Passion Fruit Pots With Coconut Stars

Perfect party puddings - you can pop them all on a tray and pass them round

• Cooking Time Prep 20 mins
  Cook 15 mins
• Skill Level Moderately easy
• Servings Serves 10

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  782

• Protein

  5g

• Carbs

  57g

• Fat

  61g

• Saturates

  36g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  40g

• Salt

  0.22g

Ingredients

• 350g caster sugar, plus a tbsp extra for decorating the stars
• 568ml pot double cream
• 284ml pot double cream
• 8 ripe passion fruit (look for wrinkly ones)
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• For the shortbread
• 100g butter, softened
• 140g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 85g ground rice
• 85g desiccated coconut
• 2 egg yolks
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Combine 125g sugar with all the cream in a heavy-based saucepan. Heat gently, stirring occasionally, until all the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil. Boil fiercely for 3 mins, stirring to prevent the mixture bubbling over the pan or sticking, then immediately remove from the heat.
2. Whizz the pulp from 7 of the passion fruits in a food processor to separate the seeds from the juice. Sieve and stir this juice into the cream along with the lime juice-the mixture should visibly thicken. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then pour into 10 small pots or cups. Arrange the cups on a tray (make sure it fits in your fridge) and, when cool, cover the whole tray with cling film-be careful not to let it touch the surface of the cream. Chill for 3 hrs to set, or up to a day ahead.
3. Meanwhile, make the shortbread. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. In a large bowl, use a wooden spoon to mix the butter, flour, ground rice, 50g of the coconut, the egg yolks, vanilla and remaining 225g sugar until the dough comes together. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and, using starshaped cutters, stamp out biscuits. Spread over baking parchment-lined baking trays, sprinkle with the remaining coconut and sugar, then bake for 8-10 mins. Leave to cool.
4. To serve, scoop the pulp from the last passion fruit and drizzle a little over each pot. Arrange the coconut stars on the side.

Categories: All Christmas