Fresh Fruit Brulee Serves 4

Lesley's Recipes

Ingredients

• 227g (8oz) strawberries, washed and sliced
• 125g (4oz) white grapes (seedless or with pips removed). washed and halved
• 1 fresh peach, washed and sliced
• 8-10 ratafia biscuits
• 2 x 200ml (7fl.oz) tubs creme fraiche
• 125-175g (4-6oz) light brown soft sugar
• fresh mint, to decorate

Method

1. Arrange the strawberries, grapes and peach in the base of an approximately 900ml (1½ pint) souffle dish or 4 individual ramekin dishes.
2. Place the ratafia biscuits on top.
3. Spoon over the creme fraiche to completely seal in the fruit and chill for at least 1 hour.
4. Sprinkle over the sugar and smooth the top, place under a preheated hot grill for 1 - 2 minutes until the sugar has caramelised.
5. Decorate with fresh mint and serve.

There are lots of delicious alternative ingredients for this recipe:

• Any fresh or canned fruit can be substituted.
• A tablespoon per person of fruit juice; liqueur, brandy or sherry could be added for extra liquid.
• Use any almond macaroon biscuits instead of ratafias.
• Sainsbury's natural Greek style yogurt could be substituted for creme fraiche.
• Sainsbury's light Muscovado sugar could be used instead of light brown soft sugar.

Tested:

Freezing instructions:

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