German cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Quark with Fresh Fruit

Quark whipped light and airy with vanilla and cream, layered in glasses with fresh berries.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 500 g quark
• 200 ml cream
• 80 g sugar
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 organic lemon
• 300 g strawberries
• 150 g mixed berries
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Slit the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds, wash the lemon in hot water and finely grate the zest.
2. Stir the quark with sugar, vanilla seeds and lemon zest until creamy for 2 min., until the sugar has fully dissolved and no grittiness remains.
3. Whip the cream until it forms firm peaks, then fold it gently under the quark in two batches – do not stir, or the mixture will deflate.
4. Hull and quarter the strawberries, sort the remaining berries and mix everything with the powdered sugar and 1 tbsp lemon juice; let sit for 10 min. until juice is released.
5. Layer the quark cream and fruit alternately in four glasses, finishing with a layer of fruit.
6. Chill the glasses for at least 30 min. and serve well chilled.