Roasted cherries with chocolate dipping sauce recipe
Roasting cherries enhances the natural sweetness and big flavour of the fruit. Paired with a decadent chocolate dipping sauce, this speedy dessert is the perfect way to finish off an alfresco dinner party.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 5-10 mins to cook
- 290 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 400g cherries
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp kirsch (optional)
- 1 tsp groundnut oil
For the sauce
- 100g dark chocolate
- 50ml double cream
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 2 tsp kirsch (optional)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1205kJ 290.0kcal
- Fat
- 18g
- Saturates
- 11g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 27g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 28.5gProtein 3.2gFibre 4.7g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Put the cherries on a baking tray and drizzle with the honey, kirsch (if using) and the oil. Toss to coat, then roast for around 5-10 mins, until the cherries are tender.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate, cream, syrup and kirsch (if using) in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Pour into a serving bowl and serve with the roasted cherries for dipping.
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