Mascarpone Brioche Sandwiches With Chocolate Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup coffee-flavored liqueur (kahlua, sabra)
• 3 tablespoons cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
• 8 slices brioche bread or 8 slices challah, cut into 1/3-inch slices
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, at room temperature

Recipe

• 1 combine the cream and milk in a heavy, medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• 2 add the chocolate and cook, whisking constantly, until smooth, about 4 minutes.
• 3 remove from the heat and add liqueur.
• 4 cover to keep warm.
• 5 combine the cream cheese and honey in a small bowl and mix until well blended.
• 6 fold in the mascarpone.
• 7 spread the mixture on 4 slices of the bread and top with the remaining bread.
• 8 spread 1-1/2 teaspoons of the butter, on each side of the sandwich.
• 9 heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• 10 add the sandwiches 1 at a time and cook until golden brown, 1-1/2 to 2 minutes per side.
• 11 remove and repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
• 12 cut each sandwich into 4 traingles.
• 13 to serve, ladle the soup into 4 shallow bowls and top each with 1 quartered sandwich.
• 14 serve at once.