Quantum
HEALTH
Issue 9 February 2011 Chocolate Cherry Kirsch Hearts
175g/6 oz creamed coconut, grated 100g/4 oz hard (block) vegan margarine 200g/7 oz vegan oatmeal digestive biscuits 50g/2 oz hazelnuts, roughly chopped
Method: To make the loaf hearts: Lightly oil a 450g/1 lb loaf tin and line with baking parchment.
Drain the cherries but retain the juice, and reserve 1 tablespoon of cherries.
Put the remaining cherries in a bowl and pour over the kirsch liqueur and almond essence. Leave to marinade for 2 hours.
Chocolate
Chocolate has been used to stoke the flames of passions all over the world. Its powers on the sexual appetite have led to a chocolate ban being imposed in some monasteries. This magical bean contains chemicals thought to effect neurotransmitters in the brain. Legendary bed hopper Casanova was a serious chocolate fanatic and always tucked into some before entering the boudoir.
The following recipe makes two “stacked” hearts
For the chocolate hearts: 150g/5 oz good quality plain chocolate
25g/1 oz hazelnuts, roasted and chopped
Method: To make the chocolate hearts Use a medium heart-shaped cutter (about 3-4 inches across) to draw 6 heart shapes on a sheet of baking parchment. Place parchment paper on a tray or baking sheet.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.
Spoon into a piping bag and outline the hearts on the baking parchment, then fill in the heart shapes with melted chocolate.
Sprinkle chopped roasted hazelnuts over two of them and place the tray in the fridge to harden.
Ingredients for the chocolate-cherry loaf: 350g/12 oz can black cherries
60ml/4 tbsp kirsch liqueur (what is this? For US market)
5ml/1 tsp almond essence 200g/7 oz good quality plain chocolate 56 Quantum Health
Melt the chocolate, creamed coconut and vegan margarine together over a gentle heat.
Roughly crush the oatmeal digestive biscuits and stir into the melted mixture with the hazelnuts.
Add the marinated cherries and any remaining liquid.
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and lightly smooth the top.
Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Turn out and cut 4 slices, each 1cm/ one-half inch thick.
Use the cutter to cut out a heart from each.
Method: Make the stacked hearts: Place a plain chocolate heart on a serving plate.
Top with a chocolate cherry loaf heart, repeat, then top with a nutty chocolate heart.
Use the remaining hearts to make a second stack. Chill until ready to serve.
Chop the reserved cherries and mix with a little of the reserved juice (sweeten with a little icing sugar if required).
Drizzle onto the plates around the hearts just before serving.
© The Vegetarian Society – (recipe created by the Cordon Vert cookery school)
www.vegsoc.org.
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