Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
This is an almost instant recipe to have waiting for your valentine. Pipe a little whipped cream heart on top.
Servings: 2
Ready Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, including chilling
Wine Pairings: This dessert would sing with a crimson-coloured, berry-laced cabernet franc icewine. - Beppi Crosariol
Ingredients
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
50 g (2 oz) chopped dark chocolate
2 tbsp chopped dried cherries
Method
Bring cream, butter and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon rind and chocolate. Stir until chocolate is melted. Let cool in pot for 15 minutes. Stir in cherries, reserving a couple for garnish. Pour into two wine glasses. Chill until set, about 2 hours.
Lucy Waverman