Delight an unexpected crowd with this super-simple black forest cookie salad. Made from pantry staples like choc biscuits and canned fruit, it can be thrown together in minutes.
Ingredient
670g jar morello cherries
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tbsp Cointreau
250g mascarpone
1 cup thickened cream
1/4 cup icing sugar mixture
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 x 156g Cadbury double choc cookies
Dark chocolate curls, to serve
Direction
Drain the cherries and reserve 1 cup of the liquid in a small saucepan. Add the caster sugar and stir to combine. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until the sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the mixture thickens to a syrup. Stir in the Cointreau. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, use electric beaters to beat the mascarpone, cream, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl until soft peaks form.
Break the biscuits in half and arrange on a serving platter or in a bowl. Dollop the cream mixture over the top and scatter with cherries. Drizzle with the syrup and sprinkle with chocolate curls.