Recipe

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• 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
• 4 tbsp soft butter
• 9 oz best-quality semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• 1/4 cup hot water , from a recently boiled kettle
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 Put the marshmallows, butter, chocolate, and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• 2 Put the saucepan on the stove over fairly gentle heat to melt, stirring every now and again. Remove from heat.
• 3 Meanwhile, whip the cream with the vanilla until thick and then fold into the cooling chocolate mixture until you have a smooth, cohesive mixture.
• 4 Pour/scrape into 4 glasses or small dishes, about 3/4 cup each in capacity, or 6 smaller (1/2 cup) ones, and chill until you want to eat. The sooner the better!