Sugar-cured strawberries and white chocolate crumble

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⏱ 20 mins 🍽 Serves 4 ✅ Easy 🏷 Dessert

Transform fresh strawberries into an elegant dessert. The fruit is quartered and cured with sugar, then served with a golden baked crumble made from milk powder, cornflour and melted white chocolate. Each bowl is finished with crème fraîche, chopped pistachios and optional mint leaves for a vibrant finish. This recipe serves four and takes just 20 minutes of active preparation, plus baking and curing time.

Sugar-cured strawberries and white chocolate crumble

Ingredients

  • 60g milk powder
  • 50g cornflour
  • 20g light brown soft sugar
  • 50g butter melted
  • 100g white chocolate melted
  • 400g strawberries
  • 4 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 20g pistachios chopped
  • mint leaves (optional), to serve

Method

  1. Set your oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Combine the milk powder, cornflour and half the sugar in a bowl. Pour in the melted butter and white chocolate, then stir with a spoon to create a crumbly mixture. Spread this over a baking sheet and bake for 10 mins until it turns golden. Take it out and allow it to cool completely.
  2. Take the tops off the strawberries and cut each one into quarters. Place the strawberry pieces in a bowl with the remaining sugar and toss to coat. Share the sugared strawberries equally among four serving bowls and let them cure for 30 mins.
  3. Top each bowl of strawberries with a generous spoonful of crème fraîche. Sprinkle over the chopped pistachios and a portion of the cooled crumble. You will have extra crumble, which can be stored in a jar or airtight container for several weeks. For added colour and flavour, finish with a few small mint leaves if desired.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories356 kcal
Fat24 g
Saturates14 g
Carbs27 g
Sugars21 g
Fibre4 g
Protein6 g
Sodium80 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryDessert
DietGluten-free, Vegetarian