Recipes
Chocolate & almond parfait
A rich and decadent dessert that can be made the day before Valentine's Day, giving you more time to enjoy yourself
A rich and decadent dessert that can be made the day before Valentine's Day, giving you more time to enjoy yourself
Cook: 3 Hours 20 Mins
Serves: 2
Price: £1.40 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 106g serving contains
Energy
1611kj
385kcal
1611kj
385kcal
19%
Fat
30.5g
30.5g
High
44%
44%
Saturates
15.2g
15.2g
High
76%
76%
Sugars
18.8g
18.8g
Med
21%
21%
Salt
0.1g
0.1g
Low
2%
2%
1
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1520kj/363kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1520kj/363kcal
Ingredients
25g Extra Special Dark Cooking Chocolate
1 large egg, separated
25g icing sugar
75ml double cream
Few drops vanilla extract
8 whole almonds, lightly toasted and chopped
Extra Special Almond Thin Biscuits
Chocolate sauce, to serve
Raspberries, to serve
Method
1
Line 2 ramekins with cling film. Melt the chocolate and set aside.
2
Whisk the egg white until stiff. Add the icing sugar a teaspoon at a time (whisking between each addition, until stiff again).
3
Whisk the cream and vanilla until the cream starts to hold its shape. Stir in the yolk, chocolate and nuts until evenly blended.
4
Fold in the egg white and divide between the ramekins. If you have any mixture leftover, make an extra one. Freeze the ramekins for at least 3 hours.
5
Turn out and serve with almond thins, chocolate sauce and raspberries.