summer fruit trifles

ingredients:

• 200g strawberries, hulled and quartered
• 600g other mixed berries (e.g. blueberries, blackberries, raspberries)
• 3tbsp caster sugar
• 100g amaretti biscuits
• 600ml good-quality ready-made vanilla custard, chilled

methods:

1. Put the berries and sugar in a non-stick pan and heat gently for a few minutes until the fruit begins to soften.
2. Transfer to a bowl and leave to cool completely. Using a slotted spoon, remove a spoonful of fruit for the topping and set aside.
3. Place the amaretti biscuits in a deep bowl and lightly crush with the end of a rolling pin. Reserving a handful, tip the rest into a large glass bowl (or divide among individual glasses.)
4. Spoon half the custard over the amaretti, followed by half of the fruit compote. Repeat these layers and top with a sprinkling of crushed amaretti and the reserved fruit to serve.