• Phytonutrients in apples can help regulate your blood sugar, while strawberries are exceptionally high in antioxidants. That makes this fruity, creamy treat almost completely guilt-free. Tuck into apples and strawberries in rose water with lemon mascarpone on a sunny spring afternoon.

    Apples and strawberries in rose water with lemon mascarpone

    Serves: 4
    Cooking Time: 15 mins + extra, for chilling

    Ingredients

    • 190ml (¾ cup) sugar
    • 250ml (1 cup) water
    • 10ml (2 tsp) rose water
    • 250g (1 punnet) fresh strawberries, cut into quarters
    • 2 red apples, thinly sliced
    • 250ml (1 cup) fresh mascarpone
    • zest of 2 lemons, finely chopped
    • almond flakes, toasted, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Place the sugar and water in a small pot and stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer for a few minutes then remove from the heat and stir in the rose water. Refrigerate until cold.

    2

    Place the strawberries and apples in a mixing bowl and pour over the rose water syrup.

    3

    Mix the mascarpone and zest until well combined.

    4

    Serve the fruit sprinkled with the almonds and topped with the mascarpone, garnished with a fresh mint leaf if desired.

     

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