Recipe
STRAWBERRY DELIGHT
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 25 minutes If they like it, it serves 8 otherwise
Cooking time: 8 minutes
Totaltime: 33 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries
- 2 ounces sugar
- 2 teaspoons Grand Marnier
- 2 ounces sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
- 4 ounces lady fingers
- For vanilla cream:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla pudding
- 2 ounces sugar
- 1 1/2 cups boiling milk
Preparation
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Clean strawberries. Remove stems and mix with 2 ounces of sugar. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Vanilla cream:
Mix 1/2 cup milk with cornstarch, and whisk in the eggs, vanilla pudding and sugar. Pour boiling milk over egg mixture, whisking vigorously for a while. Bring custard to a boil in a saucepan. Pour in a bowl to cool, and cover with plastic wrap.
Save 6 to 8 strawberries for garnish. Puree the rest, and strain. Mix the Grand Marnier with sugar and water.
Dip the lady fingers in syrup and set on a tray. Pour 1/2 of the vanilla cream in a glass serving bowl. Arrange 1/2 of the lady fingers on top upside down. Pour the strawberry puree over lady fingers.
Top with remaining lady fingers. Cover with remaining cream. Decorate with reserved strawberries. Chill before serving.
main ingredients:
type of dish:
dessert
cuisine:
specific recipes:
quick-and-easy
season and occasion: Barbecue
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