Fruit pots

Fruit pots

A fast, flexible and ever-so-slightly boozy dessert from chef Tony Tobin – try it with any compote you fancy, or use poached fruit in season

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 - 25 mins

Method

  1. Tip the Madeira cake and nuts into a medium bowl. Drizzle over the brandy and stir well. Divide the mixture between 6 large tumblers, then top with compote and custard.
  2. Break the bars of nut brittle into a food processor and blitz until crushed quite finely. (You can prepare to this stage up to two hours before serving.)
  3. When ready to serve, sprinkle a thick layer of crushed brittle on top of each tumbler.

Per serving

345 kcalories, protein 7.0g, carbohydrate 45.0g, fat 15.0 g, saturated fat 5.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 24.4g, salt 0.47 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2004.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 - 25 mins

Quick no-cook dessert

Ingredients

  • 200g Madeira cake , cut into small cubes
  • 50g almonds , roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp brandy
  • 390g jar cherry compote (or apricot or rhubarb)
  • 300g tub vanilla-flavoured custard
  • 2x 40g bars nut brittle
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Per serving

345 kcalories, protein 7.0g, carbohydrate 45.0g, fat 15.0 g, saturated fat 5.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 24.4g, salt 0.47 g

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