
Mince pie fool
Prep
10 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
This is my favorite festive shortcut dessert that feels indulgent without the fuss. I've combined creamy Greek yogurt, which is packed with protein and probiotics for gut health, with shop bought mince pies and custard to create something truly special in under forty minutes. The beauty of this fool is its simplicity, honestly. You're layering ready made ingredients with fresh orange zest and cherry conserve to make an elegant pud that tastes like you've spent hours in the kitchen. Perfect when you want something that looks impressive but doesn't demand much effort at all.
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Ingredients
- 300 gramsgreek natural strained yogurt(strained yogurt)
- 200 mlsvanilla custard
- 1orange(zest)
- 3christmas all butter mince pies(mince pies, about 160-170g)
- 4 tspmorello cherry conserve(morello cherry compote)
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Fold together the strained yogurt and cold vanilla custard. Add the fifinely grated zest of the orange. Crumble the mince pies and gently fold in most of them to distribute, reserving some pieces to decorate. Divide among 4 glasses, swirl 1 tsp morello cherry compote through each glass, then top with the reserved pie pieces.
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