Coconut Custards With Lime Strawberries

Ingredients

• 150 ml good quality ready-made custard
• 100 g creamed coconut, in a block
• 500 g small strawberries
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 85 g icing sugar
• 250 g mascarpone
• 2 finely grated  limes, zest of

Directions

1. 1

   Pour the custard into a small, heavy-based pan and grate in the creamed coconut. Heat gently until the coconut dissolves, then remove frome the heat and leave to cool.

2. 2

   Hull and halve two-thirds of the strawberries and put to one side. Blitz the rest with the lime juice and 2 tablespoons of the icing sugar. Set aside. Tip the mascarpone into a large bowl and beat in the cooled coconut custard. Add half of the lime zest and the remaining icing sugar and mix until smooth.

3. 3

   Divide two-third of the custard mixture between six large glasses. Follow with a layer of strawberry halves. Pour over some strawberry sauce, then finish with the remaining custard. Chill for at least an hour, then top with the remaining lime zest before serving.