Chocolate Cherry Trifles

Chocolate Cherry Trifle (makes 4 mini trifles)

Ingredients

Cherry Jam
500g fresh cherries, pitted
1/4 cup caster sugar
Juice of half a lemon
1 tsp corn flour

Chocolate Brownies
I used this recipe

1L First Choice Velvet Chocolate, cold
250ml whipping cream
1 tbsp icing sugar
100g dark chocolate, grated
Fresh cherries, for garnish

Method
To make the cherry jam
Add pitted cherries, lemon juice, and caster sugar to a nonstick saucepan on medium-high heat, and cook for 10-15 minutes until soft and slightly thickened.
Make a slurry by mixing 2 tbsp of water with the corn flour and adding it to the cherry mixture. Mix gently until thickened remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Store in an airtight container.

Chocolate Brownies
Prepare the brownies as mentioned in the recipe.

Chocolate mousse
Add the cold Velvet chocolate to the bowl of a stand mixer and whip on high speed till doubled in size, 5-8 minutes.

Whipped cream
Add whipping cream and icing sugar to a mixing bowl and whisk till thickened, 4-6 minutes.

Assemble
Slice the cooled brownies into bars, and place an even amount at the bottom of each serving glass or bowl. Next, add the cherry jam in an even layer across the brownies.
Spoon over the whipped chocolate velvet.
Cover each serving glass with cling film and place in the fridge overnight to allow the flavours to infuse.
Before serving, pipe the whipped cream, and decorate with chocolate shavings and fresh cherries. Enjoy!