Blackcurrant and cherry meringue trifles

Serves: 6

Time to make: 30 mins , plus 2 hrs chilling

Ingredients

1 sachet Weight Watchers no-sugar strawberry or raspberry jelly
6 small meringues, crumbled
⅔ cup frozen blackcurrants
150g cherries, stonepitXs removed
1 ⅓ cups skim milk
4 teaspoons custard powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
¾ cup reduced-fat cherry yoghurt
To decorate
fresh mint and berries
4 teaspoons grated dark chocolate

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Instructions

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1 Dissolve jelly crystals in 1 cup boiling water. Stir in 1/3 cup cold water. Leave to cool.

2 Divide the meringues between the glasses. Add blackcurrants and cherries. Pour cooled jelly over fruit. Leave to set.

3 Make custard by placing 1 cup of milk and vanilla in pan and heat until hot. Mix remaining milk with custard powder and sugar to make a paste. Pour hot milk over the paste. Mix and return to pan, stirring over a gentle heat until thickened. Leave to cool.

4 Mix the cooled custard with yoghurt and spoon over the fruits.

5 Chill. Serve decorated with fresh mint, chocolate and berries.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check yoghurt and custard powder are gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 135 cal

Kilojoules 570 kJ

Protein 5 g

Total fat 1 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 25 g

Sugar 23 g

Dietary fibre 2 g

Sodium 50 mg

Calcium 130 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.