Name: Fresh Blackberry Napoleons with Cream Cheese Mousse
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 50 Minutes
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 3/4 cup powdered sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2/3 cup chilled whipping cream; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed; 1/2 cup blackberry preserves; 3 1/2-pint containers fresh blackberries; Fresh mint sprigs

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Fresh Blackberry Napoleons with Cream Cheese MoussePornchai Mittongtare

Joe Dion of North Charleston, South Carolina, writes: "Because I work in a restaurant (I'm a chef at a place called Slightly North of Broad in Charleston), I don't let my cooking at home get too complicated. I'm at the restaurant five days a week and often work on weekends, but whenever I have the chance I enjoy getting together with friends and cooking for them."

Frozen puff pastry simplifies this dessert.

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