Syllabub and cherries

A solid syllabub is a delicious dessert in its own right but with cherries it is absolutely wonderful.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Total Time: 2½ Hrs

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

300 ml             Cream  - double       

½                   Lemon  - juice of      

1                    Lemon  - zest of       

50 gms            Sugar  - icing          

75 ml              Amaretto   

50 gms            Cherries  - black, sweet - pitted, chopped 

4                    Amaretti biscuits  - crushed     

Method

Put four small glass cups or bowls in a fridge to get cold.

In a large bowl put the double cream, lemon juice and half the zest.  Sieve in the sugar and whisk until there is a soft, almost runny, peak.  Fold in the amaretto.

Put a quarter of the cherries into each of four cups or bowls.  Put the syllabub mixture on top, on top of that add the crushed biscuits and sprinkle on the remaining zest.

Put in a fridge until ready to serve.

Wine recommendations

Usually something sweet.

Interesting

     Chaume

     Moscatel Sherry

Special

     Quart de Chaume

Adventurous

     Champagne demi-sec