There are so many recipes in Dorie's book that look just lovely . . . but this is the recipe that I've had my heart set on making. First of all, the picture in the book is just gorgeous. Second of all, I adore pineapple and it's not really used in a lot of desserts. I like to eat broiled or grilled pineapple with sweetened Greek yogurt for dessert. I also just like pineapple plain or in fruit salads. The point really is, though, that I love pineapple and I was so excited that
Andrea chose this recipe! You can visit her blog if you'd like to see it.
I didn't think that this was a really hard dessert to put together . . . but it does require a stretch of time. I made the meringue layers Sunday evening. Then Monday morning before work I was in the kitchen, in my PJ's, making the ganache and broiling the pineapple. I wondered, am I the only nut working on my TWD dessert on Monday morning in her jammies? Then I got home from work and whipped up the ganache and put the dacquoise together. All told, it took about 24 hours from start to finish, but that's because I took breaks for sleep and work. In my opinion, it's not necessarily a difficult recipe, but it requires some careful reading and a little bit of meticulous planning. If you read this blog at all, then you know that there was cosmic intervention that allowed this dessert to survive my usual haphazard recipe reading. I'm still not sure if I beat the ganache up enough, but I read tales of separating ganache on the P&Q this week and I figured it was better to err on the runny side of things. At 5 pm on Monday evening I'm not in the mood to redo a ganache!
This dessert lived up to my expectations . . . and then some! I made a half of a recipe so it was really the cutest little thing. I didn't let it sit 6 hours before I dug into it . . . it only made it about 3 or 4 hours and then I just had to try it. If you love coconut and pinapple as I do, then you will absolutely love this dessert! Dudley proclaimed it "awesome" and I absolutely loved every bite of it. Now, I have quite a bit of white chocolate ganache left over; even the halved recipe made way too much. Does anyone have ideas as to how to use it up?
There are so many recipes in Dorie's book that look just lovely . . . but this is the recipe that I've had my heart set on making. First of all, the picture in the book is just gorgeous. Second of all, I adore pineapple and it's not really used in a lot of desserts. I like to eat broiled or grilled pineapple with sweetened Greek yogurt for dessert. I also just like pineapple plain or in fruit salads. The point really is, though, that I love pineapple and I was so excited that Andrea chose this recipe! You can visit her blog if you'd like to see it.
I didn't think that this was a really hard dessert to put together . . . but it does require a stretch of time. I made the meringue layers Sunday evening. Then Monday morning before work I was in the kitchen, in my PJ's, making the ganache and broiling the pineapple. I wondered, am I the only nut working on my TWD dessert on Monday morning in her jammies? Then I got home from work and whipped up the ganache and put the dacquoise together. All told, it took about 24 hours from start to finish, but that's because I took breaks for sleep and work. In my opinion, it's not necessarily a difficult recipe, but it requires some careful reading and a little bit of meticulous planning. If you read this blog at all, then you know that there was cosmic intervention that allowed this dessert to survive my usual haphazard recipe reading. I'm still not sure if I beat the ganache up enough, but I read tales of separating ganache on the P&Q this week and I figured it was better to err on the runny side of things. At 5 pm on Monday evening I'm not in the mood to redo a ganache!
This dessert lived up to my expectations . . . and then some! I made a half of a recipe so it was really the cutest little thing. I didn't let it sit 6 hours before I dug into it . . . it only made it about 3 or 4 hours and then I just had to try it. If you love coconut and pinapple as I do, then you will absolutely love this dessert! Dudley proclaimed it "awesome" and I absolutely loved every bite of it. Now, I have quite a bit of white chocolate ganache left over; even the halved recipe made way too much. Does anyone have ideas as to how to use it up?
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That does look wonderful! I am a big fan of pineapple too!
Oh...I love the coconut on the sides.
Beautiful.
PS. sometimes I make mine in my jammies.
Your pineapple has such a pretty color to it. I probably should have left mine in longer, but the roasted pineapple still tasted divine. Glad you liked this one so much!
Your coconut stuck nicely to the sides and your pineapple looks toasted. I could not get mine to toast, cus I was not patient! Im so glad you liked this recipe after that long stretch of time it took to make it! Nice job.
