Scented Roasted Cherries with chocolate Ice Cream
Scented Roasted Cherries with chocolate Ice Cream
Serves 4
Prepare: 5 mins
Cook: 20 mins
- 1 lemon grass stalk, halved lengthways
- 3 star anise
- 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 400g Waitrose Cherries, stalks removed
- Waitrose Seriously Creamy Belgian Chocolate Ice Cream, to serve
Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7.
Place the lemon grass, star anise and sugar in a large pan with 100ml water and heat gently, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Add the cherries, stir to coat them in the syrup then remove from the heat.
Tip the cherries onto a baking sheet, making sure they sit in a single layer. Roast for 15 minutes until tender and juicy.
Leave to cool for 10 minutes.
Serve the cherries and pan juices warm or chilled over scoops of Waitrose Seriously Creamy Belgian Chocolate Ice Cream.
Recipe and photography by Waitrose.
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