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The Glorious Charlotte Russe Recipe
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The Glorious Charlotte Russe Recipe

8 ingredients Depends on how many "fingers" people want. Usually serves up to 12. openrecipes

My wonderful French mother, a cook of cooks, has been slowing down for the last four years. Her balance is gone, her speech is disintegrating, and her memory...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

284
Calories
14g
Protein
13g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Gelatin 1 envelope (7g) 23
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Coffee not in our table 0
Cognac not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. powder expresso coffee
  • 2 packets of unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 3 cups of whole milk
  • 1/8 cup of cognac
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 pint of heavy whipping cream
  • 2 packets of ladyfingers* Sometimes stores don’t carry ladyfingers but instead their bakery department can sell them to you. They only buy them to make their cakes. So if you can’t find ladyfingers, just ask in the bakery department.

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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