Iced berries with hot chocolate sauce

• mixed frozen berries500g g

  (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, redcurrants)

• carton double cream↗142ml ml
• white chocolate↗140g g
• white rum↗1 tbsp tbsp

  (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Make the sauce. Pour the cream into a small saucepan and break in the chocolate. Heat gently, stirring, until the chocolate melts into a smooth sauce. Take care not to overheat or the chocolate will seize into a hard lump. Remove from the heat and stir in the rum, if using.

2. 2

   Scatter the frozen berries on 4 dessert plates or in shallow bowls. Pour the hot chocolate sauce over the fruits and serve immediately, as the fruits start to defrost.