White chocolate and basil cream with balsamic strawberries
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Ready in 25 mins, plus an hour in the fridge
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 284ml pot single cream
- 1 large bunch basilleaves and stalks torn, plus extra leaves to serve
- 300g good-quality white chocolatechopped
- 50g golden caster sugar
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 250g strawberryhulled and halved
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal606
- fat37g
- saturates22g
- carbs64g
- sugars49g
- fibre1g
- protein9g
- salt0.3glow
Method
step 1
Pour the cream into a saucepan, then add the torn basil leaves and stalks. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat, then remove from the heat and leaveto infuse for 5 mins. Discard the basil and re-heat the cream to a simmer.
step 2
Remove the cream from the heat and immediately tip in the chocolate. Leave for a few mins to melt, then stir until smooth. Pour the mixture into four serving glasses and chill for at least 1 hr until firm. (This can be done up to a day ahead.)
step 3
In a small saucepan, mix the caster sugar and balsamic vinegar with 2 tbsp water and cook over a medium heat, stirring continuously, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has reduced by half to a sticky syrup (about 5 mins). Cool before pouring over the strawberries and allow to soak for at least 1 hr.
step 4
Spoon the balsamic strawberries over the creams and decorate with basil.
