Strawberry and brownie trifles

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 20g custard powder
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 250ml milk
• ½ tsp vanilla essence
• 4 chocolate brownie slices
• 450g strawberries
• 250ml double cream
• 1 sprinkling of grated dark chocolate, to garnish

Total time required 20 mins

• Preparation time: 5 mins
• Cooking time: 15 mins
• Other time: cooling

Instructions

1. Mix the custard powder, caster sugar and 1-2 tbsp of milk to form a paste. Heat the remaining milk to simmering point, remove from the heat and stir in the paste.
2. Return to the heat and stir until thickened and smooth. Turn off the heat, add the vanilla essence, then cover with damp greaseproof paper.
3. Crumble the brownies between four glasses or small bowls. Chop then mash half the strawberries. Slice the remainder and stir through.
4. Top the brownies with the strawberries then add the cooled custard and whipped cream. Garnish with the grated chocolate and chill until ready to serve. (Serve within 3-4 hours of making.)