Little Red Riding Hood's Secret

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 1 jar sour cherries, pitted, drained weight 370 g
• 1 can pear(s), drained weight 230 g
• 200 g cream cheese
• 200 g whipped cream
• 40 g powdered sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 20 g cornstarch
• 1 lemon(s), juice
• 60 g almond flakes
• 20 g butter
• 1 tbsp, levelled cane sugar, light

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

magical dessert delight in four layers

Place the cherries in a sieve, reserving the juice (approx. 250 ml). Place the pears in a sieve and drain, reserving the juice for another purpose. Mix some cherry juice with the cornstarch until smooth, bring the remaining cherry juice to a boil with the vanilla sugar, and thicken with the mixed cornstarch. Simmer for 1/2 minute, stirring constantly, until thickened. Fold in the cherries, set aside, and let cool. Whip the cream until stiff. Mix the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Fold in the stiffly whipped cream. Chill the cream. For the almond crust, melt the butter in a small non-stick pan and toast it with the flaked almonds and cane sugar, stirring until golden brown, then let cool completely. Chop the pears and divide between 6 dessert glasses. Spoon the cream over the pears, then the cherry compote, and finally the crispy toasted almond flakes. Instead of glasses, you can also layer everything in a pretty glass bowl. This dessert is quick to prepare and is a real eye-catcher, extremely tasty and has now become one of my favorites.