Coconut Custards With Lime Strawberries |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 1 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Ideal for entertaining, as they can be kept in the fridge for up to a day. Ingredients:
150 ml good quality ready-made custard |
100 g creamed coconut, in a block |
500 g small strawberries |
1 teaspoon lime juice |
85 g icing sugar |
250 g mascarpone |
2 finely grated limes, zest of |
Directions:
1. Pour the custard into a small, heavy-based pan and grate in the creamed coconut. Heat gently until the coconut dissolves, then remove frome the heat and leave to cool.
2. Hull and halve two-thirds of the strawberries and put to one side. Blitz the rest with the lime juice and 2 tablespoons of the icing sugar. Set aside. Tip the mascarpone into a large bowl and beat in the cooled coconut custard. Add half of the lime zest and the remaining icing sugar and mix until smooth.
3. Divide two-third of the custard mixture between six large glasses. Follow with a layer of strawberry halves. Pour over some strawberry sauce, then finish with the remaining custard. Chill for at least an hour, then top with the remaining lime zest before serving.
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