A twist on a popular Eton mess, made with juicy cherries and 70% cocoa chocolate.
- Serves4
- CourseDessert
- Prepare15 mins
- Cook10 mins
- Total time25 mins
- Plusplus cooling
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Ingredients
- 400g fresh Waitrose & Partners Cherries, halved and then pitted
- 3 fresh bay leaves
- 2 tbsp white caster sugar, plus 1 tsp for the cream
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 250ml whipping cream
- 50g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), finely chopped
- ¼ tsp vanilla bean paste (optional)
- 4 Cooks’ Ingredients Meringue Nests (or 12 mini meringue shells), very roughly broken
Method
Preheat the oven to 220˚C, gas mark 7. Put the cherries in a medium roasting tin and toss with the bay leaves, 2 tbsp sugar and the pomegranate molasses. Roast for 5-7 minutes to get the juices going and bubbling at the edges (don’t cook the cherries through). Set aside until just warm.
Meanwhile, put 4 tbsp cream and 2 tbsp water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Put the chopped chocolate in a small bowl, pour the hot cream over it, and stir until smooth. Spoon 1 tbsp into the bottom of 4 small tumblers
Put the remaining cream, 1 tsp sugar and the vanilla, if using, into a large bowl. Whip to very soft peaks. Add a generous dollop to each glass, then a few chunks of the meringue, some cherries and juice. Repeat, finishing each with a final small dollop of cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce. Serve straight away, with any extra chocolate sauce on the side.
Cook’s tip
For a quick dessert, serve the roasted cherries with scoops of ready-made ice cream.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 1,935kJ/ 468kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 28.9g |
Saturated Fat | 17.9g |
Carbohydrates | 48g |
Sugars | 44.8g |
Fibre | 1.6g |
Protein | 3.3g |
Salt | 0.12g |
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