Cherries and chocolate for Christmas

Cherries from the Granite Belt are plentiful at Christmas... here is something cool and sweet for a hot summer's day.

Chocolate pannacotta with cherries and raspberries

Ingredients

200ml milk

375ml cream

2 tbsp castor sugar

100 g dark couvertures, chopped small

2 leaves gelatine

4 cardamom pods

1 dessertspoon coffee beans

150g cherries

150g raspberries

Method

In a heavy based saucepan, warm the milk, cream, castor sugar, cardamom pods and coffee beans.

Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for 2 minutes to soften. Remove and add to milk mixture along with the chocolate.

Stir to dissolve and strain out coffee beans and cardamom pods into a bowl over ice.

Stir continuously until mix starts to cool and pour into moulds or martini glasses and let set whilst covered over night.

Turn out onto plates and decorate with cherries and raspberries.

Add a scoop of your favourite icecream.

Queensland wine match:2005 Ballandean Estate, Sylvaner