BLACK FOREST CHERRY DESSERT

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This dessert combines the flavors of black forest cake - cherries, cream, chocolate - but takes much less time. I make it with canned sour cherries.

Provided by Silke

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes

Time 4h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups milk
4 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
⅓ cup white sugar
½ (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 teaspoons vanilla sugar
2 (14.5 ounce) cans morello (sour) cherries in syrup, drained, syrup reserved
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, grated

Steps:

Combine 2 tablespoons of milk and 3 tablespoons cornstarch in a small cup. Pour remaining milk and sugar into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Whisk in cornstarch-milk mixture, and cook until milk starts to thicken, about 2 minutes.
Pour 1/8 cup cold water into a bowl. Sprinkle gelatin powder on top. Let stand until softened, about 1 minute. Add 1/8 cup of hot milk mixture to the bowl with the gelatin, and stir constantly until granules are completely dissolved.
Remove saucepan from heat and stir in dissolved gelatin mixture. Cool milk mixture completely, 1 to 2 hours.
Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl using an electric mixer until frothy. Add vanilla sugar gradually, continuing to beat until firm peaks form. Fold into the saucepan with the chilled milk mixture.
Pour cherry syrup into a small saucepan. Mix in 1 tablespoon cornstarch and bring to a boil over medium heat until thickened. Immediately stir in cherries and pour into a glass bowl. Pour cream mixture on top in a thick layer and sprinkle with grated chocolate. Refrigerate until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.1 calories, Carbohydrate 54.4 g, Cholesterol 60.9 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 59.5 mg, Sugar 19.6 g