This quick and easy cherry cream dessert recipe makes the most of sweet ripe seasonal cherries. Includes amaretti biscuits, rose syrup and whipped cream. It takes ten minutes to put together and has only five ingredients. Perfect for languorous midsummer evenings.
In a medium sized bowl, whip the double cream with the rose syrup (and kirsch if using) into soft peaks.
100 ml double cream (heavy cream), 1 tbsp rose syrup
Stir in the yoghurt.
2 tbsp natural yoghurt
Pit all but two of the cherries and halve them. Divide between two glass dishes or bowls. Keep the whole cherries for decoration, with their stalks intact if possible.
150 g fresh cherries
Crumble three quarters of the amaretti over the cherries.
4-12 crunchy amaretti biscuits (cookies)
Spoon the yoghurt cream over the top.
Crumble the remaining amaretti over the yoghurt and crown with the whole cherries.
Scatter some fresh rose petals over the bowls if you like.
rose petals to decorate
Eat straight away, so the amaretti remain crunchy.
Notes
If you don't have any rose syrup, whisk in two teaspoons of icing sugar and a drop of rose extract or ½ teaspoon of rose water instead. Alternatively swap the rose syrup for Amaretti if you prefer.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and should only be used as a guide.