Strawberries in Cointreau

Submitted by Sonya01

"for beveage tag"

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 250 g strawberries, washed, hulled, halved (1 punnet)
• 2 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur
• 60 g good-quality dark chocolate
• 3 tablespoons double heavy cream

directions

1. Place the strawberries and Cointreau in a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Cover and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours to macerate.
2. Run a vegetable peeler to peel along the long edge of the block of chocolate to make chocolate curls. Set aside until serving.
3. To serve, spoon the strawberry mixture into serving bowls. Top with cream and chocolate curls.

Reviews

[Outta Here]

We had this over Bestemor's Norwegian Waffles for a "breakfast for dinner" night. Delicious! Just a hint of orange in the berries. Just right. Will be making this again!

 

[loof751]

Great easy dessert! The Cointreu is subtle and delightful and I love it with the hint of chocolate. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Made for the Top Favorites of 2009 event

 

[Jubes]

*Reviewed for PAC Sept 09* 5 Stars- super easy and delish. Couldn't be any easier. I thought the cointreau would be quite strong but it actually melded with the juice from the strawberries and only gave a light orange taste. For kids I used orange juice instead of the liqueur. A simple and elegant dessert. Lovely on a warm night. Photo being posted also

 

[BarbryT]

A solid 5 stars...it would be 10 if I could! It is so incredibly easy and the combination of flavors is just wonderful. I'm sure the fact that Cointreau is my favorite liqueur has nothing to do with my enthusiasm. :-) Actually, the Cointreau isn't very noticeable...but it lends a sweet slightly orange accent note that balances the sometimes tart strawberries.