Like I said in the previous post, I was going to post the dessert that my sister made for our parents. We were going with a full Italian theme, so it made sense to go with something like, say, tiramisu. But, my sister doesn’t like tiramisu, so it seemed unfair for her to make something she doesn’t even enjoy eating. We have had a lot of cheesecake recently, so that was also out. That’s when she came across this recipe for a limoncello raspberry torte. We actually had limoncello by chance from our family trip to Italy a couple of years ago. We bought a bottle because it was supposed to be a popular drink, but for some reason, we never opened it. So this seemed like as good as time as any to crack it open. The recipe itself is super easy and it tastes good too.

Ingredients

• 2 cups raspberries, divided
• 2 tbsp confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tbsp Limoncello
• 1 brick, 8 oz, Neufchatel cheese
• Shortbread cookies for serving

Directions

• In a bowl, mash 3/4 of the raspberries
• Mix in the sugar and limoncello, until raspberries are chunky, but semi-reduced
• Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes
• Place cheese on a plate
• Combine remaining berries with the reduced mixture
• Pour the mixture over the cheese
• Spread the mix over shortbread cookies and enjoy