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Trifle

One serving has 496 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (45%), vitamin A (44%), cobalamin (39%), choline (35%), phosphorus (34%) and pantothenic acid (28%). Ready in 79 minutes.

Trifle
Photo: Dlublink, CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 75 min
  • Cooking: 4 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (233 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 30 g Ladyfingers
  • 15 g Wine, fortified, dry
  • 15 g Jam
  • 80 g Milk, whole
  • 15 g Egg yolks, raw
  • 10 g Sugar
  • 3 g Cornstarch
  • 40 g Cream, heavy
  • 20 g Raspberries, raw
  • 5 g Almonds

Method

  1. Sandwich the ladyfingers with the jam, break into pieces, and scatter into the base of a serving glass; drizzle with the sherry to soak in.
  2. Whisk the egg yolk, sugar and cornstarch, then whisk in the warmed milk; return to the pan and cook gently, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until thickened into a custard, then cool slightly.
  3. Pour the custard over the soaked sponge and scatter over the raspberries.
  4. Chill for at least 1 hour until set.
  5. Whip the cream to soft peaks and spread or pipe over the custard.
  6. Scatter with the flaked almonds just before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy496 kcal23%
Carbohydrates51.7 g
Water140 mL
Fiber2.4 g8%
Protein10.6 g22%
Tryptophan0.14 g
Threonine0.43 g
Isoleucine0.51 g
Leucine0.88 g
Lysine0.68 g
Methionine0.24 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.5 g
Tyrosine0.43 g
Valine0.6 g
Histidine0.27 g
Fat26.4 g
Monounsaturated8.8 g
Polyunsaturated2.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-62.2 g
Saturated13.2 g
Trans-Fats0.5 g
Cholesterol282 mg
Calcium173 mg17%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron2 mg11%
Magnesium35.1 mg11%
Manganese0.35 mg19%
Phosphorus235 mg34%
Potassium286 mg6%
Selenium13.3 µg24%
Sodium103 mg
Zinc1.3 mg17%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.18 mg16%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.5 mg45%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.1 mg8%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg28%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.15 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)58.6 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.94 µg39%
Choline148 mg35%
Vitamin A309 µg44%
Vitamin C6.8 mg9%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)98.7 IU16%
Vitamin E2.3 mg15%
Vitamin K3.2 µg4%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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