Chocolate brownie and boozy cherry brulees

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Chocolate brownie and boozy cherry brulees

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This is a real treat - a soft pudding, a little like chocolate fondant, studded with brownies and cherries. Substitute the cherries for any other fruit such as preserved apricots in brandy for an equally delicious dessert

Ingredients

375ml/13fl oz double cream
1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped out
85g/3oz plain chocolate, 70% cocoa, broken into small pieces
3 large egg yolks
50g/2oz caster sugar, plus 6 tbsp
3 ready-made chocolate brownies, cut into chunks
25g/1oz cherries in kirsch, drained, plus more to serve if you like

Serves: 6 Preparation: 20 Cook Time: 40 Total Time: 60min

Directions

Heat oven to / fan/gas Put the cream into a saucepan with the vanilla seeds, then bring just to the boil. Take off the heat and stir in the chocolate until it has completely melted.
Boil the kettle. Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks and g sugar until thick and pale, then whisk in the creamy chocolate. Divide the brownie pieces and cherries between ramekins, drizzle with a little of the kirsch from the jar, then pour over the chocolate mix.

Source: BBC Good Food Magazine