Post #473879 by MadDogMike on Sun, Aug 2, 2009 8:57 PM

I am really working hard at making a version of this dessert. Unfortunately, I'm working six 12 hour shifts in a row right now and that doesn't leave much play time :lol:

I love to cook, but I really don't like to get too fancy or complicated (maybe it's a lack of patience. More like Sandra Lee than Julia Child) So I am planning a dessert "inspired by" the Black Pearl instead of a "re-creation of". Since I play with clay, I decided to make some shell dishes instead of using a bottom cookie. The shell on the left has a mother-of-pearl glaze on it, I like the iridescence.

I did a couple of attempts at using a ceramic shell as a mold for refrigerator sugar cookie dough but that didn't work. Next, I tried a couple of different fortune cookie recipes, but couldn't get the crispness I wanted. I think I'm going to custom make a tin cookie cutter and try some rolled cookie recipes next.

I plan on using a simple mango mousse instead of passionfruit; I love passionfruit but I think more people like mango, passionfruit can be a little tart. You could also use a scoop of some sort ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, or gelato. Then for the "pearl", I will use a Lindor truffle.

Again, there is no way this will match the spendor of Mama's Black Pearl, but it will be an easy and interesting dessert to serve at a small luau.