Lemon mascarpone with cherry syrup Recipe

Lemon mascarpone with cherry syrup Recipe

  • 85g/3oz mascarpone
  • ½ lemon, zest and juice
  • 4 tbsp caster sugar
  • knob of butter
  • handful tinned cherries, juice reserved
  • 1 orange, zest only
  • splash Kirsch
  1. For the lemon mascarpone, place the mascarpone, lemon zest and juice into a bowl and mix well to combine.
  2. For the syrup, heat the sugar in a pan until melted and caramelised. Add the butter, cherries and cherry juice and simmer for 6-8 minutes, until reduced.
  3. Stir in the orange zest and Kirsch and cook for a further minute.
  4. To serve, place the mascarpone mixture between two spoons to make a quenelle and transfer to a serving plate. Pour over the cherry syrup.