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Would you be my Valentine? Wishing Happy Valentine’s Day to all of our readers. May you enjoy a quiet day full of peace and love.

Here are three delicious desserts we have created to appease chocolate lovers, banana chocolate lovers, and people who want something gorgeous with almost no work - the fantastic Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream in a beautiful Anthropologie heart-shaped footed glass.

Enjoy!

Mudslide Heart with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and your favorite cocktails or mocktails. This dessert features many new props and our sunlight setup. Check out those hard shadows!

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Valentine Heart

Yield 2

Author Judy Doherty

Prep time

10 Min

Cook time

12 Min

Inactive time

4 Hour

Total time

4 H & 22 M

Here is a fun way to use the Mudslide Cookie Dough

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Ingredients

• 8 oz semisweet chocolate
• 2 ounces butter, unsalted (or if using salted omit the salt)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup walnuts

Instructions

1. Mix the butter and chocolate together in a bowl and melt in 30 second increments in the microwave. Do not over heat just heat enough to melt. Stir until smooth. Set aside to cool.
2. Whip the eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until very fluffy. Add the chocolate and flour, scrape the bowl and mix smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
3. Place the cookie dough onto parchment and roll up like a 2 inch sausage. Chill for a few hours or overnight.
4. You will only use a few slices and can freeze the rest for later use.
5. Grease a small bake-proof heart mold or other small mold. Place a few slices of Mudslide Cookie Dough into it. Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
6. To make the dessert top with whipped cream and chocolate sauce followed by fresh berries.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

138

Fat

9 g

Sat. Fat

5 g

Carbs

14 g

Fiber

1 g

Net carbs

13 g

Sugar

11 g

Protein

1 g

Sodium

13 mg

Cholesterol

19 mg

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The Chunky Monkey using our new cinema lighting setup that we were testing for a client.

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Chunky Monkey

Yield 2

Author Judy Doherty

Prep time

5 Min

Total time

5 Min

A fun dessert that uses portion control and adds fruit.

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Ingredients

• 1 banana sliced lengthwise
• 1/2 cup chocolate ice cream
• 1/2 cup banana ice cream
• 1 ounce chocolate slice
• 2 tablespoons whipped cream

Instructions

1. Cut the banana in half and thread it on 2 large skewers.
2. Place 1/4 cup chocolate ice cream in each small glass followed by 1/4 cup banana ice cream.
3. Stab the skewer with the banana into the ice cream.
4. Top the ice cream with a small tablespoon of whipped cream and a chocolate chard.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

276

Fat

13 g

Sat. Fat

8 g

Carbs

40 g

Fiber

3 g

Net carbs

37 g

Sugar

30 g

Protein

4 g

Sodium

55 mg

Cholesterol

29 mg

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Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream in an Anthropologie heart-shaped footed glass topped with chocolate sauce and a smidge of whipped cream. Simple, elegant, and easy!

This image is shot with our technical camera using a Phase One back and Rodenstock lens. Thanks to Ericson Surfaces for the beautiful ballet pink plaster surface.