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Orange syllabub recipe with speculoos biscuit base

This dessert is rather rich, hence I've served it in shot glasses. You definitely need an electric mixer.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 10 shot glass sized portions
Author: Sarah Trivuncic

Ingredients

  • 1 orange
  • 100 ml water
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 100 g speculoos or other biscuit such as ginger snaps or digestive crumbs
  • 284 ml double cream I used Elmlea reduced fat variety
  • 1 tbsp Grand Marnier or Cointreau orange liqueur
  • 100 g icing sugar

Instructions

  • Cut one quarter from the orange and slice it finely into thin quarter circle slices. With the chunk that's left cut the remaining zest into shards.
  • Juice the remaining three quarters of the orange and set aside.
  • Boil a sugar syrup with 100ml water and 100g caster sugar. Let it simmer with the orange slices in it - it shouldn't go dark and caramelised, you should have a thick clear syrup.
  • Meanwhile, using fine grater, remove the zest from the rest of the orange and set aside.
  • Using the electric mixer, whip the double cream in a medium size bowl. As it thickens add the icing sugar, orange zest, orange juice and orange liqueur. Beat until thick and it holds a ribbon trail.
  • Turn the heat off for the orange slices in syrup.
  • Spoon biscuit crumbs into the individual dishes/shot glasses. Spoon over 1 tbsp of the orange syrup into each and mix a little.
  • Dispense some whipped cream mixture into a disposable piping bag and pipe syllabub into each serving dish/ shot glass.
  • Decorate with slices of sugary orange segment and serve.