Name: Amaretti & pomegranate trifle
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 11 min
Ingredients: 2 pomegranates; 100g Amaretti biscuits; 50g pistachios; 100g cream cheese; 50g honey; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; 200 ml double cream; Amaretto (optional)

Amaretti & pomegranate trifle

1 Dec 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

1 minute

Total Time

11 minutes

Background

Italian Amaretti biscuits can be happily blended with a traditional English trifle to make it a perfect treat or dessert for special occasions. This no-cook Amaretti & pomegranate trifle is very easy to prepare and can be made well in advance, so it's ideal for the winter party season or for Valentine's day, Mothers day, Wedding anniversary, special birthdays and so on.

Ingredients

2 pomegranates
100g Amaretti biscuits
50g pistachios
100g cream cheese
50g honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice
200 ml double cream
Amaretto (optional)

Instructions

Squeeze the juice out from one pomegranate, set aside.
Cut the other one in half, scoop out the seeds into a small bowl and discard the membrane. Put aside 2 Tbsp of seed for garnishing.
Coarsely chop the pistachios. Put aside 2 Tbsp for garnishing.
Put the biscuits in a freezer bag and, using a rolling pin, crush them into small pieces.
Divide half of the crumble between four glasses.
Scatter half of the pistachios equally on top, then half the pomegranate seeds. Add a few drops of Amaretto if you like.
In a mixing bowl whisk together the cream cheese, lemon juice, pomegranate juice, double cream and honey until you get soft peaks. Spoon half of this cream over the layers, then repeat the layering of the crumble, pistachios, pomegranate seeds and cream.
Cover the glasses with Clingfilm and chill for a few hours for best result.
Just before serving, scatter the reserved pomegranate seeds& pistachios on the top.