Easy Christmas Pannettone Dessert
The festive period is nearly upon us!
I personally can’t wait as I relish the extra chance for cooking and making things that are a little more extravagant for family and friends. Of course this can start well in advance from making the Christmas cake or Christmas Pudding.
In reality though I also love some hacks and easy options as you know....why not? A stressed, hot and sweaty cook on Christmas Day is entirely not necessary!
NOTE: Keep vegetables simple but with flavoured butters for instance, I cook my veg al dente the day before, re-fresh in cold water and simply warm the next day through the oven whilst the turkey is resting (a good 20 minutes btw!) Gravy can be made in advance and re heated, roast potatoes par cooked ready simply to pop in the oven on the day.....and so on, don’t be overwhelmed, sit down write a list and work out what you can do early and what needs doing on the day....it really works.
So that brings me to my easy festive dessert, I feel some desserts can be a little heavy after a giant Christmas dinner so this is a light throw together pannetone sundae!
Ingredients:
- Makes 4 or 2 depending on your glass size!
- Pannettone (Leftovers are great for this)
- 2 satsumas peeled and segmented
- 2 figs quartered
- 50g black cherries stoned
- 1 tbsp honey
- A splash of port
- A tbsp of vanilla custard - I use a ready made one for ease and they are delicious but by all means make your own.
- Ice cream - your choice of flavour A good scoop for each 125ml double cream whipped
- Dark chocolate chopped for decoration
- A black cherry for decoration
Recipe:
- In a small saucepan add the fruit, honey, a splash of water and the port and simmer until the fruit is just soft, leave to cool for 15 minutes.
- In a glass or decorative bowl add some torn pannetone (christmas pudding works well if you have leftovers)
- Now evenly add the fruit over the top with some of the liquid so it soaks into the pannatone.
- Now the custard, then the ice cream and then very grandly add the whipped cream with a flurry of dark chocolate and a cherry or two on top.
Enjoy straight away.
Clover Hutson Foods



