Strawberry & Dark Chocolate Layered Dessert
A luscious no-bake layered dessert that brings together fresh strawberries and rich dark chocolate custard cream. Simple to prepare ahead of time and always a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for summer gatherings and special occasions.
🛒 Ingredients
1 servings
- 1 package ladyfinger biscuits
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and diced
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3.5 oz dark chocolate (70%), grated
- 1 cup whipped cream
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
- Extra whipped cream for garnish
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Directions
- 1
In a saucepan, whisk together the condensed milk, most of the milk, lightly beaten egg yolks, vanilla extract, and the flour dissolved in the reserved milk.
- 2
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- 3
Remove from heat and fold in the heavy cream until smooth and fully combined.
- 4
Divide the custard equally between two bowls.
- 5
Into the first bowl, stir the grated dark chocolate into the warm custard until completely melted. Fold in half the diced strawberries.
- 6
Into the second bowl, gently fold in the whipped cream and the remaining diced strawberries.
- 7
In a serving dish, build the layers: vanilla-strawberry cream, ladyfingers, chocolate-strawberry cream, ladyfingers, vanilla-strawberry cream, finishing with the chocolate cream on top.
- 8
Pipe whipped cream rosettes over the top with a star-tip nozzle and decorate with whole fresh strawberries. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
💡 Chef's Tip
Make this dessert the night before — the biscuits soak up the cream beautifully and the flavours deepen overnight. Dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa gives the best contrast against the sweet strawberries.
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