STRAWBERRY AND BISCOTTI SUNDAE

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes

2 x 250g punnet strawberries, hulled and halved
2 vanilla beans, split
2 cups low fat vanilla or passionfruit yoghurt
1 cup biscotti or (sweet gluten-free biscuits), crushed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  1. Place strawberries in a small saucepan with vanilla bean and cook over low heat until softened. Remove vanilla bean and leave to cool.
  2. Spoon half of the strawberry mixture into four serving glasses.
  3. Mix together biscotti and cinnamon and set aside.
  4. Top strawberries with yoghurt, then remaining strawberries and finish with biscotti and cinnamon mixture.

Serves 4


CHOCOLATE SELF-SAUCING PUDDING
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
1/1/4 cups self-raising flour (or gluten-free self-raising flour)
½ cup caster sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder
150g dark cooking chocolate
¾ cup milk
90g butter
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder, extra
2/1/2 cups boiling water

  1. Place the flour, caster sugar and cocoa into a large microwave-safe bowl and set aside.
  2. Place the chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cook for 1-2 minutes in the microwave on HIGH, stirring after every 30 seconds until melted. Stir in milk and butter.
  3. Add the chocolate mixture to the flour mixture and combine until smooth.
  4. Place the brown sugar and extra cocoa powder in a large jug. Add water and stir to combine. Carefully pour the liquid over the chocolate mixture then cook on HIGH for 9-11 minutes.
  5. Stand for 5 minutes then serve with ice-cream.

Serves 4


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