Cherry and Chocolate Cornflake Crunch

Cherry, chocolate and cornflake brittle?

20 minutes prep

1 hour cook

Serves 2

Chris Cahill

Ingredients

150gCornflakes

120gSalted Butter

100gBrown Sugar

200gMilk Chocolate

100gDouble Cream

Cherry Curd

Sliced Almonds (Optional)

Smooth and creamy milk chocolate ganache filled with a sweet cherry curd sandwiched between two layers of crunchy cornflake brittle. The perfect afternoon treat for two!

Method

In a large bowl pour in 3 cups of cornflakes and place to one side.

In a pan on medium heat combine butter and brown sugar until thickened then pour over the cornflakes. Mix thoroughly until coated.

Using a greased circle cutter, spoon in your mixture to create disks of Cornflake brittle. Press down firmly to compact to help it hold its own shape when cooled.

Optional step - Place sliced almonds on top and place under the grill for 1 min or 2 to caramelise the top, some spread can occur here so reuse the circle cutter to reshape while warm, then leave to cool.

To make the ganache heat the cream until simmering, then in a bowl pour the cream over milk chocolate. Cover the top with cling film and leave to the side for a few mins to melt. Then stir to combine and leave to cool fully for a pipeable texture.

Pipe a ring of ganache around your cornflake disk, then fill with a tablespoon of cherry curd.

Place a second cornflake disk on top.