
Dessert board
- Lulu Grimes
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Serves 8
Easy
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 5 mins
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Sharing boards are perfect for easy entertaining. Make the choc pots and white russians ahead of time, and buy a few extras to feed a crowd
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Dessert board recipes
White russian
SERVES 8 | PREP 5 MINS | EASY
Mix 500ml of vodka with 250ml of Kahlua in a jug and chill. Whip 150ml of double cream to soft peaks and chill. Put eight small glasses (straight-sided glasses work better when serving lots together) in the fridge. Divide the mixture between the chilled glasses and add a spoonful of whipped cream to each glass.
Lemon tart with limoncello cream
SERVES 8 | PREP 5 MINS | EASY
Cut 1 ready-made lemon tart into eight slices, whip 150ml of double cream with 1 tbsp of limoncello and fold in the finely grated zest of 1 lemon. Arrange the tart pieces on a board and spoon a small amount of lemon cream onto each one.
PER SERVING 265 kcals | fat 17.3G saturates 10.6G | carbs 23.6G | sugars 12.3G fibre 0.4G | protein 2.6G | salt 0.1G
Rich chocolate pots
SERVES 8 | PREP 5 MINS PLUS CHILLING | COOK 5 MINS EASY | GLUTEN FREE
Chop 300g of dark milk chocolate and tip it into a bowl, heat 150ml of double cream with 150ml of milk to just below boiling, tip it over the chocolate and then stir until smooth. Divide between eight small ramekins or pots and chill until needed.
PER SERVING 302 kcals | fat 22.3G saturates 13.7G | carbs 21.1G | sugars 21.1G fibre 0.9G | protein 3.6G | salt 0.1G
Ingredients
- lemon tart slices
- chocolate pots
- 32 mini meringues
- 350g berry compote
- 1 pouring cream
- 8 different flavoured macarons
- 8 mini croissants
- sprinkle of sugar
- knob of butter
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TO BUILD YOUR BOARD: Put the lemon tart slices on a board and arrange the chocolate pots on, too. Pile the meringues into a bowl, spoon the berry compote into a jug and pour the cream into another. Arrange the macarons alongside the other desserts. Serve with the mini croissants – press them flat and fry briefly with the butter and sugar to slightly caramelise.
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