Coconut summer fruit delight
Biscuit base, fresh coconut and custard cream topped with summer fruit
A colourful no-bake pudding: a base of biscuit crumbs moistened with pineapple syrup and topped with fresh coconut, covered with a fluffy custard cream and finished with pineapple, cherries, kiwi, grapes and strawberries. It's light, creamy and fruity. Pipe whipped cream around the edge and serve chilled.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 5
Ingredients
For the base
For the custard cream
For the fruit
To decorate
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Spread 5 ½ oz Marie biscuit crumbs over the base of a pudding dish.
Step 2: Spoon 2 tbsp of the syrup from 14 oz pineapple slices over the crumbs and cover with a layer of 3 ⅞ oz fresh coconut.
Step 3: If you have no custard ready, make a little: mix 1 tsp custard powder with 4 tbsp milk, boil, stir until thick and cool it. Beat 7 oz fresh cream, 3 ½ oz caster sugar, 2 tbsp thick custard sauce, 3 tbsp butter and 1 tsp vanilla essence until fluffy, adding ¼ cup milk a little at a time if it's too stiff to spread.
5 minStep 4: Pour the custard cream over the coconut layer.
Step 5: Cut the pineapple slices into pieces and scatter them over the top with 6 ½ oz red glacé cherries, 2 kiwi fruit, 2 ⅞ oz grapes, 2 ⅝ oz strawberries and 3 ⅛ oz mixed nuts.
Step 6: Fill a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle with 3 ½ oz whipped fresh cream and pipe a shell border round the edge. Chill until serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 660 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 75 g
- Fat
- 38 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does coconut summer fruit delight take?
- About 30 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 5 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of fresh coconut?
- Desiccated coconut soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, about three quarters of the weight.
- What can I use instead of fresh cream?
- Double or whipping cream, same amount.
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