Almond Cream Double Chow
Almond cream double chow features the Chinese fruit preserve chow chow. This easy fruit salad recipe is yum yum yumtastic.
Notes
- Chow Chow is Chinese preserved fruit which can be bought in shops specializing in Chinese groceries.
Ingredients
- 1 pound canned chow chow or mixed fruit salad
- 2 cup water
- 1 ounce unflavored gelatine
- 2 cup skim milk
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- sugar substitute, to taste
Instructions
- Chop the large pieces of chow chow in half. If using mixed fruit salad instead, drain.
- Place 4 tablespoons of the water in a cup and let stand in a sauce pan of hot water.
- Place the gelatine into the cup and heat, stirring, until the gelatine has dissolved; cool.
- Heat the remaining water with milk, sugar substitute to taste, and almond essence.
- Stir until the sugar has dissolved completely; stir in the gelatine and pour into a shallow, lightly oiled cake tin and cool until set.
- Cut the almond cream into triangular bite-sized pieces; place pieces in a serving bowl with the fruit and combine gently.
- Serve very cold.