Name: Cherry and chocolate dessert pot
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 225g fresh cherries; 2 tbsp artificial sweetener; 1 level tsp level cornflour, blended with 1 tbsp cold water; 100g quark or low-fat soft cheese; 2tbsp skimmed milk; half level tsp vanilla extract; For the chocolate sauce:; 25g dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 1 heaped tsp unsweetened cocoa powder; half level tsp cornflour, blended with half tbsp cold water; 1 level tbsp golden syrup

This delicious combination of flavours make a great healthier treat.

Serves

Prep

20 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Nutritional Information:

Each 109g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal: 115
Carbs: 17.6g
Fibre: 1.3g
Protein: 5.3g
Fat: 2.4g
(Low)
Saturates: 1.4g
(Low)
Sugars: 15.0g
(Medium)
Salt: 0.07g
(Low)

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Ingredients

225g fresh cherries
2 tbsp artificial sweetener
1 level tsp level cornflour, blended with 1 tbsp cold water
100g quark or low-fat soft cheese
2tbsp skimmed milk
half level tsp vanilla extract
For the chocolate sauce:
25g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
1 heaped tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
half level tsp cornflour, blended with half tbsp cold water
1 level tbsp golden syrup

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Method

Step 1

Halve and pit the fresh cherries, reserving 4 whole ones for decoration.

Step 2

Put in a small pan with 50ml water and 1 tbsp of the artificial sweetener. Simmer for 3-4 minutes until soft.

Step 3

Blend the cornflour and cold water together and stir into the cherries until thickened.

Step 4

Remove from the heat and cool, stirring to prevent a skin forming.

Step 5

In a bowl, beat the quark, skimmed milk, vanilla extract and remaining sweetener until smooth.

Step 6

For the chocolate sauce, put the dark chocolate pieces into a pan and add the unsweetened cocoa powder, the cornflour blended with the cold water, and the golden syrup. Heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Cool, stirring to prevent a skin forming.

Step 7

Spoon everything into small serving glasses. Finish each one with a cherry. Chill and serve.

Recipe tips

Blueberries or blackberries work just as well as cherries and are much simpler to prepare as they don’t need de-stoning.
You could also use raspberries but if so reduce the cooking time to 2 mins.