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Published: 18th August 2009

Knickerbocker Glory

Knickerbocker glory

My neighbour, Andrew, came up with this idea. Not a pair of knickers in sight but still one of the best summer puddings!
You can just make it with bought ice cream and fruit coulis along with squirty cream and grated chocolate, but this one is a crowning glory with some Eton Mess thrown in and, of course, it is not really a mess from Eton.
If you want to make it really boozy add some cassis into the raspberry coulis and leave out the red wine.
For children just leave out all the booze and they will love this.
Also, you could use ice cream instead of the meringue, cream mix for a quicker and more traditional version.

Ingredients
Serves 4
6fl oz double cream
125g fresh raspberries
4 small meringues, homemade or bought
20g block bitter dark chocolate,
1 tbsp red wine
1 desp runny honey
½ lemon, juice only
Grated rind of ½ orange
1 desp icing sugar
Small splash Cointreau or Grand Marnier, optional.

Method
Whip the cream until it is holding its shape.
Crush the meringues into smallish pieces and fold into half the cream with half the raspberries. Grate in the chocolate and stir gently to mix well. Spoon into glasses and chill in the fridge.
To make the coulis, place the remaining raspberries along with the wine, honey and lemon juice into a food blender and whizz until smooth. Set aside.
To make the orange cream, add the orange rind, icing sugar, Cointreau if using, and fold in well.
Now to make up the knickerbocker, pour the coulis over the cream in the glasses and then spoon over the orange cream. Garnish with the whole raspberries and then serve.

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