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

Each 109g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

115

Carbs

17.6g

Fibre

1.3g

Protein

5.3g

Fat

2.4g

Saturates

1.4g

Sugars

15.0g

Salt

0.07g

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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.

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Cherry and chocolate dessert pot

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