Oh, this looks so beautiful. I loved this dessert and I thought the whole process was magical and fun. Like you, I tasted a bit of the coconut while it was just sitting there waiting its turn, too. Very nice job.
Beautiful job on this one.
Grilled pineapples are one of the best things EVER. When the sugars caramelize on the tops with the smoky grill marks, YUM.
I love the roasted pineapple on this. Yours turned out beautifully! The coconut sides are so pretty!
Looks gorgeous. I love the little half size recipe. I always bake in jammies or sweats. I've been dipping strawberries in my extra white chocolate ganache. I think any fruit with some of that on top would be awesome. Spoonfuls as you pass the fridge work too to get rid of it.
I often bake in my jammies. Sometimes I refuse to get out of my jammies until there's dessert. But we all have those days...
Beautiful dessert photo!
Nice job! I have a lot of ganache leftover too. Some homemade biscotti with the ends dipped in the white chocolate would be good. Your photos are great.
Yours looks great! I just couldnt do it this week. I almost ALWAYS cook in my jammies!
Oh, it looks INCREDIBLE, and I am now totally regretting skipping this week. It was really the "meticulous planning" part that scared me off. I clearly have to go back and try this one another time - it really does sound like a great summer dessert!
Yours is stunning! Nice job. I had some problems with my ganache, and may need to try this recipe again.
Your cake looks stunning. As for the extra ganache, try a variation of the bars from this week's SMS recipe, use it to frost cupcakes or if you like coconut, make some macaroons and dip them in it. YMU
That looks lovely! I find that I'm more likely to be finishing my TWD recipes Monday night or even Tuesday morning... =)
I'm glad it was a hit! Your dacquoise looks wonderful. I was in my jammies making it.
Lovely! I'm a huge pineapple fan, too, but I'd never thought of having it with Greek yogurt. Yum.
I'm so glad to have some company in the jammies bakers guild! I think of all of the times I've dipped my sleeve in a bowl of melted chocolate/frosting/meringue/custard, etc., and I'm so glad I wasn't wearing some nice blouse I just bought and wore to work for the first time.
Your dacquoise is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long time! I'm so excited both you and Dudley liked it.
Yours is absolutely beautiful and I'm glad it exceeded expectations. I agree with Dudley that it was awesome. I got rid of my extra ganache 'cos I couldn't stop eating it.
I love anything with pineapple. So, I'm fairly certain this would be a winner around here!
Your dacquoise looks really good! I like the toasted coconut on the sides. I just put my meringue in the oven so I'm not sure if I'll complete this before Wednesday! Yipes.
It looks great! I'm sorry that I missed this one because I think I would have liked it.
OH! Yes... you do have to be nuts to work your kitchen in pjs! ...but apparently, the results were worth the effort! Niiiice!
This seems to be the recipe that kept everyone up at night or got them up early in the morning! The dedication of TWD bakers astounds me.
Has the ganache firmed up at all? Can you roll it into truffles, or is it still too soft? Maybe use it to top brownies, or in between cake layers, or as a tart filling along with some fresh berries?
Wow, this looks so incredible! I want to jump into my computer screen and eat it!! :)
Haha I bake in my pajamas all the time! Your dacquoise looks amazing! This one did take some time and planning, but I'm with you - it was so incredibly delicious! I only made 1/4 of the recipe and it's already gone.
Wowow it looks amazing!!! I have never tried to roast some pieces of pineapple, but it seems to taste great!
Well, that looks great.
Doesn't everyone bake in jammies???
i keep left over ganache in a squirt ketchup bottle in the fridge. Then in the microwave for about 12 seconds and it is always ready for ice cream, cake, etc.
love the explanation in images. It looks so delicious
It's beyond fantastic that this dessert exceeded your high expectations! Will be interested to see what you select when it's your turn... My hat's off to you; I thought the recipe was a bear!
That's one good looking dacquoise!! I can see why you couldn't wait the full six hours before digging in!
This looks fabulous! I love pineapple!
Beautiful! Grilled pineapple is such a great dessert too, especially in the summer.
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