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Raspberry & vanilla slice A delicious ice cream dessert that you can make ahead & freeze Ingredients - Serves 6 Prep time: 15mins + freezing • 900ml luxury vanilla ice cream, slightly softened • 2tbsp brandy (optional) or fruit juice • 110g fresh or frozen raspberries • 4 meringue nests, roughly crushed To serve: • 3tbsp seedless raspberry jam • Fresh raspberries and mint sprigs Method 1. Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with a long strip of greaseproof paper to use as handles and help to ease out the frozen dessert, or clingfilm. 2. Turn the ice cream into a large mixing bowl. Add the liquor, raspberries and meringues and fold together gently. Spoon into the prepared tin and freeze until solid again. Allow 20-30 mins before slicing. 3. Crush the raspberries, sieve into a bowl and blend with the warm jam until smooth. Cool.
Spoon a little sauce onto each plate. Turn the loaf out onto a serving plate and cut into slices. Put a slice on each plate and top with a few raspberries and a mint leaf. Cookery Courses for all Why not give a Voucher for the perfect gift? Contact Alex 01243 532240 www.cookwithalex.co.uk
