cabernet Compote that elevates this grilled cheese to a whole new level. Gallo Family’s Cabernet Sauvignon combines the taste of blackberries and currants; so I decided that reducing the wine with fresh blackberries and sugar would complement the grilled cheese.

The end result is a dish that can be served anytime of the day and best of all is one that results in an exceptional dessert.

April is Grilled Cheese month. Celebrate it with your own Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote.

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Desserts Required - Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote

Grilled Mascarpone on Chocolate Cherry Bread with Blackberry Cabernet Compote #SundaySupper
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Recipe Type: bread, dessert, treat
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup blackberries
  • 1 cup Gallo Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 3½ tablespoons sugar
  • chocolate cherry bread
  • mascarpone cheese
  • butter, melted
Instructions
  1. For the blackberry cabernet compote:
  2. Place the blackberries, Gallo Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon and sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium high heat until the wine is nearly evaporated. Press the blackberries against the side of the pan as they cook.
  3. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl.
  4. For the grilled mascarpone on chocolate cherry bread:
  5. Slice the bread into 1” pieces. Spread a thick layer of mascarpone on one slice of bread. Cover with a second slice of bread.
  6. Place the sandwich in a pan. Brush melted butter on the bread, turn over and brush butter on to the second slice of bread. Cover and cook over medium heat until the bread is nicely browned. Flip the sandwich and cover the pan. Cook until nicely browned.
  7. Remove the sandwich from the pan and slice it in half. Spoon some blackberry cabernet compote over the sandwich or serve on the side and dip the sandwich into the compote.
  8. Betsy's tidbits:
  9. The blackberry cabernet compote recipe accommodates 4-6 sandwiches.
  10. The blackberry cabernet compote works beautifully with chicken and pork dishes, too. Also sponge cakes, pound cakes and cheesecakes.
  11. If you are not able to find chocolate cherry bread, feel free to substitute your favorite decadent bread. Brioche or challah would, also, be delicious.

Compensation was provided by Gallo Family Vineyards via Sunday Supper, LLC. The opinions expressed herein are my own, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Gallo Family Vineyards.
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Comments

  1. I want to know where chocolate cherry bread has been all my life. I see some baking in my near future. The bonus is then I can make this incredible sandwich.

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    • Renee,

      I agree! One of my local markets is able to get two different kinds of chocolate cherry bread. The one I love with this sandwich is loaded with chocolate. Out-of-this-world!

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  5. Oh, my, I think you’ve taken the dessert grilled cheese to a new level! Your sandwich filled with wine infused blackberries and creamy mascarpone has me swooning! SO glad to see one of your fabulous desserts back for Sunday Supper!

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    • Liz a/k/a That Skinny Chick Can Bake,

      Thanks so much. I LOVE being a part of Sunday Supper and this week was so much fun for me. Grilled cheese for dessert…M-M-M!

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    • Hip Foodie Mom,

      Thanks so much. There is a local bakery in Delray Beach, Florida called Old School Bread Co. that makes the best chocolate cherry bread I have tried. I have not attempted to make one from scratch, but if I do, I will be sure to link it to this recipe. 🙂

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  18. Fantastic combo of cheese and berries and wine! Yes, please to mascarpone on chocolate cherry bread!

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  22. This sounds absolutely fabulous, Betsy! I have to tell you that this small group of posts for the Gallo Sunday Supper have forever changed the way I think of grilled cheese. I am a true lover of grilled cheese sandwiches and will make them with whatever cheese I’ve got to hand, adding in salami or pepperoni or ham or various vegetables, but it has never occurred to me to make one sweet. And now I cannot even imagine why not?! I love your blackberry cabernet compote and could eat it with a spoon, but it definitely elevates that chocolate cherry bread (lovely in its own right!) mascarpone sandwich into heavenly.

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    • Stacy,

      Thank you so much for your lovely words. I was really blown away by all of the delicious Gallo Sunday Supper grilled cheese options and I had a blast coming up with my recipe. The blackberry cabernet compote can, truly, stand on its own!

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  23. So glad you brought a sweet grilled cheese to the table, and I just love all of the flavors in this! I’d take a savory grilled cheese, then this sweet grilled cheese, and call it a perfect meal 🙂

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