Hard day, easy dessert!

Some days are just long and hard. You don't have a moment to think, and food is the last things on your mind.

Then you arrive home. Sometimes when I feel like this, I take the easy option of a toasted cheese sandwich. Othertimes, I spoil myself with a beautiful meal, taking the time in the kitchen to unwind from the stresses of the day.

This dessert, a strawberry and amaretti crumble, definitely falls into treating yourself category, but is so simple to make. The flavours are simple, but it is the textures which really make this dish - the crunch of the amaretti biscuits and the softness of the cream! Not a bad way to finish of the day, right?

Strawberry and Amaretti Crumble

2 punnets small strawberries, halved
1T icing sugar
1T crème de cassis
½ packet amaretti biscuits, crumbled
150mL thickened cream
2T brown sugar

Sprinkle icing sugar and crème de cassis over strawberries, leave to marinate for ½ hour.
Divide strawberries amongst 4 glasses. Top each glass with some of the crumbled amaretti biscuits.
Whip cream until soft peaks form, spoon some cream into each glass. Sprinkle with a little brown sugar. Place glasses very briefly in a low oven for 1-2 minutes to warm through.