Raspberry and mascarpone parfait

Name: Raspberry and mascarpone parfait
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 100 ml double cream; 50 g caster sugar; 125 g mascarpone; 250 g frozen raspberries, defrosted and drained (reserve juice); 4 ready made meringue nests (see tips); 4 scoops vanilla ice cream; oat lace crisps, to serve

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

‘Parfait’ literally translated from French means ‘perfect’. In cooking terms we think of it as something creamy, layered with ice cream, usually in a glass. This has to be one of the easiest, fastest and simplest puds, but do you know what? It is ‘parfait’!

Ingredients

100 ml double cream
50 g caster sugar
125

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Beat the cream, sugar and mascarpone together, adding the raspberry juice to loosen to a spoonable consistency. This can be made up to 4 hours ahead and stored in the fridge.
Crush the meringues into large pieces.
Put a spoonful of raspberries in the bottom of each glass, then add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle a few meringue pieces on top and